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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 Share'Click and Collect' shopping now available at Melbourne Food Coop and Cafe
April 23, 2020
The Melbourne Friends of the Earth Food Coop team have been working around the clock to continue to serve our Collingwood community and provide healthy affordable food during the COVID-19 crisis.
Read More ShareAngus Taylor's gas plan fails on climate justice
April 22, 2020
Federal Energy Minister, Angus Taylor, says he thinks Australia should have a "gas-fired recovery" - but his plan is terrible for climate justice!
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 ShareAustralia's first offshore wind farm takes big step forward
April 14, 2020
Recently, it was revealed Australia's first offshore wind farm Star of the South has kickstarted the environmental approvals process, and has been referred to both state and federal governments for formal consideration.
Read More ShareEarthworker Co-op Update
April 14, 2020
We were still grappling with the effects of the unprecedented bushfire season and the growing public awareness of what our new realities might be in a climate-changed world, before Covid19 dominated our every conversation...
Read More ShareAustralia's first offshore wind farm Star of the South takes major step forward with EES referral
April 09, 2020
National environment group Friends of the Earth have welcomed the referral of Australia’s first offshore wind farm the Star of the South project to state and federal planning and environment ministers, and says building...
Read More ShareSolidarity with Filipino activists barricading Oceana Gold
April 07, 2020
Friends of the Earth Philippines have reported that around 100 members of the police accompanied fuel tanks entering a Oceana Gold copper and gold mining facility in the Philippines breaking a community barricade. Friends of...
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.
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