Too precious to waste
Research has found the waste around the region could generate more than 30 per cent of Ballarat's power needs. A farming forum in Beaufort was told there's a big need for the region to invest in...
View ArticleLandcare cuts
Leaked reports to the media suggest the Caring for our Country funding will take a 22 per cent cut in the Federal Government's budget. Victorian Landcare Council secretary Roger Hardley says further...
View ArticleKoalas stranded on a dying island
An isolated patch of koala habitat near Ballarat is dying and our cuddly native icon has nowhere to go.
View ArticleClimate report: The Critical Decade
Evidence that the planet is warming is now even stronger, a report from the government-appointed Climate Commission reveals.
View ArticleShark crews leaving SA for Victoria
A shark fisherman says industry operators are moving from South Australia to Victoria to avoid new rules aimed at protecting sea lions.
View ArticleLandmate program secure
The Baillieu Government has moved to allay fears funding for the state's Landmate Program will be cut.
View ArticlePort Fairy Landcare group takes fight to save rare water bird's habitat to VCAT
A Landcare group heads to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to continue its fight to save the habitat of a protected bird species from a proposed development.
View ArticlePortland job losses: Government says it's not to blame
The Federal Liberal member for Wannon says the government is not to blame for the 100 job losses at the wind turbine company in Portland.
View ArticleVictoria election 2014: Labor promises to reintroduce emissions reduction target
Victoria's Opposition promises to reintroduce a state-based emissions reduction target if it is elected on Saturday. The pledge is part of of the state Labor's newly-released environmental platform.
View ArticleWest Side Stories with Kelly Howlett
Today Kelly Howlett is prominent as Mayor for the Town of Port Hedland. But she was once an impressionable 13 year old in Western Victoria, listening to Midnight Oil and writing a petition to save...
View ArticleRacehorse beach training: Environmentalists unhappy with Victorian plans
Environmental groups are criticising a Victorian Government plan to cap the number of horses training on beaches along the state's far south-west coast.
View ArticleRegulator under fire as protestors and shooters hit waterways for Victorian...
Calls for stronger enforcement measures against illegal duck hunting gain traction as witnesses describe widespread non-compliance.
View ArticleGiant soft drink bottle tours Victoria to push for container deposit scheme
A 3-metre coke bottle is being towed across Victoria as pressure mounts on the State Government to adopt a container deposit scheme, with advocates saying it is the most effective thing the Government...
View ArticleBluefin tuna fishing industry in Portland fears quota cuts will hurt tourism...
Tourists are lured from across the country to Portland with the promise of catching bluefin tuna, but many hold fears that a cut to quotas could result in a major hit to the town.
View ArticleGippsland wind farm adversely affecting residents, independent report says
Noise from a wind farm is adversely impacting on the comfort and wellbeing of residents living at surrounding properties, a new report commissioned by an eastern Victorian council has found.
View ArticleWhat Victorian voters should expect from the Andrews Government's next four...
Labor has pledged borrow big and spend large, with a swag of major infrastructure projects set to start in their second term of government.
View ArticlePort Fairy's decades-long push for wall to stop seaside tip spewing rubbish...
Decades of rubbish, faeces, asbestos and medical waste is at risk of spilling into the Southern Ocean if a million-dollar rock wall in south-west Victoria is not built in time.
View ArticleGovernment offers one-off payment for farmers coming off Farm Household...
Farmers are entitled to a new, one-off payment from the Federal Government to help them decide if their farm is sustainable or could be sold.
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