Feb 21, 2026 | Carbon offsets, Climate Policy, Environmental protection, Forests
What is really going on with Victoria’s forests? An update from veteran forests campaigner Luke Chamberlain In our recent webinar Why Forests Matter, Luke Chamberlain from Environmental Justice Australia gives us an inside view on what is really happening to...
Feb 8, 2026 | Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Forests, Lighter Footprints Events
Forests are a vital part of Earth’s well being If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably already a forest lover – and for good reasons! Forests are beautiful and awe-inspiring landscapes, which lower our blood pressure and promote feelings of peace and...
Nov 13, 2025 | Clean Energy, Climate Policy, Economy, Environmental protection, Kooyong
Ambition, levers, supporting policy for a safer climate future For our last public meeting of 2025, Lighter Footprints asked the Federal member for Kooyong, Dr Monique Ryan MP, to speak about her climate priorities for her second term in Parliament, and her...
Oct 25, 2025 | Biodiversity, Climate Policy, Court action, Environmental protection, Forests
Trees are essential for our health, for biodiversity, and for protecting our climate. Forests Working Group The Forests Working Group highlights and supports forest conservation efforts, research, as well as informing the public what is really going on with forests –...
Aug 11, 2025 | Biodiversity, Boroondara Council, Climate Policy, Environmental protection, Forests, Tree Canopy, Urban forests
We depend on trees! We all learnt so much more about the amazing benefits of our neighbourhood trees to our health and community, and what we can do to improve biodiversity. Watch Dr Greg Moore and Dr Judy Bush on our video highlights here and Chris Spencer and Amy...
Jul 9, 2021 | Environmental protection, fossil fuel subsidies, Gas, National campaigns
The case against Australia’s gas expansion 1) The Australian government is banking on a tax payer funded ‘gas-fired recovery’ The government has put its 5 Basin gas-fired recovery plan as central to its economic vision for exports, ignoring industry...
Nov 1, 2020 | Biodiversity, Carbon, Court action, Environmental law, Environmental protection, Forests, Legal action, Taking Action
Forests store amazing amounts of carbon The amount of carbon stored in the world’s forests is more than the carbon stored in fossil fuel reserves and more than the total carbon added to the atmosphere as a consequence of human activities in the last 150 years....
Sep 11, 2020 | Biodiversity, Carbon, Environmental law, Environmental protection, Forests, Lighter Footprints Events, Protecting The Natural World
Coming event 28 Oct 2020 RSVP here to find out more about protecting our forests BREAKING 1: VicForests has lodged an appeal VicForests has lodged an appeal and is seeking to overturn Justice Mortimer’s ruling in the recent landmark Federal Court case protecting 66...
Aug 27, 2020 | Biodiversity, Clean Energy, Climate Damage, Environmental protection, Gas, Submission, Taking Action
Example of an LNG tanker ship next to a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU). Both are approximately 300 metres long Lighter Footprints joined Environment Victoria, Save Westernport Bay and other organisations to protest against the proposed AGL Gas Import...
