The Victorian Coalition has now been in power for almost two years. Sadly, the news has been almost relentlessly negative on the question of environmental and climate change issues.

Check here for an assessment of their progress.

We need to send a resounding message that the community does not want new coal or CSG operations in our state.

Please sign our petition to the Premier.

We are holding an info night on June 28 about our coal and CSG campaigns.

For almost 2 years Friends of the Earth activists have been building the profile of coal, coal seam gas and other ‘unconventional’ gas proposals across regional Victoria.

Leichardt Resources Pty Ltd has lodged an application for a permit to explore for coal and coal seam gas (CSG, also know as coal bed methane, or CBM) for a substantial area of South Gippsland. It covers private land and road and road reserves.

The community has until June 17 to lodge objections with the Department of Primary Industries.

Rally against plans to develop a new coal export industry in Victoria, and the government's continuing funding of HRL's proposed new coal power station.

Thursday June 28 at Parliament House Melbourne.

Mining magnates Gina Rinehart and Clive Palmer have their fingerprints all over the Australian government submission to the second UN Rio Earth Summit - a meeting of world leaders from June 20-22 in Brazil - which is supposed to be "a chance to move away from business-as-usual" and create sustainable solutions to the world's most serious environmental problems.

Hear from Muckaty Traditional Owners about their inspirational campaign to protect country and culture from Martin Ferguson's plan to use their land as a nuclear waste dump.

June 27.

The Pantry at the South Melbourne Commons is a food & grocery cooperative that provides you with a sustainable alternative to supermarket shopping.

The Pantry supplies affordable fresh fruit, vegetables, groceries, cleaning products and nearly everything you need for you home to complete your weekly grocery shop.

The Pantry opened in December 2011, and is open over the summer period.

One of Victoria’s worst kept secrets over the past year has been the intention of the State Government to expand the state’s involvement in the coal industry.

A draft cabinet submission shows that the Baillieu government is preparing a campaign to promote further development of Victoria's brown coal reserves.

Experienced social and environmental activist, prominent activism educator and writer Aidan Ricketts will be our special guest straight from northern NSW next month, launching his new book, The Activists’ Handbook, and speaking about his work on the cutting edge ‘CSG-free Northern Rivers’ campaign.

May 3.