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- GVEG VEAC Red Gum Submission
Goulburn
Valley Environment Group welcomes the announcement of a Victorian
Environment Assessment Council (VEAC) study into River Red Gum
forests and wetlands in northern Victoria .We also wish to
congratulate the government on its decision to expand the
boundaries of the study area to encompass all of the riverine red
gum forests and associated floodplains along the entire length of
the River Murray. The revised boundaries make much more sense
ecologically. We also believe that the larger study area will
provide better opportunities for balanced decision-making. As part
of that process, we wish to provide the following comments... More.. 
- 27/7/2003 - Bypass funding crisis `No surprise' says
GVEG
A leading environment group has stated that the lack
of available funding for a future western Shepparton bypass from
the Federal government should surprise no one... More..
- 8/7/2003 - National Tree Day
The Shepparton
community is joining forces to green up Australia for this year’s
National Tree Day on July 27th... More..
- 4/3/2003 - Supermarkets urged to act on plastic bag
epidemic
The Goulburn Valley Environment Group Inc. (GVEG)
today called on all major supermarkets in the region to join the
trial of ‘plastic bag-free lanes’ by supermarkets in Melbourne,
which commenced this week... More..
- Bracks government forests and national parks policy
welcomed by environment groups
The announcement yesterday
by Premier Steve Bracks that a future Labour government will
commit to greater protection of the River Red Gum forests of the
Goulburn and Murray Rivers has been welcomed by local and state
environment groups...More..
- 'Gardening With local Native Plants' publication
launch
In what has been a joint cooperative project between
the City of Greater Shepparton and GVEG, the brochure is aimed at
improving the amount of information available to the community on
a range of non-invasive, non- weed and locally suitable plants,
shrubs and trees for domestic gardens...More..
- Government overrides independent panel
The newly
elected Victorian Labour government has ‘done a Kennett’ in
overriding the main findings of an independent panel convened to
decide the placement of a major bypass road, a coalition of
environment groups said today. The government has announced that
it doesn’t accept the main recommendation of the panel set up to
decide the final route for the bypass of Shepparton, that it be
built to the East of the city...More..
- Peter Garrett making visiting GVEG
As a guest of
GVEG, the Australian Conservation Foundation President and Front
man of Midnight Oil will be appearing at the Shepparton Civic
Centre to give a public oration for the Goulburn Valley
community...More..
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