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Victorian Environmental Groups

	Environment Victoria Environment Victoria mobilises people to safeguard our environment. They believe that our future depends on all Victorians. They give a voice to the growing environmental challenges that face us and the emerging solutions that are showing the way to the future, and they educate and engage people about what they can do to help. Click here for more information
	Environmental Protection Authority - Victoria The Environment Protection Authority is responsible for monitoring and protecting our natural environment through policy and legislation. They look after issues such as air and water quality, noise pollution, waste management, businesses and industries, and environmental reporting. Click here for more information
	Sustainability Victoria A state government body, Sustainability Victoria's purpose is to show the way to using our resources more efficiently and reducing our everyday environmental impacts. On this site you’ll find information on how being ReourceSmart will save you money and save ourselves from environmental ruin. Click here for more information
	Net Balance Foundation The Net Balance Foundation is a not-for-profit entity which draws its resources from Net Balance Management Group. The Foundation conducts research and provides sustainability advisory services to SMEs, not-for-profit organisations and industry associations on a non-profit basis. Click here for more information
	Port Phillip & Westernport Catchment Management Authority The Port Phillip and Westernport CMA (PPWCMA) is one of ten regional Catchment Management Authorities. It was established in 2002 as the peak natural resource management body in the Port Phillip and Western Port region to develop and oversee the implementation of the Regional Catchment Strategy. Click here for more information
	Grow West Grow West is a large landscape change project of the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority. The project has a strong link with the local community with representation from local landholders and organisations that sit on the Grow West Implementation Committee. Click here for more information
	Spirit of the Bunyip Spirit of the Bunyip encompasses 136,000 hectares of land north of Western Port between Berwick and Drouin and takes in the Bunyip River and Cardinia Creek catchments. Spirit of the Bunyip is a visionary, 20-year program to create more than 100 kilometres of habitat links from the head of the Bunyip River and Cardinia Creek to the coast. Click here for more information
	Living Links Living Links is an ambitious, large scale program at the cutting edge of catchment restoration. Its coordinated implementation over 25 years, will create a tranquil haven where the community may enjoy natural, physical, social, cultural or educational experiences. The Living Links Master Plan will enhance a collaborative approach amongst many organisations as they shape future urban and natural environments. Click here for more information
	yarra4life Yarra4Life has four specific goals (as follows) focusing on land and water improvement, protecting the endangered Helmeted Honeyeater, improving the Yarra Valley as an enjoyable recreational space and destination and maximising the economic viability of the Yarra Valley. Click here for more information
	LIVE LIVE (Locals Into Victoria’s Environment) is a fast-growing group of several hundred concerned Victorians who are coming together to address detrimental human impacts on the planet. LIVE believes that when many people join together, our voices become louder and stronger. Click here for more information
	The Yarra Riverkeeper Association The Yarra Riverkeeper Association is the community-based association that is working to look after the long-term health of the Yarra River from its source to its mouth. The vision of the Association is for a Yarra River with tributaries that are healthy, ecologically sustainable and valued by the community. Click here for more information