Audit shows Brumby government needs to get cracking
Monday 8 November, 2008
MEDIA RELEASE
AUDIT SHOWS BRUMBY GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO GET CRACKING
Almost 40 per cent of the Victorian Government’s 2006 election promises on the environment have been broken or are at risk of not being delivered by 2010, leading environment groups said today. Â
An audit released today by Environment Victoria, the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), Friends of the Earth (FoE), The Wilderness Society (TWS) and the Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA), assesses the Brumby Government’s progress in meeting the ALP’s 2006 election commitments to the environment.
Read moreThe North-South Pipeline: Melbourne - it's time to take a stand!
[February 2011]
Letter in The Weekly Times
The proposal to pump water through the North-South Pipeline to avoid using water from the desalination plant has been rightly rejected by the Victorian water minister Peter Walsh (Pipeline dispute flows on, TWT, 26/1/11).
Get real on climate change
Celebrity surf challenge
Fresh water thinking for Victoria
Kilcunda Beach. Sat. 3rd Jan. 2009. 10am - 1pm.
Presented by Bass Coast Board Riders, supported by FoE and other groups.
Full details at: http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/
David Rovics & Alistair Hulett touring Australia, December 2008 and January 2009
David Rovics & Alistair Hulett
touring Australia, December 2008 and January 2009
David Rovics is based in Portland, Oregon, and has been called the musical voice of the progressive movement in the US. Since the mid-90's he has spent most of his time on the road, playing hundreds of shows every year throughout the world. He has shared the stage with musicians like Billy Bragg and the Indigo Girls. More importantly, he's really good. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, and he will make the revolution irresistible.
Read moreRally in Warburton a huge success!
Our Forests  Our Water Our Climate
Rally in Warburton to protect our water catchments from woodchipping
Speakers at the rally included:
- Tracey Bartram
- Joy Wandin Murphy, Senior elder of the Wurundjeri people
- Councillor Samantha Dunn from Yarra Ranges shire
- Luke Chamberlain from the Wilderness Society
- Councillor Tim Heenan, Mayor of Yarra Ranges shire
- Greg Barber, Greens MLC
FoE Climate Justice Speakers
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The presentation explains the science behind Climate Change in a clear and accessible manner and explores the injustices emerging as the effects of Climate Change worsen. Our speakers will discuss proposed technological, political and cultural solutions to this global crisis, drawing on the current research of key experts including David Spratt, Phillip Sutton and James Hansen. The presentation goes for about 30 minutes plus discussion time and is free of charge, however any contribution towards our travel expenses is greatly appreciated.
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BHP BILLITON AGM: URANIUM MINER FAILS THE TEST IN NATIONAL WATER WEEK
MEDIA RELEASE 23/10/08
BHP BILLITON AGM: URANIUM MINER FAILS THE TEST IN NATIONAL WATER WEEK
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With today's Annual General Meeting of BHP Billiton in London coinciding with National Water Week in Australia, anti-nuclear campaigners are protesting outside the company's Melbourne office calling on it to address its outrageous water profligacy and mismanagement at the Roxby Downs uranium mine.
Talking up for the Territory
Talking up for the Territory
Firsthand accounts of the impacts of the nuclear industry and the Federal Governments’ ‘Intervention’ on indigenous communities in the NT.
6.00 pm
Monday 27th October
Friends of the Earth
312 Smith St. Collingwood
International Indigenous solidarity gathering starts this week
For our LAND, our CULTURE, our SOVEREIGNTY... Protecting our planet, defending our communities!
The Latin American Solidarity Network (LASNET), Friends of the Earth (FoE) in conjunction with other solidarity organisations will be hosting a gathering for Indigenous and non-Indigenous activists who are supporting Indigenous resistances and struggles.
Read morePosition Available: Participatory Action Research Coordinator
Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation and Friends of the Earth are seeking an experienced social researcher to coordinate anexciting new collaborative project.
The Participatory Action Research Coordinator will assist the Yorta Yorta people define their aspirations for Working on Country and an ideal “joint management†model to achieve these, by organising workshops and facilitating YYN members to illustrate their interests and capacity to work on Country and engage in NRM. The role would suit someone with experience in participatory action research (or equivalent), community development, and capacity building who enjoys collaborating with others in a creative learning environment.
Applications are due Midday Wednesday 19th November. Click here to download a position description and application guidelines.