Over the past year, the EDO has received lots of inquiries from people concerned about current or proposed mining projects in their area.  A common complaint is difficulty accessing information about the mining projects.  We have had reports of the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) not providing information to members of the public, which is required by law to be publicly available.  Read more about DPI and access to information about mining

The Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, has rejected the Victorian Government's proposal to return cattle grazing to the Alpine National Park as 'clearly unacceptable' under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.  The Victorian Government had referred the proposal to the Minister for assessment and approval under the Act. Read more about Federal Government rejects Alpine Grazing Trial

As of 3 January 2012, VCAT has reinstated its Major Cases List. The Major Cases List aims to speed up the planning appeal process for planning disputes that concern high-cost developments.

The Major Cases List was originally introduced in early 2010, but was suspended in March 2011 after it ran out of funding. Read more about VCAT Reinstates Major Cases List

The Victorian Government released its Timber Industry Action Plan on Monday, and frankly, it’s pretty disappointing.  We’ve gone through the Plan and distilled these key points: Read more about A great leap backward for Victoria’s forests

For my very first post for the new EDO blog I think its fitting to be writing about a project we have been working on for nearly two years - our report series Monitoring Victoria's Environmental Laws. Read more about Monitoring Victoria's Environmental Laws

The EDO has decided to get into showbiz!  Sort of...

By now most of you will know that the EDO celebrated its 20^th birthday in 2011.  And like any other 20 year old, we chose to mark the occasion with a great big party! Read more about EDO: The Movie (20th Anniversary special edition)