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Green programs to be axed
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 and Victoria...
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Baillieu govt slashes environment department budget
The Victorian government has taken the axe to funding for its environment department, with the division the hardest hit by a tough budget...
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Climate, land, biodiversity face biggest cuts
Spending on environmental programs will be cut by $130.6 million next financial year - the biggest reduction for any department...
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Vic budget shuns environment: green group
Environment Victoria described the budget as disappointing and said the government failed to deliver on promises to make Victorian homes more water and energy efficient...
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Uncertain future for plant
If they do still intend to build a power station, it's a very strange game to play. The announcement makes it look less likely that project will go ahead...
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Pilbara plan for Victoria
The Latrobe Valley could be transformed into a mining export hub on the scale of the Pilbara or the Hunter Valley...
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Vic premier says six-star rating will stay
Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu says the government has no plans to dump six-star energy rules for new homes...
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HRL freezes Latrobe Valley power station plans after legal ruling
Plans for a new coal and gas-fired power station in the Latrobe Valley have been put on ice after a legal ruling that it cannot be built until a deal is struck to shut an existing coal plant...
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HRL puts Vic Dual Gas project on ice
Dual Gas has stopped work on its project to build a new power station in Victoria, saying its future has been put into the federal government's hands...
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Power station project halted despite legal victory
The company planning to build a new Latrobe Valley power station has stopped work on the project following a recent legal battle...
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