Rally in Warburton to protect our water catchments from woodchipping

On Sunday November 23rd at 11.45am, join the Warburton Community, the Yarra Ranges Shire Council, Melburnians and environmental groups as they walk through Warburton to demonstrate opposition to the logging of our water catchments.


Roxstop public forum

Roxstop Public Meeting
Wednesday 26th November, 6pm to 8pm.
Friends of the Earth - 312 Smith St, Collingwood
Come and hear from some of those affected by BHP mines, as well as campaigners and experts on uranium mining in Australia.

new eco market to challenge supermarket duopoly

Recently over 70 people crowded into the Friends of the Earth (FoE) bookshop to learn more about the innovative Eco Market project that promises to create a truly sustainable alternative to shopping at the supermarket.  


David Rovics & Alistair Hulett touring Australia, December 2008 and January 2009

David Rovics is based in Portland, Oregon, and has been called the musical voice of the progressive movement in the US and Alistair Hulett was born in Glasgow but moved to Australia at the age of eighteen where his band Roaring Jack plyed its punk/rockabilly take on Celtic folk for many years. They will be in Melbourne on December 13.


FoE Melbourne (inc) AGM

The FoE AGM will be held on thursday November 13, at Friends of the Earth in Collingwood.


the FoE climate justice speakers team

We have presenters available to offer informed and comprehensive information sessions in order to stimulate discussion and empower people to become active in the fight against climate change.


BHP BILLITON AGM: URANIUM MINER FAILS THE TEST IN NATIONAL WATER WEEK

With today's Annual General Meeting of BHP Billiton in London coinciding with National Water Week in Australia, anti-nuclear campaigners are protesting outside the company's Melbourne office calling on it to address its outrageous water profligacy and mismanagement at the Roxby Downs uranium mine. October 23rd 2008.  


Talking up for the Territory

Firsthand accounts of the impacts of the nuclear industry and the Federal Governments’ ‘Intervention’ on indigenous communities in the NT. Forum, Monday 27th October


International Indigenous solidarity gathering starts this week

After a break of almost ten years, FoE is working (this time with the Latin American Solidarity Network and a range of other groups) to hold another Indigenous solidarity gathering. International Indigenous Solidarity Gathering Latin America, Asia & the Pacific October 23-26 Melbourne


Position Available: Participatory Action Research Coordinator

DEADLINE EXTENDED. Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation and Friends of the Earth are seeking an experienced social researcher to coordinate an exciting new collaborative project. Apps due midday Wed19th November.