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Defend the gas drilling moratorium
October 09, 2019
From 2011 until 2017, the Victorian community, especially regional communities in the south of the state, campaigned hard to win the ban on fracking and the moratorium on onshore conventional gas drilling.While fracking (unconventional...
Read More Add your reaction ShareEnergyAustralia faces community pressure on climate stance
October 08, 2019
Over 150 Victorians rallied outside the offices of EnergyAustralia on Monday 7 October showing their frustration with the company's public comments on state climate and energy policies.Community members sent a clear message to EnergyAustralia,...
Read More Add your reaction SharePower, Justice & Cooperation in Victoria’s energy transition
October 04, 2019
There is an urgent climate imperative to transform our economy. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report (2018) concludes that, by 2030, global emissions must drop by 45% from their 2010 levels if we...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAct on Climate Update: Climate Strike and Beyond
October 02, 2019
The Andrews government has six months to set Victoria’s first interim Emissions Reduction Targets. We have a tight timeframe to influence the Andrews government’s decision, but we have momentum. The Emissions Reduction Targets have...
Read More Add your reaction ShareA week of action to Defend the Moratorium
September 30, 2019
From 2011 until 2017, the Victorian community, especially regional communities in the south of the state, campaigned hard to win the ban on fracking and the moratorium on onshore conventional gas drilling.While fracking (unconventional...
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September 26, 2019
Walk This Way is back in 2019! On Saturday November 9th Friends of the Earth will walk 15km along Melbourne's Capital City Trail to celebrate transformative communities.We want you to join us! While extractive...
Read More Add your reaction ShareRemembering the River: Part 2
September 25, 2019
The corporate control of the Murray-Darling Basin is failing all communities who want sustainable livelihoods along our rivers. This disproportionately impacts our First Nations communities whose cultural rights have been ignored. On our recent...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFossil Frontlines Community Tour
September 24, 2019
Victorians know that we are facing a time of climate and ecological crisis. Winter has only just finished and we are already getting warnings of a horror bushfire season, with farming communities in the...
Read More Add your reaction ShareRemembering the River
September 23, 2019
The corporate control of the Murray-Darling Basin is failing all communities who want sustainable livelihoods along our rivers. This disproportionately impacts our First Nations communities whose cultural rights have been ignored. On our recent...
Read More Add your reaction ShareSale of Gippsland gasfields shows gas is becoming a stranded asset
September 18, 2019
The announcement from ExxonMobil that it is planning to sell all its assets is enormous news for Gippsland. The offshore oil and gas industry has been a creator of jobs and economic activity for...
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