ENVIROWATCH
A rolling report-card on the Victorian Government’s environmental performance
The Victorian Government is responsible for ensuring a healthy environment for all Victorians to enjoy. The decisions they make today will be the legacy our children have to live with into the future.
So we think they’re caretaker numero uno when it comes to safeguarding our environment.
After all, the Victorian Government makes decisions on whether to invest in clean energy or a new coal plant. Whether to dig a new landfill or build a recycling facility. Whether to build a road or a railway line. They make the regulations that can either water our precious rivers or bleed them dry. And they hold the power to unlock new green jobs or maintain our reliance on ancient and dying technologies.
We’re sure you’ll agree that the Victorian Government is pretty damn important to safeguarding our environment.
The Baillieu (now Napthine) Government was elected at the most critical time in history for our environment. There has never been a more important time for strong environmental leadership from our elected officials. And that’s exactly what we’re asking them to do!
For 40 years Environment Victoria has held state governments, of all political stripes, to account for their environmental auto insurance decisions. We hope that by doing this and providing ideas for a clean, sustainable Victoria, we will encourage the government to take action for, not against our environment.
So how is this government going so far? Every step they take... we'll be watching them
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State adopting softer approach on land clearing
22 May 2013
Tom Arup, The Age
A decade-old goal to increase the amount of native vegetation across Victoria will be dropped as part of sweeping changes to the state'...
Doubts emerge over Latrobe Valley transition
16 May 2013
ABC
The Latrobe City Council says Federal Government budget cuts will make it difficult for the region to move away from its reliance on brown coal.
Renewable energy projects lose in budget
15 May 2013
ABC PM
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JENNIFER MACEY: The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) was set up one year ago and has...
Unknown wonders: Barmah-Millewa forest
14 May 2013
Susan Lawler, The Conversation
At first glance, the Barmah-...
Carbon price working? Coal slumps, clean energy soars
10 May 2013
Tom Arup, Sydney Morning Herald
Electricity generated by Australia's highly polluting brown coal power plants has fallen 14 per cent...
Liberal MPs want rethink on Coalition's climate change plan
10 May 2013
Jonathan Swan, Sydney Morning Herald
Two Liberal MPs want Tony Abbott to review or consider abandoning parts of his $3.2 billion plan to combat climate...
Open cut in spotlight
9 May 2013
Latrobe Valley Express
The integrity of Latrobe Valley's brown coal open cut network has come under the state budget spotlight, with $4.2 million allocated to improve "high risk"...
Brown coal investment
9 May 2013
Latrobe Valley Express
INVESTMENT in the Latrobe Valley's brown coal sector will be driven by a range of funding initiatives, according to State Energy and Resources Minister Nicholas Kotsiras....
Scrap subsidies and save the budget?
9 May 2013
Nick Perry, The Australian
THE last thing Labor needs is another fight with the mining sector, but with the federal budget balance about to take a multibillion-dollar beating...
Transport a winner, but others are not so happy
8 May 2013
ABC
There has been positive reaction to the State Government's East West Link project which is set to provide a massive boost to Victoria's construction sector....
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Put your money where your mouth is
How you invest and manage your money can have a big impact on our environment. So why not take the Ethical Money Challenge, to ensure that your money is used to create the future you want?
So you’ve tried green cleaning, riding to work and eating green. You’re a real green...
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How many light bulbs does it take to change the world?
At 8.30pm this Sat March 23, millions of Earthlings will switch off the lights for Earth Hour, in a symbolic act of solidarity for climate action.
It’s a great chance to show our leaders that we humanoids DO care about the planet, and to raise public awareness about climate...
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We can’t adapt to 50 degree days
It’s hot outside today. It’s been hot since the start of the year. In fact, the Bureau of Meteorology says six of the first seven days of 2013 were among Australia’s hottest 20 days on record. Tasmania is dealing with the hopelessness of the bushfire aftermath that we...
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Renewables = jobs
The myth perpetuated by the coal industry that renewables are the enemy of jobs is officially busted! Three times as many Victorians are employed in the solar industry as in coal.
One of these industries is fuelling climate change - one has a clean bill of health. It's not...
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Victorian brown coal exports - pipedream or nightmare?
Successive Victorian Governments have eyed Victoria’s brown coal resources and seen a bonanza in waiting. With the world’s second largest brown coal deposit, with an estimated resource of 430 billion tonnes, it's perhaps not surprising governments see dollar signs and forget about...
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Nothing to see here. Keep on moving...
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Superforce Stops Supermine
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
A coal company called Exergen is lobbying the Victorian Government to build Australia’s largest brown coal mine just 90 minutes from Melbourne in the Latrobe valley. They call it a ‘Supermine’.
Can you help to...
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Kelvin Thomson MP tables our HRL petition in Parliament
Thursday, 9 February 2012
After a roaring response to our HRL MONSTER petition calling on the feds to withdraw their financial support for HRL, Kelvin Thomson MP tabled our petition in Parliament.
Catch all the action in the...
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Stop HRL Rally
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Nearly 500 people gathered at Victoria's parliament house to demand the government withdraw it's funding for the proposed new new coal-fired power station called HRL.
This is the Channel 10 coverage of the event.
Have a squizz at images from the day...
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Backwards March
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Hundreds of Victorians joined the Backwards March on Sunday, 13 November to ask the Premier to stop taking Victoria backwards.
After 12 disapointing months of leadership on our environment this good looking bunch marched backwards to demonstrate...
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The Story of Yes
Monday, 7 November 2011
In 2011 over 3 million Australians came together under the Say Yes banner to show support for a price on carbon. On November 8 their efforts were rewarded. This is their story.
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Why we say 'yes' to pricing carbon pollution
September 2011
Why say yes to pricing carbon pollution? Six leading Australians tell us why they support a price on carbon pollution.
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Mum, Sally Davis Says Yes to a Carbon Price
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Australian mums and families that want to have a voice in the climate change debate will be given the chance with a new advertising campaign and grassroots events launched by Say Yes Australia.
Mother of two Sally Davis who...
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Irrigators lining up to sell water
Monday, 25 July 2010
ABC News talks to irrigators about why water buyback should continue, and to our CEO Kelly O’Shanassy about our Oversubscribed report and why buyback is working.
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