Victoria

155th Eureka Stockade anniversary celebration December 3rd 2009

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 19/11/2009 - 11:33am
Date and Time: 
Thu, 03/12/2009 -
4:00am to 4:00pm
Location: 
corner Stawell & Eureka Streets BALLARAT
Contact Name: 
Dr. Joe Toscano
Contact Phone: 
(03) 8508 9856
Contact Email: 
anarchistage@yahoo.com
Website: 
http://anarchistmedia.org

"155th Eureka Stockade December 3rd 2009

4am to 4pm
Thursday 3rd December
155th anniversary at Eureka Stockade Site
corner Stawell & Eureka Streets BALLARAT

Celebrate the past by Reclaiming the Present.
direct democracy, direct action, solidarity, internationalism

Telephone (03) 8508 9856 (24 Hour message centre)
http://anarchistmedia.org
anarchistage@yahoo.com

Geography: 
Victoria

South Australia faces catastrophic fire danger

Submitted by takver on Wed, 18/11/2009 - 8:55pm

Catastrophic Fire Danger warning has been issued for two regions in South Australia - Flinders and North-West Pastoral districts - because of predicted extreme temperatures, strong winds and low humidity. This is the first time this top classification fire warning has been used in Australia.

Geography: 
Adelaide
South Australia
Victoria
Keywords: 
climate change
heatwave
bushfire

North South pipeline threatens protected species

Submitted by Flowerpower on Mon, 19/10/2009 - 8:08am

http://www.melbourne.foe.org.au/?q=node/610

The compliance report on the controversial North South pipeline prepared by the Sugarloaf Pipeline Alliance shows that the known or possible habitats of a number of vulnerable species, including Matted Flax-lily, the Golden Sun Moth, Striped Legless Lizard, and Growling Grass Frog have been compromised during the construction of the pipeline.

Geography: 
Victoria
Keywords: 
water
pipeline

Hazelwood looking for taxpayer bailout of brown coal.

Submitted by Flowerpower on Mon, 19/10/2009 - 6:50am

The press release below from FOE Melbourne explains how Hazelwood is asking to be bought out by the public. Lets just close the sucker already and move onto to a more sane energy policy in Victoria.
http://www.melbourne.foe.org.au/?q=node/608

Revelations in the Australian Financial Review and Business Spectator today that UK based owners of the Hazelwood coal power station, International Power, is looking for a cash bailout from the government to close down Hazelwood exemplify the troubles plaguing the brown coal industry in Victoria.

Geography: 
Victoria
Keywords: 
climate change
Hazelwood

State government targets anti-coal protestors

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 18/10/2009 - 12:39pm

Laws have been introduced into State Parliament which aim to crush non-violent civil disobedience to the coal industry in Victoria by boosting fines for trespass to $14,000 and up to one year in goal and boosting fines for “sabotage” to up to 2 years in gaol and a $28,000 fine. Peter Batchelor explicitly linked these changes to Electricity Industry Act to the success of the recent Hazelwood demonstration.

Geography: 
Victoria
Keywords: 
climate change
protest

Victoria's Biggest Polluter paid Billions to pollute and they want more!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 18/10/2009 - 12:28pm

The U.S. Multi-national Alcoa which runs two smelters in Victoria has received 4.5-6 billion dollars in public subsidies in the last 30 years in the form of cheap power it has been revealed in the Age. They also stand to gain an addition 1.7 billion dollars compensation under the CPRS but they still want more! Alcoa users 15-25% of Victoria’s energy, derived from brown coal. If we were to shut the smelters to power them on renewable we would slash our emissions overnight.

Geography: 
Victoria
Keywords: 
climate change
Alcoa

Stand Up Against Poverty

Submitted by Flowerpower on Sun, 11/10/2009 - 3:41pm
Date and Time: 
Fri, 16/10/2009 - 3:45pm to Sun, 18/10/2009 - 3:45pm
Location: 
Where ever you organise one! In a business, school or just amongst friends.
Website: 
http://standagainstpoverty.org/

Organise or be part of a Stand Up Against Poverty Event in your area. This is a global day of action to call on governments to keep their promises and ensure the Millenium Development Goals set in 2000 are met. Australia for example is yet to meet its target of 0.7 of Foreign Aid. Last year over 116 million people Stood Up Against Poverty. Join them this year to say that we can end poverty. You need to register your event online so that it can be included in the final tally.

Geography: 
Victoria

Justice Forest and the Greenies defend Brown Mountain!

Submitted by Flowerpower on Wed, 16/09/2009 - 9:20pm

Environment East Gippsland claimed a historic victory after winning an injunction over logging of two zones of old-growth forest at Brown Mountain on September 14th. The appropriately named Supreme Court Judge, Justice Forrest, imposed the injunction until a trial can be held to assess the lawfulness of the logging and in particular whether they threaten the . Crucial evidence in the case was photos of nearby logging coupes which the Justice said showed "total obliteration" and looked like the Somme in World War One.
http://www.eastgippsland.net.au/

Geography: 
Victoria
Keywords: 
forests