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Victorian government to log thousands of hectares of fire damaged forests
May 01, 2020
The Andrews government logging agency VicForests have written to Friends of the Earth member group, Goongerah Environment Centre, outlining plans to log thousands of hectares of forests affected by the 2019/2020 bushfires in East...
Read More ShareLeadbeater's Possum found in active logging coupe
April 22, 2020
WOTCH have detected a critically endangered Leadbeater’s Possum in an active logging coupe (480-509-0013 ‘Desilijic') recently. The habitat just 100m away had already been clearfelled – well within the buffer zone triggered by this...
Read More ShareDeadline Now Reached for Professional Fishing Licence "Buy Out" in Gippsland Lakes
April 06, 2020
April 1 2020 marked the deadline for the buy-out of the ten remaining Professional Fishermen who had operated without catch limits in the Gippsland Lakes, Australia's largest inland waterway. Black Bream annual harvest catches...
Read More Share10-year legal exemptions rolled over, VIC and Federal govs fail to protect threatened species
April 02, 2020
Legal exemption for the logging industry from federal environment law was signed off on Monday for another ten years in spite of the horrific impacts of the bushfires on forests and wildlife.
Read More ShareChina and India Dominate Pesticide Import Breaches on Food
March 20, 2020
Friends of the Earth has produced a new report investigating breaches to Australian food import regulations between the years 2017-2019. The data was compiled by analysing data published in Monthly Failing Food Reports produced...
Read More ShareBig reprieve for threatened wildlife in the Supreme Court
March 05, 2020
Friends of the Earth member group, WOTCH, have received the welcome news that an injunction has been granted to protect 13 logging coupes from destruction while their court case is heard.
Read More ShareQuestions Raised Over Roadside Tree Clearing During Bushfire Recovery Efforts
February 26, 2020
Residents and tourists have expressed dismay at the extent of tree clearing in hundreds (possibly thousands) of kilometres of roadside reserves in the aftermath of this summer's devastating bushfires. Many of these roadsides contain...
Read More ShareKoala Crisis in South West Victoria Only Just Beginning
February 13, 2020
A recent visit to South West Victoria has deeply troubled Friends of the Earth. Perhaps the most haunting image of the crisis facing koalas in the region was a mother and baby holding on...
Read More ShareWhat we can do next to protect koalas in VIC
February 04, 2020
Many people would have seen the recent story regarding koala massacre currently occurring in South West Victoria published over the weekend.
Read More ShareCould Water Carting in the NT be a Short Term Option for Communities Drinking Uranium Tainted Water?
February 03, 2020
Friends of the Earth is deeply concerned to see a number of communities in the Northern Territory consuming drinking water with levels of uranium and radiological properties which pose a risk to community health....
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