Farmers, retired coal workers and local government representatives have travelled to Canberra to explain why Local Energy Hubs are urgently needed in their communities. The group briefed politicians at an event hosted by the...

A huge cross section of regional Australia living in the thick of our shift to renewable energy have come together as part of a new film series. Former coal workers, farmers, parents, former Councillors...

A huge cross section of regional Australia living in the thick of our shift to renewable energy has come together as part of a new film series. Former coal workers, farmers, parents, former Councillors...

Bridget Ryan, our Director of Policy and Industry Engagement, has joined the Australian Energy Market Operator's (AEMO) inaugural Consumer and Community Reference Group (CCRG). We're pleased to see Bridget's appointment, where she'll bring vital regional perspectives to...

We are multiple groups across regional Australia, agriculture, industry and conservation, and we applaud the outcome of the Cattle Hill Wind Farm investing in protecting nature. Cattle Hill Wind Farm has invested in cameras...

New polling shows the majority of Australians have no idea how much progress has been made in shifting the national electricity grid to one powered by renewable sources. The latest Essential Report shows just...

A raft of Federal and State MPs and more than 40 Local Government representatives have joined a growing call for the federal government to fund and resource Local Energy Hubs: physical centres with a...

A new campaign urging the government to invest in ‘Local Energy Hubs’ has kicked off centred on three regional Australian farmers' experience with the shift to renewable energy. The campaign comes as the Regional...

– Andrew Bray, RE-Alliance National Director and Jarra Hicks, Community Power Agency Director. This week, a new report highlighted strong support for the shift to renewable energy among Australians. However, it also found that this support...

Today we launch ‘Why investing in our grid is a priority for Australia’ – a guide from an alliance of organisations who recognise the need for Australia to decarbonise its energy sector and that...

Investing in our grid is a priority for Australia, says a coalition of organisations representing farming families, electricians, regional communities and environmental and climate advocacy groups.  The Alliance was announced today as the Energy...

RE-Alliance has been engaged in renewable energy, social licence and benefit sharing policy discussions in Victoria for over ten years. In the last two years, this has included several consultations on the development of...

RE-Alliance backs the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO’s) national plan for affordable and reliable energy released today, and says governments now need to focus on building trust with regional communities to make it a...

Australia needs bipartisan support for a plan to help regional communities to work with and benefit from renewable energy infrastructure in regional Australia.  RE-Alliance and Community Power Agency have been working for more than...

– Tony Goodfellow, Advocacy Manager, RE-Alliance. Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the First Nations Clean Energy Symposium in Tarntanya (Adelaide). It brought together Traditional Owners, communities engaging in the clean energy...

– Andrew Bray, RE-Alliance National Director and Kym Mallee, Community Power Agency Director. The Australian government has a challenge. Having gone big on renewable energy and clean economy announcements, how does it now deliver...

RE-Alliance and the Community Power Agency – two organisations working for more than a decade with regional communities hosting large-scale renewable energy projects – have warmly welcomed the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) improved tender...

RE-Alliance welcomes news independent MP Helen Haines has backed Local Energy Hubs as a way to deliver accurate information about the energy shift to local communities. RE-Alliance, which works with regional communities as they...

RE-Alliance and the Community Power Agency – two organisations working for more than a decade with regional communities hosting large-scale renewable energy projects – welcome the $22.7 billion investment committed to Australia’s renewable energy...

RE-Alliance and the Community Power Agency (CPA) prepared a joint submission to the Government's consultation on this decarbonisation sector plan. Both our organisations are focussed on ensuring that the energy transformation delivers for communities...

RE-Alliance supports Australia’s ambition to become a net zero economy. Our path to net zero should align with the Paris Agreement, based on science, that recognises the major risks of global warming beyond 1.5°C....

RE-Alliance worked with Dr. Simon Wright on this piece, published in The Conversation. Connecting cheap, clean energy from renewables comes with a hidden cost and challenge: building 5,000 kilometres of new transmission lines this...

RE-Alliance and the Community Power Agency, two organisations working for more than a decade with regional communities navigating large-scale renewable energy projects, have welcomed the detail provided by the Chair of the Net Zero...

– Andrew Bray, RE-Alliance National Director and Jarra Hicks, Director of Community Power Agency. With social licence now acknowledged as one of the largest challenges for our shift to clean energy, attention can now...

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act is Australia's legal framework for the protection of nationally significant places, species and ecosystems. It is being updated by the Federal Government for the first time...

A new guide outlines Free, Prior and Informed Consent for the renewables industry. As Australia’s shift to clean energy progresses, we must ensure improved outcomes for communities and respect for the rights of First...

RE-Alliance and Community Power Agency co-authored a submission to the Government on the expanded Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS). The CIS will bring forward government support for 23 GW of new renewable energy generation and...

Today’s response by the Energy and Climate Ministerial Council to Andrew Dyer’s Community Engagement Review means Australia can move forward in securing an energy transformation that delivers long-term benefits to regional Australia. RE-Alliance is...

The intersecting crises of accelerating climate change and ecosystem decline present a challenge for the switch to renewable energy. We need to build new infrastructure to replace fossil fuels and at the same time,...

Storms caused one of the largest outage events in Victoria’s history last week, resulting in half a million people going without power. Almost as damaging is the predictable political debate and the swift publication...

– Andrew Bray, National Director, RE-Alliance. The start of the 2024 federal parliamentary year has brought the building of new energy infrastructure across rural and regional Australia into sharp focus. The majority of regional...

Today the Community Engagement Review by Australia’s Energy Infrastructure Commissioner (AEIC) was released, with Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen accepting the recommendations “in principle”. Lines attributable to Andrew Bray, National Director of...

– Tony Goodfellow, Advocacy Manager, RE-Alliance. At RE-Alliance, we believe that our transition to renewable energy gives us an opportunity to build a better future – for our communities, environment and economy. We are...

In December 2023, NSW released a revised energy policy framework and updated planning guidelines for wind farms, solar farms, benefit sharing and transmission projects.  RE-Alliance strongly supports the accelerated build-out of renewable energy technologies,...

We're hiring! Join the RE-Alliance team in 2024. We're currently looking for a: Senior Campaign Manager Senior Media Specialist Queensland Community Engagement Manager Senior Campaign Manager The Senior Campaign Manager will develop and oversee...

Coal is exiting rapidly, renewables are urgently needed, and community acceptance is key, says AEMO’s Draft 2024 Integrated System Plan. Last Friday, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), Australia’s central grid authority, released the...

The third edition of our Building Stronger Communities report investigates how renewable energy is contributing to regional Australia through community benefit funds. We aim for this report to help build a fairer energy transition,...

We're currently looking for an Operations Coordinator to join our team.  Work From Home – Location negotiable 0.8 - 1.0 FTE - Flexible hours available No closing date: applications will be reviewed as they arrive...

RE-Alliance recently responded to the Federal Government’s consultation on the proposed offshore wind area in the Illawarra coast region of NSW. We support offshore wind as a key technology that will enable New South...

On Saturday, Australia had a unique opportunity to acknowledge the 65,000-year history of our First Nations people and to give them a say in matters that affect them.  We let that opportunity slip and...