Goongerah Environment Centre and Friends of the Earth have welcomed the announcement of an independent inquiry into the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning’s (DELWP) regulation of logging in Victoria.  Friends of the...

Victoria will go to the polls in less than two months. Community members concerned about climate change impacts are still waiting for opposition leader Matthew Guy and the Liberal party to release a policy...

MEDIA RELEASE: 21 Sept 2018 This afternoon, Lakes Oil, which is part owned by Gina Rinehart lost a $3b court battle to sue the Victorian Government for 'lost future earnings' for its ban on...

Friends of the Earth has welcomed a commitment from Bunnings and Officeworks to only stock Forest Stewardship Council certified wood and paper products by 2020.   Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification is globally recognised...

MEDIA RELEASE: 17 September 2018 Victorian Greens, first party to support 100% renewables and a Climate Budget in new climate & energy plan    The Victorian Greens have become the first political party in the state to...

The Victorian Greens have become the first political party in the state to support a Climate Budget with the release of their climate and energy policy ahead of the November election. Friends of the...

By Peter Gardner, a community climate champion from East Gippsland. Article originally published at Peter's blog.  A perceptive and important article on the climate emergency in the Age by Paul Gilding appeared recently. Gilding compared the current...

A conference for the community, professionals and all who share an interest in conservation of Melbourne’s Grassy Plains. The conference will explore the three themes of ‘Respect, Protect and Reconnect’ Melbourne’s Grassy Plains. Friday...

AGL are still Australia’s largest climate polluters. They paint themselves as a green and clean company while remaining Australia’s biggest emitter of C02! They have a dirty plan to turn Westernport Bay into a...

With no sign the government is serious about protecting our threatened forests and wildlife before the state election on 24 November, Friends of the Earth, together with Victorian National Parks Association, launched our forests...