Peter Campbell's blog

Petrol prices in Australia have just hit all time record highs or around $1.70 per litre. This is having a big impact on people, particular...

With Melbourne's rail network patronage now approaching or exceeding capacity (Age 19/6) and many roads and freeways now suffering fro...

In April 2008, I represented Environment East Gippsland (EEG) at a ‘Stakeholder Reference Group’ meeting, as part of the government’s “Wood...

It is World environment day on the 6 June. I couldn’t believe my ears when I saw and heard Garrett on the ABC TV news and 7:30 report tonigh...

Cycling to work this morning through Camberwell I happened upon these two trucks that were pumping water into a house, presumably to fill a ...

Just when I thought things could not get much worse for solar power in Australia after Peter Batchelor succeeded in gutting the Victorian Fe...

Petrol prices have just hit a record high of $1.62 per litre in Australia, even though petrol is still cheaper in comparison to Europe ($2.2...

I rang Peter Batchelor's office to discuss details and reasons for the structure of the Feed in Tariff being introduced in Victoria....

Here are some photos of the rally at Parliament today about the crappy feed in tariff legislation the Brumby Government is introducing. Sola...

What on earth is going on in the Victorian Cabinet? After visiting the Bali convention on climate change and using their generous travel all...

After a period of denial and inaction about our looming water crisis , the Brumby Labor government is now hell bent on pushing their so call...

Just when I thought government rhetoric and funding (using taxpayer's money) on pretending that the coal industry can somehow be made ...

So Premier John Brumby has just decided that the solution to Melbourne's traffic congestion is to further extend clearway times across i...

Yesterday in Melbourne, petrol prices hit an all time high of $1.55 per litre, with some motoring groups voicing concerns that the price cou...

While the environmental impacts and statistics of plastic bag use in Australia don't seem to be controversial, it seems our political sy...

I applied to attend the Australia 2020 summit but I was not selected. I thought it curious that Steve Bracks (ex Victorian Premier) and Joh...

""Clean coal" is a term coined by industry and government to describe as yet proven methods of burning coal for producing ene...

It is very encouraging that Sir Thomas Eddington’s transport study includes proposals for new cross city cycle links within inner Melbourn...

Our solar photovoltaic array at the rear. The solar hot water system is in front. Here is a copy of a letter I have just sent to Peter Batc...

This is an excerpt of my submission to the Preliminary submission to Boroondara City Council Electoral Representation Review conducted by t...