You're invited to join with Victorian climate action, fossil fuel and
renewable energy campaigners for a day of ideas and planning for Victoria's
climate campaigns of 2012!

Join us from 9am-5pm on Saturday February 11th at the South Melbourne
Commons.

On the eve of the federal government decision that could make or break HRL, the proposed new coal-fired power station for Victoria, it’s up to us to convince the politicians that in 2012, new coal-fired power stations are a dud investment.

Please join the rally on February 1.

The Pantry at the South Melbourne Commons is a food & grocery cooperative that provides you with a sustainable alternative to supermarket shopping.

The Pantry supplies affordable fresh fruit, vegetables, groceries, cleaning products and nearly everything you need for you home to complete your weekly grocery shop.

The Pantry opened in December 2011, and is open over the summer period.

Anti-coal activists pose a political threat. That's why we're being spied on.

An opinion piece by Shaun Murray.

Each summer we put together a visual diary for our members and supporters. Its a quick summary of what we have been doing over the past year, and covers some of our victories and positive outcomes.

In late August, the Baillieu government implemented new planning rules which  place large sections of Victoria off-limits to wind farm developments through the creation of No Go zones, and set in place a 2 kilometre ‘right of veto’, whereby a single household can block any turbines within 2 kilometres of their home.

It appears that this has already threatened up to $525 million in investment and up to 1,400 jobs.

News and updates on the South Melbourne Commons project being developed in South Melbourne.

The Commons was officially opened on Saturday 10th December and the cafe and food co-op are both now operating.

We need new volunteers over the summer - please check here for details.

The Victorian Coalition has now been in power for eleven months. Sadly, the news has been almost relentlessly negative on the question of environmental and climate change issues.

Check here for an assessment of their progress.

In the past few months, Environment Victoria has done a great job of raising community awareness about the threat posed to rural Victoria from a massive wave of exploration for coal.

Hidden in the detail of this story is the fact that some exploration licenses that have been issued are for coal seam gas (CSG) exploration, as well as for conventional coal.

It is not clear what the intentions of the state government are with CSG.

While the Victorian government moves to close off wind development on the Bellarine and Surf Coast, they are doing nothing to halt open cut coal mining.

What energy source would you prefer in your back yard?