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Government Commits Victoria to Logging Native Forests for the Indefinite Future

Wed 24/04/2013
Sylvia Creek Forest, north-east of Melbourne, Victoria 2011

The Victorian Government has proposed a Bill to change Victoria's logging laws. The Bill is called the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Amendment Bill 2013.
We are hugely concerned by the Bill, and what it means for the future of Victoria's forests - and we think you should be concerned too.

Fighting for the last scrap of wetland buffer

Wed 13/03/2013
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper image by Alnus

The EDO recently acted in a case about a proposed new development near the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands. The hearing raised important questions about the role of the environment in planning.  When planning our suburbs, how much do we value our important environmental features? Should we develop land wherever it is possible, or should we save some bits to protect what is environmentally important?

Federal Court Decides on Alpine Grazing Trial

Tue 15/01/2013

Last Friday the Federal Court added its voice to the continuing alpine grazing saga - it handed down its decision on whether Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke's rejection of the trial was valid.  Justice Susan Kenny of the Federal Court found that it most definitely was. 

Reason 4 why the Cth should not devolve environmental approval powers to the States: State governments often have a conflict of interest when it comes to major development

Tue 4/12/2012
Trees at Mt Buffalo image

Major developments - whether they be new roads or ports, or new open cut coal mines - can have serious impacts on our environment.  Fortunately, nationally important environmental features, like the Great Barrier Reef, or nationally threatened species, are protected by Federal environmental laws, and the Federal government assesses major projects to ensure that they don't destroy or significant

Landmark Decision About Privacy and Protesters

Tue 16/10/2012

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has handed down its decision in Lisa Caripis v Victoria Police, an important case about protesters and their rights to privacy.  

Protecting Victoria's Coast

Thu 20/09/2012

The Environment Defenders Office is representing a small environment group, Friends of the Surry, in an upcoming VCAT hearing on 8 October.  The case is about protecting our coast from bad planning decisions.

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