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In the state of Victoria, community groups, local councils, businesses, and non-government organisations are more than ready to implement innovative climate solutions. But there's a problem... demand for the government's climate grant scheme dramatically outstrips what is currently available. This week Phil Jackson from Act on Climate backgrounds the situation and explains the solution, a Victoria...

As part of the the run up to the state election in November, this week, Dirt Radio talks energy – how to make it, how to save it, and how our everyday use of it connects to climate change. Community co-ordinator for FoE's Yes2Renewables campaign, Pat Simons explains the importance of the state of Victoria's very first renewable energy auctions. And Dean Rizzetti from Environment Victoria unpacks t...

As we continue our look at the Sustainable Cities campaign, we take turn to look at the health aspects of what transport means. We are joined by Action for Health co-founder, Matt Nguyen and zero in on their Park Off! campaign to rid Sydney Rd of on street parking. We then turn our attention to the west coast and talk to Claire Anderson about the formation of the new Friends of the Earth Perth - i...

This week we continued to unpack the sustainable cities oxymoron and get down to where the rubber hits the road with Don Stokes from the Warringal Conservation Society and their work to resist the North East Link Road proposal. We also hear from Tony Morton, President of the Public Transport Users Association. To find out more about the campaign and get involved visit www.getonboard.org.au

If you’ve been paying attention to the media, you’ll know that in the race to the Victorian state election in November, Labor and the Coalition are  neck in neck in the polls. And it seems both major political parties are also breaking their necks to build mega road projects. This week Dirt Radio continues its special pre-election series on sustainable cities and issues connected to transport and...

As we continue the march towards the November State Election we focus in on Friends of the Earth's Sustainable Cities campaign. We speak to Friends of the Earth's Rachel Lynskey about the #GetOnBoard plan and then to Chris Dunlevy from Don't Destroy Millers Rd about the Westgate Tunnel Project. Find out more about Friends of the Earth on our website.

This week Dirt Radio addresses the topic of waste and in particular plastics! June 5th was the focus of the World Environment Day campaign to beat plastic pollution world wide. Plastic pollution is emerging as an environmental problem only second to climate change. This show leads into the month of Plastic Free July. Annett Finger from the Boomerang Alliance spoke about the campaign for a containe...

Dirt Radio continues its special series highlighting FoE’s “6 months to make a difference” campaign which will lead up to the Victoria state election on Nov 24 this yearThis week we follow up Act on Climate's earlier discussion of state based emission reduction targets and the implications of a climate budget. To do this, we head out to hear about the real and practical ways that two regioanl comm...

All the family were in the studio as we celebrate Radiothon 2018. It is not too late to donate!! Jump on line pledge to support keeping Dirt Radio on the air!!

An auspicious day. June 5, 2018 - World Environment Day. Also the day Dirt Radio kicks off its special series, featuring all the tributaries of the big FoE campaign “6 months to make a difference” leading up to Victoria’s state election happening in November this year. This week, Leigh Ewbank, campaign co-ordinator for Act on Climate explains the significance of a state based climate budget, setti...

This morning we spoke to Jemila Rushton, Melbourne FoE's Fundraising Coordinator about the "6 months to make a difference" campaign launch event and the upcoming winter speaker series. We also spoke to Sam Cossar-Gilbert about the upcoming court case where FoE Netherlands are taking legal action against Shell to take action on climate change. You can become an honourary co claimant here. Radiothon...

In November this year, voters in Victoria head to the polls for the state election. With massive changes occurring right across all Victorian communites, Friends of the Earth regards this election in particular as a prime opportunity for all political parties to demonstrate leadership on the interconnected issues of climate, energy, social justice, and the economy. This week on Dirt Radio, FoE's c...

We talk to Sumarlinah Winoto about a new podcast, Condemned to the Labrynth, exploring the human rights issues surrounding Australia's refugee policies. How did we get here? Also we chat about how AWESOME the Students of Sustainability conference is, and why you should get your tickets NOW!Radiothon is fast approaching! You can donate to keep Dirt Radio on the air here.

"Health is everyone's business". That’s an organization called Healthy Futures doing some straight talking. They’re a group of health professionals taking action to address climate change and the related threats to health and well-being. This week on Dirt Radio we hear from Healthy Futures campaigners Sasha King, Tatiana Hitchen and Harry Jennens.

Dave Kerrin - long tim unionist and Earthworker Cooperative member joins us to talk about how environmental justice and worker rights are not always mutually exclusive. We also take a quick look at the wonderful work that Friends of the Earth affiliate member Earthworker Cooperative are doing with their Energy Manufacturing Cooperative in coal affected Morwell and the new Redgum Cleaning Cooperati...

Increasing numbers of people in Melbourne are thinking about and experiencing the Yarra River as an invaluable environmental asset and a centerpiece for Melbourne as an urban ecosystem. In no small part, this is could be the result of Andrew Kelly's work as the Yarra/Birrarung Riverkeeper. This week on Dirt Radio, Andrew talks about some of the issues currently facing the maintenance and remediati...

We talk about all thinks takayna/Tarkine focussing in on the intersection between art and activism. We interview Glenn Todd about the Bob Brown Foundation's Tarkine in Motion artisit convergence that recently took place in the forest. Get more involved at bobbrown.org.au/april_action_group_meeting. Image supplied by Glenn Todd. Check out more of Glenn's artwork at flamewriter.art

This week, Kate Wattchow from FoE's Act On Climate campaign runs through some of the ins and outs of emission reduction targets as they relate to the state of Victoria and the pending state election in November. Kate also explains the philosophy behind, and the policy implications of, what could become a state based climate budget.

We talk all things nuclear with the SA Conservation Council's Mara Bonacci and cross LIVE to the Friends of the Earth Radioactive Exposure Tour of 2018.

This week, first up, Dirt Radio heads into the dwindling forest ecosystems in the state of Victoria to discuss the environmental viablility of current Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs).Then, we move on up to Canberra, to take a look at proposed government legislation that could mean dwindling resources and funding for environment groups like Friends of the Earth, and potentially, the shutting down...

In the first part of the show, we examine a campaign that thinks local and acts global for the survival of the Great Barrier Reef. Environmental socal science researcher Georgina Gurney from James Cook University talks about the reach and impact of the on-line Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef initiative. Then, Maddie Egan from Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (FoE APac) explains the on-going br...

First up, a report from the Bowen Magistrates Court on Front Line Action on Coal's on-going campaign work to stop the Adani mega-mine, then an up-date from Yes2Renewables and their vision for an energy system powered by renewables.

More elections than you can shake a stick at. Tasmania goes to the polls March 3, 2018. Burnie based campaigner with the Bob Brown Foundation, and now candidate for the Greens in the seat of Bradon in Tasmania's northwest talks about the the community based campaign to save the Tarkine and how this will play out in the coming poll. Then it's South Australia on March 17. Mara Bonacci, a member of F...

The Radioactive Exposure Tour is a journey through Australia's nuclear landscape. The Tour has exposed thousands of people to the realities of 'radioactive racism' and the environmental and social impacts of uranium mining, radioactive waste and nuclear bomb testing. We spoke to ACE Nuclear Free Collective's Jemila Rushton about the tour. Also check out the recently launched Community Powered Tran...

In this the second part of our state election, start-of-the-year special, Dirt Radio talks first with Zianna Fuad, co-ordinator of FoE’s Quit Coal campaign, about dubious plans for carbon capture and storage in the La Trobe Valley, and the myth of 'clean coal'. Then, Callum Simpson from FoE’s forest collective explains the importance of the Emerald Link proposal for East Gippsland and the need to...