Media Releases
Regional Australians brief politicians on Local Energy Hubs in Canberra
November 06, 2024
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...
Read More ShareRegional Australians deliver frank and optimistic perspectives about our shift to renewables in new films
October 17, 2024
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...
Read More ShareApplause for wind farm outcome that takes care of nature
September 26, 2024
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...
Read More SharePolling shows a huge information gap - Australians in the dark on renewable energy shift
September 11, 2024
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...
Read More ShareFederal, State and Local MPs want Local Energy Hubs for regional communities
September 03, 2024
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...
Read More ShareLocal Energy Hubs can make the shift to renewable energy easier: Farmers
August 14, 2024
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...
Read More ShareFarmers, electricians, environmental and climate advocacy groups unite in need for investment in grid upgrades
July 19, 2024
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...
Read More ShareBuild trust and transmission for affordable and reliable energy
June 26, 2024
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...
Read More Share‘Let’s get on with it’ – Regions want real solutions, not politics
June 17, 2024
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...
Read More ShareGovernment is listening - new tender guidelines for renewables finally valuing communities
May 31, 2024
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...
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