This is the trailer for 'Renewables done right', a series where rural and regional Australians share their experiences of living alongside renewable energy. Hear stories about how Aussies are farming alongside solar panels, wind...

“Part of the regulations for wind farms is that they need to provide some additional nesting habitats for brolgas, and that's where the additional wetlands come in place.”  “This particular program has reestablished four...

“The Waubra Wind Farm pays $100,000 a year that the community fund has and spends on projects just within this area. For a small community like us, that’s just gold.” Watch David Clark, farmer...

"It's showing a 20% increase in the wool cut of the sheep from under the panels, compared to the control flock outside the panels. So from a wool growing point of view, it'll be...

How can upgrading unused facilities ease the housing pressure in rural and regional communities? This case study is one of a series looking at how the shift to renewable energy can enable improved housing...

Regional communities across Australia are leading the way in developing innovative housing solutions alongside the renewable energy rollout, a new report by RE-Alliance shows. Released today, How Australia’s shift to renewable energy can deliver...

How can workers’ accommodation be designed to be adapted for local permanent housing? This case study is one of a series looking at how the shift to renewable energy can enable improved housing outcomes...

"We just work round the power lines as we would with any obstacle. They don’t really have a big impact for anything that we do day-to-day." Watch Lee Kingma, Tumut grazier, on his experience...

"Anything that has an environmental benefit is something that we're prepared to embrace and engage with, and renewable energy is one of those concepts." "The income from the turbines has offset some of what...

When Alison McLean first heard about the renewable energy projects rumoured to be coming to Hay, a farming town in the western Riverina region of New South Wales, she was concerned. It was 2022,...

What if renewable energy companies made housing a whole-of-business consideration? This case study is one of a series looking at how the shift to renewable energy can enable improved housing outcomes for regional communities....

How can community-led housing models address housing shortages in small towns? This case study is one of a series looking at how the shift to renewable energy can enable improved housing outcomes for regional...

How are local councils balancing local housing needs while progressing renewable energy developments? This case study is one of a series looking at how the shift to renewable energy can enable improved housing outcomes...

What housing outcomes can renewable energy projects deliver for communities? This case study is one of a series looking at how the shift to renewable energy can enable improved housing outcomes for regional communities....

Yesterday, the Renewable Energy Alliance (RE-Alliance) appeared as a witness at the Senate Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy public hearing in Sydney along with farmers Sally Hunter from Narrabri in...

RE-Alliance National Director Andrew Bray spoke today at the public hearing for the Senate Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy. These are his opening remarks. RE-Alliance is a not for profit...

The Renewable Energy Alliance welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to VicGrid as it develops the Victorian Access Regime (VAR). The Regime comprises three consultation documents, which will inform how new renewable energy projects...

– Thomasen Knight, Regional Programs Manager, RE-Alliance. What are regional energy strategies? Simply, they are a clear articulation of a community-informed place-based roadmap and vision, which is unique to each locale and associated represented...

The recently released Roadmap Bill delivers the Queensland Government’s objectives for Queensland’s energy system, as outlined in the Queensland Government’s Energy Roadmap. The Renewable Energy Alliance has significant concerns regarding the Energy Roadmap Amendment...

What happens to large scale renewable energy technologies - such as wind turbines, solar farms and batteries - when they reach retirement age has become an increasing topic of conversation in regional communities across...

– Lu Allan, Advocacy Director, RE-Alliance. Rainforest Reserves Australia has been called out for using artificial intelligence (AI) and fabricating citations in their submission to the Inquiry on Misinformation and Disinformation currently before the...

– Tony Goodfellow, Policy and Engagement Manager. The proposed changes as part of the Victorian Access Regime, released by the state government, could set a new national standard. The Victorian Government is currently consulting...

– Dr. Tom Dixon, Queensland Community Engagement Manager. Queensland’s new energy plan, released by Energy Minister David Janetzki last Friday, is a disappointing throwback that risks taking Queensland decades backward in its commitment to...

Australia requires rapid deployment of renewable energy projects, including 5,000km of new transmission infrastructure this decade, to meet our 2030 target of 82% renewable energy and to reach net-zero by 2050. However, the rise...

The Renewable Energy Alliance (or RE-Alliance) today welcomed Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt’s confirmation that federal environmental law reforms will include legislative changes to allow for greater use of regional planning, but highlighted how...

The Renewable Energy Alliance (or RE-Alliance) has joined a broad coalition of 60 organisations urging the Australian government to establish a mandatory scheme for solar panel recycling within this parliamentary term.  RE-Alliance, an independent...

August 2025 A bill to legislate Victoria’s treaty agreement is expected to be introduced into parliament in the coming weeks. The Renewable Energy Alliance (RE-Alliance) is proud to publicly affirm our support of the...

RE-Alliance welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Western Australian Government as it develops a state-wide guide on benefit sharing expectations and practice for renewable energy projects. Our work in WA with local...

More than 50 organisations spanning Australia have today issued an open letter to Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, urging the Federal Government to urgently fund a network of Local Energy Hubs across...

Rural and regional communities across Victoria now have a plan for the build out of the renewable energy infrastructure needed to replace the state’s ageing coal-fired power stations over the next 15 years.  VicGrid...

The Renewable Energy Alliance (or RE-Alliance) has wrapped up hosting Australia’s inaugural Regional Leaders Summit, on the shift to renewables.  Held across two days in Newcastle from 5 to 6 August, more than 90...

As Australia undergoes the shift to renewables, rural and regional communities are demonstrating new ways of securing a good deal from large-scale solar, wind and battery projects. This is the conclusion of a new...

Holistic planning for our grid as we switch to renewable energy is crucial. We support a recent rule change request by Energy Consumers Australia for a new Integrated Distribution System Planning process. The request...

Farmers and regional communities are now in the driver’s seat when planning and preparing for what happens when renewable energy projects approach the end of their life. Created by the Renewable Energy Alliance (RE-Alliance),...

The New South Wales Government is currently reviewing its transmission planning arrangements and options for reforms. It released its 'Transmission Planning Review 2025 Options Paper' earlier this year, and has followed up with its...

– Tom Dixon, Queensland Community Engagement Manager, and Megan Kessler, Policy and Research Manager, RE-Alliance. Queensland is on the cusp of a once-in-a-generation transformation. With more than $70 billion of wind, solar, battery and...

RE-Alliance has considered the Net Zero Commission’s 2025 Consultation Paper through the lens of our work to support regional communities in the shift to renewable energy. With that in mind, RE-Alliance makes the following...

Tracey Richards is a Queensland cattle grazier who worked with Greenleaf Renewables for 2.5 years to host turbines within the Moonlight Range Wind Farm project near Rockhampton. The project received state planning approval in...

RE-Alliance welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Draft 2025 Victorian Transmission Plan (VTP) developed by VicGrid. Ensuring there is transmission capacity available for renewable generation and storage to connect into is one of...

– Tony Goodfellow, Policy and Engagement Manager Overseas, painted wind turbine blades are decreasing bird impacts and acoustic detection is reducing bat impacts. So, why aren’t things like that happening here in Australia? It...