Otway Climate Emergency Action Network

  • Call for Victoria to follow NSW move

    An Apollo Bay climate activist says while the New South Wales government’s move to ban offshore gas drilling in the state is fantastic news, the Victorian government needs to follow suit.

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  • Awareness campaign set for the coast

    The Otway Coastal Environment Action Network’s Great Ocean Rescue campaign is powering on, with Wye River and Apollo Bay the next two stops this weekend.

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  • Fighting for our planet’s future

    Lisa Deppeler’s fears for the planet started long before her much-publicised efforts to protect the Otway Basin from seismic blasting.

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  • Seismic testing consultation

    A local environmental group is encouraging the community to attend a consultation session on seismic testing in the Otway Basin.

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  • Seismic testing company under investigation

    The company planning to seismic test an area of the Otway Basin that’s bigger than Tasmania is now under investigation.

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  • Bay protest off to Parliament

    Local climate activists and fishers will descend on Melbourne next week to protest against seismic testing for gas exploration off the Otways coast.

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  • Drilling rig a spectacle off coast

    An oil drilling rig is on its way to Port Campbell to start a new gas mining project.

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  • Activist anger as gas permits approved

    Otways environmental activists say they are “devastated” by the State Government’s decision to award two offshore oil drilling contracts near Victoria’s south-west coast, including near Port Campbell.

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