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$23 billion for transport – what would you spend it on?
December 14, 2017
Melbourne keeps growing and is becoming ever more congested and crowded. It is expected that Melbourne will soon pass Sydney as the largest city in Australia. If we want to keep our ‘liveable city’...
Read More Add your reaction ShareWestgate Tollroad environmental disaster approved
December 12, 2017
MEDIA RELEASE: WESTGATE TUNNEL TOLL ROAD ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER APPROVED Environment group Friends of the Earth and community groups across Melbourne's west have expressed outrage this morning in response to the news the Andrews government...
Read More Add your reaction ShareVicforests tries to get green tick for logging endangered forests
December 07, 2017
VicForests is pursuing Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for the third time in decade. The internationally recognised certification label regards itself as having strict environmental standards, which specify that logging cannot threaten endangered species,...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFrom Rural Victoria to Darwin: Fighting for a Frack-Free Australia
December 01, 2017
While Jemena carries on with the NT Pipeline construction and the State Government's Inquiry into Unconventional Gas is still underway, communities in the NT are standing up louder than ever against fracking. As...
Read More Add your reaction ShareClimate change madness in Victoria: Get prepared and stay safe!
November 30, 2017
Have climate impacts ever been as obvious as they have been over the last few weeks?This November, Victoria has seen record-late frosts, ocean temperature anomalies, as well as a record-breaking heatwave that delivered 15...
Read More Add your reaction ShareWestgate Tunnel approval takes Melbourne on a wrong turn
November 27, 2017
The planning minister Richard Wynne has today approved the $5.5 B West Gate Tunnel project. Approval of Transurban’s $5.5 billion Westgate Tunnel toll road project locks Melbourne into decades more congestion, tolls and pollution....
Read More Add your reaction ShareNovember 2017 Update
November 27, 2017
What a year it has been! 2018 is shaping up as a HUGE year with the Victorian State Election due. Can you help us get get ready for the election and help us show...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFrom Rural Victoria to Darwin: Fighting for a Frack-Free Australia
November 25, 2017
While Jemena carries on with the NT Pipeline construction and the State Government's Inquiry into Unconventional Gas is still underway, communities in the NT are standing up louder than ever against fracking. As...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareNorthcote loves native forests
November 19, 2017
The Northcote by-election is a great opportunity for all candidates to show their support for protecting native forests and wildlife. Do you live in Northcote and will be voting in the by-election? Contact...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareCalls for Great Forest National Park refreshed as poll shows forest protection a vote decider
November 15, 2017
More than 30 environment, recreation and scientific groups have renewed their call for the creation of the Great Forest National Park, as Labor’s favoured issues of renters rights and cost of housing prove less...
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