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The Grampians region is bounded by the Grampians National Park and South Australian border to the west, through the towns of Horsham, Nhill, Dimboola, Stawell, Ararat, Daylesford, Ballarat to Bacchus Marsh just outside Melbourne and from Patchewollock in the north to Lake Bolac in the south.
Some of the projects where the Brumby Government is taking action on Environment and Climate Change include:
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1.Introduced the Victorian Renewable Energy Target which will require electricity retailers to purchase 10 per cent of their power from renewable sources.
2.Reducing logging by over 30 per cent across the State and ending woodchipping in the Wombat Forest.
3.Reforestation program following 2006 bushfires.
4.In 2007 more than 1,400 rural Victorians benefited from the Drought Employment Program, which provided wages and material for environmental work in drought affected areas.
5.Introduced Energy and Resource Efficiency Plans for Victoria’s top and energy and water users. The plans will help business improve their energy and water efficiency and reduce waste production.
6.Provided a boost to protect Victorian farms from pest animals and noxious weeds.
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