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No New Gas in Victoria 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...

There is a huge appetite for more public transport in Melbourne – when the Suburban Rail Loop was first announced the public celebration was enormous. People want public transport to be prioritised. But will...

A Victorian Parliamentary inquiry into community action on climate change is now underway. The Environment & Planning Committee is investigating the full range of community efforts to tackle the climate crisis to gain insights...

Responding to the announcement that a Victorian Parliamentary inquiry will investigate the suitability of nuclear power, Dr Jim Green, national anti-nuclear campaigner with Friends of the Earth Australia, said: “Nuclear power has priced itself...

Friends of the Earth Melbourne welcome the Andrews government announcement it will today introduce legislation to increase Victoria’s Renewable Energy Target (VRET) to 50 percent by 2030, saying its a clear step forward for...

Friends of the Earth media release. August 6, 2019. The Federal Government has stepped up its attempt to bully NSW and Victoria into opening up new gas fields. “This is part of a long...

The owner of Australia's dirtiest power plant, EnergyAustralia, has taken to the Murdoch press to sook about state climate and energy policy. The company is claiming that its power plant in Yallourn might close...

Victoria is feeling the impacts of the climate crisis now. In 2019 alone we have experienced dangerous heatwaves and bushfires across the state, crushing droughts, severe weather, and coastal erosion already eating away our...

Calling all Australian university students who are disheartened and disgusted by our nation’s unforgivably sluggish response to the climate crisis! Get yourselves down to the Uni Walkout for Climate Action in Melbourne on Friday August...