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Media releases
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2008-10-31 PDF (57 kB)
Ballarat bush champions lead charge in saving our environment - The Ballarat Environment Network today joined forces with nine peak conservation groups to launch a book celebrating individuals and community groups protecting and restoring the natural environment in and around Ballarat.
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2008-08-24 PDF (49 kB)
Fungal disease could wipe out Growling Grass Frog - A Ballarat man has entered the final stages of work that could save one of the largest native frog species in Australia from being wiped out by a deadly fungal disease threatening frog populations worldwide.
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2008-05-31 PDF (54 kB)
Victoria failing to protect grasslands - The Victorian Government is failing to reverse the destruction of one of the most endangered ecosystems in Australia, a Department of Sustainability and Environment report has revealed.
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2008-05-22 PDF (52 kB)
Rare Melbourne bushland going, going ... gone? - State Government plans to restore our damaged natural environment could be too late to save some of the rarest bushland in Melbourne from development.
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2008-05-08 PDF (53 kB)
Whittlesea Red Gum woodland must be protected - The Victoria Naturally Alliance has called on the State Government and Whittlesea Council to protect the McDonalds Road Red Gum woodland from future development.
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2008-05-01 PDF (64 kB)
Babbler extinction a call to action - The local extinction of a once common bird species from the Mornington Peninsula is another sign the State Government needs to boost spending on restoring and protecting habitat for threatened species.
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2008-04-06 PDF (26 kB)
Victoria running out of time to save threatened species - An alliance of eight environment groups has warned Victoria is fast running out of time to save many of its native plants and animals threatened with extinction.
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2008-01-21 PDF (48 kB)
Local councils desperate for state support to overturn biodiversity crisis - Local councils are frustrated by a lack of State Government funds and resources to battle Victoria's growing biodiversity crisis and are crying out for help in the face of climate change.
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2007-11-01 PDF (53 kB)
Catchment report card reveals failing environment - An alarming report card from a Government advisory body has revealed Victoria's catchments are in dire condition and in need of urgent help.
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2007-09-07 PDF (45 kB)
Threatened species list a wake-up call for government - The number of Victorian animals threatened with extinction is a wake-up call for the State Government to produce some big ticket items through its current Land and Biodiversity White Paper inquiry.
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2007-08-17 PDF (57 kB)
Project Hindmarsh a springboard for large-scale restoration - A pioneering tree planting program near Nhill that has successfully linked Victoria's Big and Little deserts and this week celebrates its 10th anniversary should be used as a springboard for much larger nature conservation projects across the state.
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2007-07-04 PDF (56 kB)
Inquiry reveals widespread fears - Submissions to the first stage of the State Government's Land and Biodiversity White Paper inquiry have revealed widespread fears for the state of Victoria's environment.
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2007-05-21 PDF (45 kB)
Victoria needs to rise to biodiversity challenge - On the eve of the UN's International Day for Biological Diversity eight environment groups have joined forces to call on the State Government to redouble efforts to enable Victorians to protect and restore wildlife habitat.
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2007-04-23 PDF (53 kB)
White Paper offers hope for wildlife - The State Government's Land and Biodiversity White Paper process has the potential to undo the damage done by nearly 200 years of land clearance and habitat destruction in Victoria, an alliance of eight peak environment groups said today.
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