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Wrecking ball for housing towers after court tosses bid

A court has rejected a legal bid to prevent the demolition of dozens of public housing towers, but residents are considering an appeal to save their homes.

AAP · Apr 4, 2025

Judge 'mystified' as Gobbo closes case against police

Lawyers for barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo have put their final case forward as her trial against the state of Victoria wraps up.

AAP · Nov 21, 2024

Housing towers demolition decided before consultation

The reasoning behind a state government decision to demolish multiple public housing towers has been questioned in the Supreme Court.

AAP · Oct 28, 2024

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Housing tower residents given more time to reframe case

A Supreme Court judge has given public housing residents another month to reformulate their case against the Victorian government.

AAP · May 31, 2024

Second chance for tower residents after case dismissed

A judge has dismissed class action by Melbourne public housing tower residents against the Victorian government, but will allow them to reframe their case.

AAP · May 3, 2024

Victorian council did not impede democracy by closing public gallery over disruptions, court rules

Supreme court dismisses case brought by Darren Dickson, who claimed council failed to meaningfully engage residents over urban design framework for Monbulk

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2023

Supreme Court blows off challenge to wind farm approval

The Victorian Supreme Court has dismissed a community group's challenge of a planned wind farm, finding state government permits for the project were valid.

AAP · Mar 27, 2023

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Small towns unprotected by wind farm buffer, court told

Debate over the zoning of a wind farm in southeast Victoria has continued in the Supreme Court, with a residents challenging a state planning decision.

AAP · Feb 24, 2023

Victorian state logging company failed to protect threatened gliders, court finds

Judge says VicForests’ actions posed ‘a threat of serious and irreversible harm’ to greater gliders and yellow-bellied gliders

The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2022

Logging agency failing to protect possums

State agency VicForests' approach to logging presents a serious threat to two endangered species of possums in Victoria, the Supreme Court has ruled.

AAP · Nov 4, 2022

VicForests failed to protect endangered gliders in Gippsland and Central Victoria, court finds

A court has found the methods VicForests use to protect endangered gliders in Gippsland and Central Victoria are "inadequate" and ineffective, in a significant win for two small environmental groups.

ABC News · Nov 4, 2022

‘What actually happened?’: victim of Anzac Day terrorist raids speaks about seven-year wait for justice

Final legal case arising from Melbourne raids has been settled but done nothing to quell a sense of injustice for families

The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2022

Bald Hills Wind Farm ordered to stop emitting night-time noise, pay neighbours damages in landmark ruling

A court decision ordering the operators of the Bald Hills Wind Farm to stop emitting noise at night is a "victory" for small rural communities, a lawyer says.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022

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