In the lead-up to the 2014 state election, ordinary people around Victoria stepped up to make our environment a key issue for voters, through door-knocking, phone calling, flyering and stalls.

During the 2016 federal election hundreds of Environment Victoria volunteers headed out to talk to people in the local community about our environment and the policies of the major parties.

This campaign focused on opposing lobbyiest derailing the Murray Darling Basin Plan.

Victoria’s Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act was groundbreaking when it was passed in 1988 but now it’s decades old and needs a major overhaul.

With a federal election looming it’s not just candidates preparing: from Western Port to Ballarat, communities have launched open letters calling on their federal representatives to urgently replace polluting fossil fuels with clean energy, while supporting our regions to adapt and thrive.