Tag Archives: Latrobe Valley

Napthine’s environmental policy

Posted on November 3, 2014 by teganchristie

Tony Abbott is fond of saying “Judge me not by what I say, but by what I do”. Using this as a basis of judging Mr Abbott’s Coalition colleagues in Victoria on their environmental claims, it becomes clear that … Continue reading →

Posted in Morwell, Victorian Politics | Tagged Anglesea Power Station, environmental, Latrobe Valley, napthine government, VEET, Victorian Politics, Wind farms | Leave a comment

Gippsland Rail Users Railroaded by Napthine Government

Posted on October 27, 2014 by teganchristie

Things will get much worse if the Unsolicited Offer to upgrade signalling on the Cranbourne and Pakenham Lines proceeds. Continue reading →

Posted in Victorian Politics | Tagged Dandenong line, Gippsland, Gippsland commuters, Latrobe Valley, Metro, napthine government, Pakenham line, Public Transport, Railroaded, trains, VLine | Leave a comment

We’re concerned about health cuts

Posted on July 17, 2014 by teganchristie

The recent announcement from Mental Health and Community Services Minister Mary Wooldridge in The Latrobe Valley Express newspaper (14/7) of job losses from the Latrobe Community Health Services should be … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Morwell | Tagged Australian Greens Victoria, cuts, drug and alcohol, drug treatment, harm minimisation, HEalth, ice epidemic, Latrobe Community Health Service, Latrobe Valley, Morwell, socio-economic, treatment | Leave a comment

Standing up for Morwell

Posted on June 28, 2014 by teganchristie

Hi. My name is Dan Caffrey and I am standing as your Greens candidate for the seat of Morwell in this years state election. I am a VCE teacher in the Science, Maths and Technology areas and this background has given me … Continue reading →

Posted in Morwell | Tagged Churchill, climate change, Coal, effects on farmers, electricity, electricity supply, erratic rainfall, extended droughts, food production, Greens Morwell Candidate 2014, Hazelwood, Hazelwood mine fire, Health cost, Latrobe Valley, Morwell, morwell candidate 2014, rainfall, renewable, renewable energy, solar, solar energy, technology, Wind farms, Yallourn Brown Coal | Leave a comment

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target funding axed by Victorian Government

Posted on June 24, 2014 by teganchristie

The recent announcement by the Victorian Government of the axing of the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) scheme, which provides free energy efficient light bulbs and smart timers to households, is just another example of this Government’s unwillingness to … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy demand | Tagged candidate for morwell 2014, Churchill, conservative governments, Dan Caffrey, Daniel Caffrey, energy efficient lights, Greens Morwell Candidate 2014, Latrobe Valley, Morwell, Traralgon, VEET, Victorian Energy Efficiency Target | Leave a comment

How cheap and clean is coal powered energy?

Posted on June 15, 2014 by teganchristie

The recent fires in the open cuts of Morwell and Yallourn have again brought to attention some of the real issues we as a community need to be considering in how we provide for our energy needs into the future. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Coal Powered Energy | Tagged brown coal, cheap coal, Churchill, clean coal, Hazelwood mine fire, Health cost, Latrobe Valley, Morwell, Pollution cost, South Australia, Victoria, Wind farms | 2 Comments