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Victoria’s rivers in 2013
We all know it’s been hot this summer. Records have been dropping like flies. But we may not have noticed that it has also been dry, and this is having a dramatic impact on flows in rivers across...
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Duck hunting in Ramsar listed wetlands – is it a wise use?
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Significance is an international treaty that provides for the conservation and ‘wise use’ of wetlands and their resources. Its mission is "the...
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North Melbourne Recycle Now
Volunteering with Environment Victoria since December 2012 has been an interesting and rewarding experience thus far. My background has previously been in farming and the construction industry so the...
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Basin Plan implementation gets underway
For better or worse, the Murray-Darling Basin Plan became law in November 2012. After the many trials and tribulations that went into the plan’s creation, we are now in a different phase –...
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Home Planet Multicultural Environment Expo
For World Environment Day on 5 June newly arrived young people from all corners of the world came together with their local councils and communities to stage the Home Planet multicultural Environment...
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Look inside a recycling factory
I’ve recently taken two groups of North Melbourne residents, including some of our Recycle Now Recycle Champions, to SKM Recycling in Coolaroo to learn more about what happens after we put our...
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It's not easy being brown
In a speech last week Australian Coal Association CEO, Nikki Williams, blamed ‘extreme environmental activists’ for causing the downturn in coal prices that’s costing Australian coal miners money. Is...
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Burying our heads in the coal in Victoria
In 2013, the energy megatrends of the 21st century are a lot more visible and better understood. For instance, it’s now clear from analysis like that was released by Deutsche Bank that global thermal...
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Go for zero! Be a zero-waste hero...
Do you think you could go a week without generating any waste?It might sound impossible, but with our guide to zero-waste living you’re in with a fighting chance. Inspired by Moreland Council’s Zero...
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Andrew Bolt attacks Environment Victoria
Climate change denier Andrew Bolt devoted his entire nationally syndicated column to attack Environment Victoria this week (Monday June 16, 2013). Along with a series of confused observations about our...
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It's going to cost money. Get used to it.Part of what we do here at Environment Victoria is meet with politicians, their advisors and government bureaucrats.It’s how we atone for our sins.Is this a...
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We're running on emptyWe wracked our brains and squeezed our neurons into pulp. We even tried zen meditation and lying on the office floor. Do you think we could come up with a snappy, snazzy,...
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Now that the CPRS shemozzle has passed it's time to Walk Against Warming
Saturday, 12 December @ 12pmParliament House, Canberra, can be a strange place at the best of times. I’ve probably spent about 2 months of my life in the building, meeting with politicians, advisors...
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WE WON ON HRL!
Congratulations! Today, we’ve had a major win in our campaign to Stop HRL – the proposed new coal-fired power station in Victoria.This afternoon the Federal Energy and Resources Minister Martin...
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Victoria's environment - A state in reverseTuesday, 31 July 2012A new report into the Baillieu Government’s environmental record has found that the decisions taken by the government will have a...
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A thank you to our political leaders
I've just finished reading a note from Greg Combet thanking Environment Victoria for its constructive and generous contributions to the climate debate in Australia. It was kind of him to recognise our...
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Wetlands under threat, need help…
Do you have a favourite wetland? It could be just about anywhere in Victoria - somewhere big like Moira Lake in the Barmah Forest or Sale Common, or somewhere small like the Kew Billabong on the...
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Mark Wakeham's speech at rally for Yallourn mine workers
Transcript of Mark Wakeham's speech at the rally for locked-out Yallourn coal mine workers in Melbourne CBD on 16 August 2013We’re here, standing with you today, because in the 21st century, in...
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Point out the mammoth in the room this election
It’s the most crucial election for our environment in decades and yet no one’s talking about the mammoth in the room. Sure, Tony Abbott’s called himself ‘a fair dinkum environmentalist’ and Kevin...
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Calling all river photographers – please share your pictures!
The Healthy Rivers team is working on an exciting new project called Our Rivers Our Lifeblood and we need your help to bring it to life. We’ve researched important information about Victoria’s rivers:...
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