Environment News

Mitchell Shire Council is holding a National Tree Day event in Seymour on Sunday, July 30.The Council has been supporting National Tree Day since 2001, planting more than 94,000 native grasses, shrubs and trees on Council land and at local schools.The Council is developing a draft Urban Forest Strategy that aims to capture how and

Maribyrnong Council is partnering with nine other councils to trial the delivery of a FOGO service to multi-unit dwellings.The Best Waste Management Practices project is being led by experts, Reground.

Visitors will again be able to enjoy Workshops Pier in Will-iamstown’s historic maritime precinct, thanks to funding for restoration and repair works.Melissa Horne, Minister for Ports and Freight, said the $6 million package announced in the State Budget 2023/-4 would breathe new life into the pier, ensuring the local landmark can be enjoyed for generations

Today The Supreme Court last week announced its decision on VicForests appeal of last November’s landmark court decision in Kinglake Friends of the Forest and Environment East Gippsland vs VicForests, known as ‘The Glider Case’.Sue McKinnon, President of Kinglake Friends of the Forest, said: “ The panel of 3 judges upheld Justice Richards’s findings that

Yarra Valley Water has been awarded $1 million funding through the Victorian Government’s Waste to Energy – Bioenergy Fund.This will help fund a second generator at the organisation’s food waste to energy facility in Lilydale, which, is expected to be operational in 2024-25.Once operational, the Lilydale facility will generate over 12,900 megawatt hours of electricity

Moonee Valley Council’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Taskforce, comprising 45 diverse members, met over the course of three full day sessions to discuss and workshop the question, ‘How should Council reduce community carbon emissions?’“Council has a key target in MV2040 to achieve zero net emissions for our community by 2040. How should Council reduce community carbon

City of Frankston South Ward Cr Claire Harvey joined Peninsula Leisure CEO Kath Thom to flick the switch to solar at Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre Frankston. “The 523-kilowatt (kW) system will save an estimated 614 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually and is expected to pay for itself within 8 years,” Cr Harvey said. “With

Mornington Peninsula Shire has partnered with Repower Mornington Peninsula to lead community engagement and local action on emissions reduction to help reach the target of net zero emissions by 2040.To confidently achieve this, they are aiming for a 70 per cent reduction in community emissions by 2030.Repower Mornington Peninsula (formerly named eMPower) is a not-for-profit

Pictured: From left: Megan Lindsay of Cardinia Environment Coalition; Cr Collin Ross; Cardinia Shire Mayor Cr Jeff Springfield; Cr Jack Kowarzik; Cr Kaye Cameron; Cr Graeme Moore; Bass MLA Jordan Crugnale; Cr Tammy Radford; Rob Nobelius, President, Deep Creek Golf Club; Haydn Thompson, CEO, Deep Creek Golf Club; Carol Jeffs, CEO, Cardinia Shire Council;and Lindsay

Quick thinking police came to the rescue of a dolphin stranded in PortPhillip Bay. Water police were called just after 4pm on Monday last week (Feb. 7) to assist the animal, which had beached itself in shallow water. Marine animal experts from Melbourne Zoo’s Marine Response Unit had requested police assistance, with two inflatable rescue