Climate & Energy Justice
Landmark Star of the South offshore wind farm gets first tick
After months of delay by the federal Coalition, Australia’s first major offshore wind farm, the Star of the South Energy Project proposed off the South Gippsland coast, has received approval for an exploration licence.
Land & water
PFAS legal settlement 'welcomed'
Friends of the Earth Australia has welcomed a decision yesterday to compensate Mr Eric Donaldson for pollution of groundwater used on his property, near the Army Aviation Centre at Oakey in Southern Queensland.
Climate & Energy Justice
Climate action gains traction with new wind farm proposed for Latrobe Valley
Friends of the Earth are pleased to see an new wind farm proposed for the Latrobe Valley and say the project shows state efforts to tackle climate change are gaining momentum.
Land & water
Rainforest illegally logged at Tonghi creek
Protected rainforest and rainforest buffers have been illegally logged by VicForests near Tonghi Creek in far East Gippsland.
Indigenous Land & Rights
Statement of support for Djap Wurrung Heritage Protection Embassy
Friends of the Earth Melbourne is calling on the Victorian State Government to stop works immediately on the Western Highway expansion project, that if progressed will cause irreparable damage to aboriginal cultural sites.
Land & water
Strzelecki Koalas Hit Hard By Bushfires
Recent Bushfires in the Strzelecki Ranges have seriously impacted on koalas of the region.
Land & water
Response to independent review of logging regulation
Independent Review of Timber Harvesting Regulation joint response from The Wilderness Society and Goongerah Environment Centre and Friends of the Earth.
Climate & Energy Justice
Disappointment over WA bus contracts
Locking the state into old fossil fuel burning technology will be a retrograde step that will burden the state with a poor transport solution for decades to come.
Economics for Earth
Made in Morwell - Dignified green jobs in coal country
Production has started at the Earthworker Energy Manufacturing Cooperative (EEMC), a worker-run solar hot water factory in Morwell, in the heart of Victoria’s coal region.
Climate & Energy Justice
150,000 students strike for climate action around Australia
An estimated 150,000 students and adult supporters across Australia joined massive, vibrant, nationwide climate strikes today, in over 60 cities and towns across the nation, demanding immediate and urgent leadership from Australian politicians to tackle climate change. Internationally, students in over 100 countries also took action.