The Boomerang Alliance
At Environment Victoria, we believe in team work. That’s why we’ve joined a bunch of other environment groups to work together to make Australia a zero waste leader. We call ourselves the Boomerang Alliance.
(You can see a full list of our friends, here)
We work with business, government and the community to reduce waste across this great country of ours.
The Boomerang Alliance is campaigning for:
- Extended Producer Responsibility for all products that pose a problem
- Waste levies in each state
- Shifting the cost of managing waste to those who make the products
- Developing the systems to help companies take-back their products at the end of their lifecycle
- Providing incentives for waste to be reprocessed locally and for alternative technologies to be used
- Encouraging new markets to grow around environmentally friendly products (including those that are made out of recycled material)
We’ve also developed a National Recycling Initiative: a series of proposals that we think will help the recycling industry secure its future. For instance, with a little bit of financial support, we can create 2,300 direct jobs and a further 5,800 jobs in service and supply to the industry.
We think that’s worth getting excited about!
Get the latest buzz on the Boomerang Alliance below or check out their website
Green programs to be axed
Wednesday, 3 May 2012
Josh Gordon, The Age
The looming carbon tax will be used by the Baillieu government to justify scrapping a raft of state environmental programs as part of a push to end duplication between the Commonwealth...
moreBaillieu govt slashes environment department budget
Tuesday, 2 May 2012
Climate Spectator
The Victorian government has taken the axe to funding for its environment department, with the division the hardest hit by a tough budget.
All up, $130.6...
moreClimate, land, biodiversity face biggest cuts
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Adam Morton, The Age
Spending on environmental programs will be cut by $130.6 million next financial year - the biggest reduction for any department.
The cuts to the Department of...
moreVic budget shuns environment: green group
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
9 News
The Victorian budget failed to improve the government's track record on the environment, critics say.
Environment Victoria described the budget as disappointing and said the...
moreBudget continues Baillieu Government’s record of environmental failure
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Environment Victoria has described today State budget as “deeply disappointing” and said it continues the Baillieu Government’s record of...
moreNew poll finds Victorians want clean energy action. Is Premier Baillieu listening?
Friday, 9 March 2012
A new survey of attitudes on the environment has found that most Victorians believe the state government has a responsibility to reduce greenhouse pollution....
moreSpeaking up about switching off
Sunday, 4 March 2012
Michael Green, The Age
Lina Hassan is very enthusiastic about household sustainability. “Everywhere I go, this is my message,” she says, leaning forward on her couch, in her Thomastown home...
moreWishing you a very conscious Christmas
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Michael Green, Domain, The Age
What would the festive season be like without the bells and whistles?
One way of preparing for Christmas involves buying new things - a lot of new things...
moreBaillieu Government gets 'fail' on environment
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Alison Savage, ABC News
The Victorian Government's green credentials have been criticised in an a href="http://www.environmentvictoria.org.au/content/envirowatch-2011-one-...
moreBackwards March calls on Premier Baillieu to change direction on environment
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Over 1000 Victorians are expected to march backwards from Parliament House today at 1 pm to highlight the direction the Baillieu Government is taking Victoria on...
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Environment Victoria's campaign highlights for the year
yep, there's a few...
It's never easy securing environmental victories, but we reckon we’ve had a pretty good year on the campaign trail. While we’re still not taking the critical big steps forward to reduce emissions, save our rivers and protect our...
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- Green groups welcome breakthrough on electronic waste |
- Summit calls for green makeover for 1 million Victorian homes |
- Toxic TVs, computers must be recycled, say green groups |
- National retailer presented DUMP Award for bad packaging |
- Retro budget forgets climate change |
- State budget submission 2009–10 |
- Green jobs the answer to environment and economic woes |
- Victoria - the Green Jobs State. Siezing the opportunities |
- Victoria: The Green Jobs State - creating a green, prosperous and socially inclusive Victoria |
- Green Jobs Summit - Program |
