29 May, 2025 | Uncategorized
Microscopic water bugs, or stygofauna found in water samples from the Pilbara WA. Credit: Dave Ryan/The Nightly Here in Gippsland, water isn’t just a resource—it’s our lifeblood. From the mighty Latrobe River to the intricate network of aquifers beneath...
21 May, 2025 | Uncategorized
Friends of Latrobe Water (FLoW) recently submitted our response to Infrastructure Victoria’s Draft 30-Year Infrastructure Strategy. Along with our colleagues at the Concerned Waterways Alliance (CWA), we’ve highlighted critical concerns about the future of...
27 Jul, 2021 | Uncategorized
An alliance of community and environment groups have made a public plea to the Victorian government to drastically change tack on water management across the state or risk leaving Victoria high and dry. The alliance has published a joint statement and written to...
20 Sep, 2020 | Uncategorized
Engie have released their Concept Master Plan for rehabilitation of the Hazelwood mine, and envisions the Morwell River being re-diverted through the mine land “once fill [water] is assured”. Yallourn also plans to interconnect their full pit lake with the Morwell...
17 Jul, 2020 | Uncategorized
When a group of local residents met at a summit earlier this year to discuss mine rehabilitation in the Latrobe Valley, they held serious concerns. Chiefly, contamination leaching from inadequately managed coal ash dumps; and the enormous amount of fresh water from...
