Media Release
Budget continues Baillieu Government’s record of environmental failure
Environment Victoria has described today State budget as “deeply disappointing” and said it continues the Baillieu Government’s record of environmental failure...
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Baillieu Government’s new approach to water planning hits the spot
Environment Victoria has welcomed the forward-thinking approach to urban water management by the Victorian Government today...
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Time for Gillard Government to pull the pin on HRL coal grant
Today HRL have announced that they are stopping work on design and pre-construction activities related to the proposed coal-fired power station...
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Throwing out building standards would damage environment and hurt household budgets
Today we warn the Baillieu Government today that abandoning its pre-election commitment on building standards for new homes and renovations would be a betrayal of its promise to tackle rising costs of living for all Victorians...
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Environment groups vow to continue fight against new coal power station
Today we express deep disappointment with VCAT’s decision to uphold the appeal by HRL and overturn the environmental and health-based limitations placed on the proposed new coal-fired power station HRL by the EPA...
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Polluters the big winners in Baillieu’s Climate Change Act backflip
The Baillieu Government is doing its best to destroy our clean energy industries who may see this as a signal to invest interstate or overseas...
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Baillieu Government caught red-handed green-washing brown coal
Today we condemn plans by the Baillieu Government to allocate billions of tonnes of brown coal and run a taxpayer-funded PR campaign to improve the image of coal mining and power generation...
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New poll finds Victorians want clean energy action. Is Premier Baillieu listening?
A new survey of attitudes on the environment has found that most Victorians believe the state government has a responsibility to reduce greenhouse pollution. Among the survey’s major finding are...
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Flood inquiry barking up the wrong tree
The state’s river systems are in danger of being decimated by the Baillieu Government’s proposal to clear river-side vegetation and resurrect failed flood management practices from the 1950s...
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Time for Baillieu Government to deliver on pollution reduction promise
Today we call on the Baillieu Government to deliver on its pre-election commitment to cut Victoria’s greenhouse pollution by 20 percent by 2020...
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