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Environment Groups join with farmers to protect prime agricultural land from encroaching mines

Submitted by steve.skitmore on Mon 15 Mar 2010 1:24pm
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Friends of the Earth and a broad alliance of environment groups have today submitted concerns in response to the Queensland Government discussion paper "Strategic Cropping Land: policy and planning framework".

Help protect our food bowl from mining: make a submission now!

Submitted by steve.skitmore on Fri 12 Mar 2010 10:55am
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The expanding coal industry has been invading some of Queensland's best food producing land, and farming community groups have been fighting to stay on the land. Help them by making a submission today!

Women begin epic walk to Canberra with message of Peace

Submitted by kim.stewart on Fri 12 Mar 2010 7:14am
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Event: Women's Peace Walk Launch

Saturday March 13, 8am - 10am. Jagera Arts Centre, Musgrave Park, South Brisbane 

The Women's Peace Walk “Footprints for Peace” will begin their epic trek to Canberra to send a message of peace, environmental sustainability and anti-nuclear proliferation to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

Women begin 3 month trek to Canberra for Peace, Saturday March 13

Submitted by kim.stewart on Tue 9 Mar 2010 6:59am
logoIf you want a peaceful and sustainable future, join the 5 women who are walking from Brisbane to Canberra on Saturday 13th March.  The launch will start at 8am at Jagara Arts Centre, Musgrave Park Cultural Centre, 121 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane. 

There will be speeches, music, drama, folding of peace cranes and the women will be presented with a message stick from an indigenous representative to take to Canberra.  After the formalities, we will have a morning tea and commence the walk to Canberra.

 

Your place or mine? recycled homewares exhibition

Submitted by daisy.barham on Thu 11 Feb 2010 1:31pm

Reverse Garbage invites you to an exhibition of local handmake homewares made from salvaged materials.

Opening Night: 6-8pm Saturday 13th of February at Reverse Garbage (296 Montague Road, West End, Brisbane).

Event Date: 
Saturday, 13 February 2010 - 6:00pm

Social Business Precinct

Providing a new home for FoE, the precinct will be community based, environmental and socially responsible retail and commercial operational premises.

Appalling Cull Position on Dingoes

Submitted by derec.davies on Sat 19 Dec 2009 2:26am

Friends of the Earth is appalled at the State Governments position to cull the dingos of Fraser Island, one of the last remaining full blood populations.

UN climate talks; Friends of the Earth suspended from the conference

Submitted by derec.davies on Wed 16 Dec 2009 9:26pm
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Copenhagen, Denmark, Friends of the Earth International condemned the exclusion of critical civil society voices -- including Friends of the Earth -- from the UN Climate conference.

Land Access Strategy fails Queensland's farmers and the environment

Submitted by derec.davies on Tue 8 Dec 2009 9:26am

Friends of the Earth disappointed by Minister Stephen Robertson Land Access Strategy it's business as usual for the coal industry.

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Palm oil plantations not helping anyone

Submitted by derec.davies on Fri 7 Aug 2009 10:26am

Friends of the Earth on the front foot against claims of condemning many South-East Asian populations to a life of poverty.

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