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Four Corners: What Did We Learn?
July 15, 2019
Last Monday's episode of Four Corners revealed how tens of millions of taxpayer dollars are being used to expand irrigation systems for major agribusiness instead of preserving water for the environment. More than $4...
Read More Add your reaction ShareHave your say on Victoria's Emissions Reduction Targets
July 12, 2019
We are facing a climate crisis... Australia's emissions are rising due to the Federal Coalition's failure to act on climate. And this failure leaves Victorian communities exposed to intensifying impacts such as heatwaves, droughts, bushfires,...
Read More Add your reaction ShareThe Energy Justice collective - campaigning for justice as we transition from coal
July 11, 2019
The well-known and much-loved Quit Coal Victoria collective from Friends of the Earth Melbourne has decided to rename itself as the Energy Justice Victoria collective. We love our supporters and know many people are...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMinister Takes Control Of Lower Murray Water Extraction
July 10, 2019
Victorian Minister for Water Lisa Neville announced today that she will step up to limit water extraction below the Barmah Choke with a new licence review process. The Minister has directed Lower Murray Water and...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareGet the plan back on track
July 08, 2019
The Murray Darling Basin Plan set out to save our rivers from environmental disaster. Since the $13 Billion Plan began in 2012, there has been major concerns raised with implementation, including allegations of corruption, maladministration and mismanagement. Communities who...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMinister Sells Water to Get Fish
July 05, 2019
In light of recent fish kill events and decrease in the health of the Murray-Darling Basin, new funding announcements have surfaced from the office of the Victorian Minister for Water, Lisa Neville.
Read More Add your reaction ShareAct on Climate update: Ramping up at the state level
July 01, 2019
The countdown to climate action continues. The Andrews government has less than nine months to set an Emissions Reduction Target for 2025. The Federal Coalition has finally caught on to the process occurring in Victoria and...
Read More Add your reaction ShareDoncaster Rail Mock Opening
July 01, 2019
Last week locals came together for a mock opening of Doncaster Rail to call on the Andrews government to stop the North East Link. It was a fantastic action with moving speeches from community...
Read More 2 Reactions ShareAct Now for Climate Ambition!
June 28, 2019
Time is short... The Andrews government has kicked off decision making on Victoria's Emissions Reduction Target for 2025 and we have until 22 July to demonstrate strong community support for it to be bold and ambitious.Will...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMake a submission: BHP seek a Toxic Tailings Expansion without a full Safety Risk Assessment
June 26, 2019
BHP is planning to expand the Olympic Dam Tailings dump to be larger than the CBD of Adelaide AND to be up to 30 metres high at the centre of the tailings pile –...
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