Esso’s detailed oil rig decommissioning plans revealed

The detailed plans for ExxonMobil’s proposal to convert the Barry Beach Marine Terminal (BBMT) into a dismantling and storage site for obsolete oil and gas rigs have been made publicly available for the first time, in documents submitted to the Federal Government’s Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act (EPBC

Don’t quarry: Neighbours up in arms as extent of hilltop mudstone mine revealed

The prospect of a new hill top quarry has not landed well with neighbours of Fish Creek Quarries (FCQ) on the Meeniyan-Promontory Road. Forty concerned local residents and businesses turned out recently to meet with environmental consultant Kerstin Brauns, who has been employed by the Williams family, owners of FCQ,

Closing in on the wombat slaughterers?

Despite clear evidence to identify the perpetrators of the mid-February Venus Bay wombat slaughter, as yet only one arrest has been made and no charges have been laid. In the days after the crime, CCTV was collected from the town depicting three vehicles and posted on Facebook. One was a

Fiery Fury

Farmers, volunteers, and local councils across regional Victoria are up in arms after the state government passed its controversial Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) on 13 May. While the new fund is designed to boost critical emergency response services, many fear the cost will fall hardest on rural ratepayers.

Prom Coast News - Latest Edition 7 May

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Operation Exploitative

Drivers fined during a Victoria Police speeding sting on the South Gippsland Highway in mid April have been provided a ray of hope with the removal of nearly two kilometres worth of Road Work Ahead 40 signs. Woe betide speeding through an unmanned workzone on a weekend in Gippsland. That
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