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Doctors for the Environment Australia v NOPSEMA and Woodside Climate change

Doctors for the Environment Australia v NOPSEMA and Woodside

The Federal Court will hear arguments next week regarding the validity of NOPSEMA’s acceptance of Woodside’s Production Environment Plan (EP) for its Scarborough Gas Project. Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) initiated legal proceedings in April, challenging the national offshore oil and gas regulator’s decision to accept the Environment Plan…
10 July 2025
National Parks need targeted feral deer control not ad-hoc hunting Wildlife

National Parks need targeted feral deer control not ad-hoc hunting

Experienced park rangers and managers have described Environment Minister Steve Dimopoulos’ decision to allow more recreational deer hunting in East Gippsland national parks as an attack on the very values of these precious areas. The Victorian Protected Areas Council, a professional body of former senior park staff, is encouraging the State…
10 July 2025
Speakers Corner: Climate Change Climate changeEnvironment

Speakers Corner: Climate Change

In our April 2025 edition of Eastsider News, we published the following letter from Bruce Harvey. _______________________________________ Dear Editor Unfounded anxiety about climate The Eastsider News frequently carries articles and letters expressing anxiety about climate change, using words like ‘crisis’, ‘emergency’ and ‘disaster’. As a scientist who has studied climate…
28 June 2025
Swinburne University’s Model United Nations Club Educational BodiesFuture generationsTertiary education

Swinburne University’s Model United Nations Club

Swinburne University’s Model United Nations Club John Mosig I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with a charming and enthusiastic young man who leads a project that could put Swinburne University on the global map. Mashood Ashan is the President of the University’s Model United Nations Club (SwinMUN). As…
30 May 2025
Will this election deliver for the climate?  That’s up to us Climate changeElections

Will this election deliver for the climate?  That’s up to us

During the recent federal election, one thing remained constant: the Australian spirit—the belief in fairness, opportunity, and a better future. As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared, the ‘Australian populace has chosen Australian principles.’ But part of that identity is quietly slipping away. ‘Our land abounds in nature’s gifts, of beauty…
22 May 2025
Environmental policy: Wellbeing of future generations EnvironmentFuture generations

Environmental policy: Wellbeing of future generations

Youth-Led Campaign to Introduce New Bill in Parliament to Prioritise and Protect Future Generations Foundations for Tomorrow On 10 February 2025, Independent MP Dr. Sophie Scamps introduced the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill to Parliament, mandating that government decisions consider the long-term interests of current and future Australians. Driven by…
14 May 2025
Environmental groups – news Environment

Environmental groups – news

What's been happening in our environmental groups? In this post, we will bring you news about the environmental groups in our region.  To find contact details for these groups, go to our Community Links Environmental Groups page here. Become a Boroondara home energy hero Electrify Boroondara Electrify Boroondara is expanding its…
8 April 2025
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