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The Yarra River

Melbourne’s mighty river, runs 242 km from the Mt Baw Baw to Port Phillip

Marion Bruere

Marion is living proof the Yea River is alive...

Abdul is encouraging his East African community to live sustainably...

John and Cheryl take a picnic basket down to the Murrindindi River...

For Cathy, it’s all about making environmental education interesting...

Clancy Moore is greening up the place he rents...

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We gave festival goers at the Sustainable Living Festival the chance to express their views on the current state of our environment and the kind of future they want for Victoria. And we heard some inspiring responses. Hear them for yourself here

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Sheridan Kennedy likes to sit up in the trees lining the Goulburn River...
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Marina Lewis watching platypus forage in the river...
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Standing on the banks of the Maribyrnong River, there is a good chance that you might see the slim, blade-like hull of a rowing boat slicing its way through the calm currents...
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Paul Dullard has a favourite spot at his primary school...
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Trish is educating school kids on the importance of river health...
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Yasmin Aly has had a love affair with the Mitchell...
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Les Smith has been a conservationist for over 50 years...
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Sophal wants to green up the manufacturing industry...
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Ann-Marie's organic farm producing gourmet cheeses...
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And we’re back

posted by Victoria on Monday, February 6, 2012 - 11:34

Legal action to Stop HRL resumes

I’m writing this morning from inside one of the many hearing rooms at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). We’re back in VCAT after an almost three month adjournment in our legal challenge against the EPA...

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