No New Coal Power for Victoria
UPDATE: HRL freezes Latrobe Valley power station plans after legal ruling. Read more
LEGAL UPDATE: VCAT has upheld the appeal by HRL and overturned the environmental and health-based limitations placed on the proposed new coal-fired power station by the EPA. Read more here
For a bit of background, see how the campaign has evolved right here
THE PROBLEM
A proposed new coal-fired power station called HRL has recently been approved by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in Victoria. If it goes ahead it will be the first coal-fired power station to be built in Victoria for 20 years. It will increase our carbon pollution by millions of tonnes every year and lock us into polluting and out-of-date technology for decades to come. Australia needs to move to genuinely clean, renewable energy quick smart, or we risk getting left behind.
Now, more than ever we need your help. Please, help us stop this new polluting beast from going ahead and put Victoria on track for a clean, renewable energy future instead. We can’t do it without you.
THE SOLUTION
In 2010, 4,000 people objected to the EPA regarding the HRL proposal – the most objections that the EPA has ever received on any issue - so we know that the community cares about this issue. But we know it’s going to take more than that super effort to stop this polluting beast from going ahead. We’ve got a two-pronged strategy that we’re confident can stop this polluting power station in it’s tracks:
WE'RE GOING TO COURT
If we win, no new polluting coal-fired power stations would ever be built in Victoria again – a lasting legacy for our environment. More info here
WE'RE TAKING IT TO THE FEDS
We're calling on the federal government to withdraw their finacial support for HRL. Here's eight good reasons why. But there's still plenty to do! Take action
All we’re missing now, is you. Can you get involved in our campaign to stop this new coal-fired power station in Victoria? Please, say you’ll help today
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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...
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