Budget 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 environmental failure. “The budget fails to deliver on key environment election promises, significantly cuts environment and climate change policy funding, and ignores opportunities to create green jobs and reduce household energy and water bills,” said Environment Victoria's Campaigns Director Mark Wakeham.
more“In its first 18 months in office the Baillieu Government has made a series of decisions which represent an attack on the environment and a...
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...
moreUncertain future for plant
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Louis Nelson, Latrobe Valley Express
Latrobe City remains upbeat about the future of HRL's proposed Morwell dual gas-fired power station...
morePilbara plan for Victoria
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Adam Morton, The Age
The Latrobe Valley could be transformed into a mining export hub on the scale of the Pilbara or the Hunter Valley thanks to new a href="http://environmentvictoria.org.au/content/...
moreVic premier says six-star rating will stay
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
9 News
Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu says the government has no plans to dump six-star energy rules for new homes.
The six-star energy efficiency standard has been a state...
moreHRL freezes Latrobe Valley power station plans after legal ruling
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Adam Morton, The Age
Plans for a new coal and gas-fired power station in the Latrobe Valley have been put...
moreHRL puts Vic Dual Gas project on ice
Monday, 16 April 2012
SBS World News Australia
Dual Gas has stopped work on its project to build a new power station in Victoria, saying its future has been...
morePower station project halted despite legal victory
Monday, 16 April 2012
ABC News
The company planning to build a new Latrobe Valley power station has stopped work on the project following a...
moreA big thanks to YOU, from the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission
...and of course from us too!
Earlier this year the Victorian Compeition and Efficiency Commission (VCEC) launched an Inquiry into the Victorian Feed-In Tariff.
We wanted to make it as easy as possible for you to get involved, so we created an online submission form on our website for people to sign, and add their own comments and feedback to.
We know that Environment Victoria members and supporters feel pretty strongly about the Feed-In Tariff (FiT). After all, it was with your support that we ran a major campaign through 2008 and 2009 to have the FiT strengthened to...
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