Media Releases
‘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...
Read More ShareHelen Haines backs Local Energy Hubs for regional communities
May 20, 2024
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...
Read More ShareWhat’s in the budget for renewable energy regions?
May 15, 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 – welcome the $22.7 billion investment committed to Australia’s renewable energy...
Read More ShareLocal Energy Hubs can help people and communities through change
April 03, 2024
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...
Read More ShareRE-Alliance calls for governments to invest in building trust for Australia’s clean energy shift
March 01, 2024
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...
Read More ShareRE-Alliance response to AEIC community engagement review
February 02, 2024
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...
Read More ShareQueensland landholders to benefit from Australia-first approach to transmission host payments
May 18, 2023
A new payment scheme for transmission hosts and neighbours in Queensland, announced by Queensland government-owned Powerlink, has been welcomed by community advocacy organisation RE-Alliance. Queensland becomes the third state to offer payments to landholders...
Read More ShareA crucial step towards community-oriented path to net zero that can also work for agricultural communities
May 05, 2023
The Federal Government will legislate a national Net Zero Authority to ensure workers, industries and communities in Australia’s traditional energy regions can “seize the opportunities of Australia’s net zero transformation.” RE-Alliance, an independent community-based...
Read More ShareVictorian landholders to get pay rise for hosting new transmission lines
February 24, 2023
A new payment scheme for Victorian farmers and landholders hosting transmission lines on their properties has been welcomed by community advocacy organisation, RE-Alliance. Under the scheme landholders will receive a $200,000 per kilometre payment,...
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