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The Latrobe Valley’s first wind project, the Delburn wind farm, has taken another step toward reality, with the public submissions period for the project now underway.  Proposed in pine plantation in the Strzelecki Ranges...

Local residents near the Yarram region in South Gippsland have recently been dismayed that their beloved local forest, Alberton West State Forest, has been earmarked by VicForests for logging. Local residents have protested the...

Welcome to Friends of the Earth Melbourne July enews our state-wide monthly update.  In this edition, join us at a Forest Collective meeting (RSVP spaces limited), and go online for a Koala info night...

Environment group Friends of the Earth welcomes the release of draft guidelines for environmental assessments of the landmark Star of the South project, and say the case for a national regulatory framework for offshore...

Time is running out for Australia to lift its 2030 climate target before the COP26 summit in Glasgow.With Victoria's climate targets announced and the People's Climate Strategy delivered, Act on Climate are turning our attention...

The temporary ban (moratorium) on onshore ‘conventional’ gas drilling, which has been in place across Victoria since 2014, expires today. This will leave significant areas across Gippsland and South West Victoria exposed to gas...

 What is happening? The moratorium on onshore ‘conventional’ gas drilling has been in place across Victoria since 2014. It expires at the end of June 2021, meaning that new exploration and potentially drilling can...

Media Release ‒ 21 June 2021 ‒ Friends of the Earth Australia Kimba nuclear dump: Premier Marshall must enforce SA legislation By accepting amendments to the National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment Bill, the federal...

  The Nuclear-Free Collective at Friends of the Earth continues to fight the nuclear industry at every point in the cycle. Over the past year, we have: - Campaigned against the federal government's plan...

The Federal Government has announced that a vast area of ocean around Australia will be offered up for offshore oil and gas exploration. This includes 21 areas across six basins covering 80,000 sq km...