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The Yarra River

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

 

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Russell Muller

Russell Muller

Russell is concerned about the future of the Yea River...

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Cathy McCallum

Cathy McCallum

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

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Fatemeh Ali Hosseini

Fatemeh Ali Hosseini

Fatemeh is teaching her community to save energy...

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Elaine Jones

Elaine Jones

Elaine is growing and selling her own herbs...

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John and Cheryl Clark

John and Cheryl Clark

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

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    Join the 900,000 odd Aussies that have already made the switch to GreenPower. It's the single easiest way to cut your greenhouse gas emissions from electricity use!

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    Earlier today I was standing on the banks of the Yarra River out at Warrandyte, hopeful for the sight and sound of rushing flows of water after the weekend’s rain...

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    Thanks to the changes now proposed by the Rudd government, Australia should start to see a rollout of renewable energy projects across the country...

  • Turning it around: a 2010 state election agenda

    Victoria's leading environment groups have joined forces to develop a strong agenda for environmental action in the 2010 state election...

  • From forests to rivers

    For me, rivers are a web of links across the state. Until recently I was a forest campaigner working to protect the remaining old-growth forests here in Victoria...

  • Hazelwood Power Station – Victoria’s dirty little secret

    Help us flip the switch and replace Hazelwood with cleaner, greener alternatives...

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