Greens
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Protesting anti-protest laws
Victoria’s anti-protest laws targeting forest protectors were contested through a state-wide survey action for threatened flora and fauna on Saturday. Under new laws that came into effect on Saturday, people conducting surveys within a safety harvest zone may receive fines up to $11,095, which they could receive in the mail anytime within the next 12…
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Container deposit push builds
Mount Alexander Shire councillors and executive staff are among those strongly supporting the push for a container deposit scheme in Victoria, with the state Greens expected to this week introduce legislation aimed at establishing the scheme. Recycling has become a hot button issue in Victoria after major processor SKM went into liquidation, forcing many councils…
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Co-op gains Greens
The Victorian Greens have thrown their full support behind the model of a community-managed Kyneton Town Square. A Kyneton and District Town Square Co-Op has been formed with the aim of securing the former Kyneton Primary School site for the project and has welcomed the support of the Greens candidate for Northern Victoria Nicole Rowan…