Media releases
Our media releases centre regional voices and perspectives on various issues in the shift to renewable energy.
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A tick for certainty, but regions need more support in Victorian Transmission Plan
August 18, 2025
With the newly release Victorian Transmission Plan, rural and regional communities across Victoria now have a plan for the build out of the renewable energy...
If we don’t get it right now, we’re going to miss the boat: Australia-first Regional Leaders Summit on renewables
August 07, 2025
The Renewable Energy Alliance (or RE-Alliance) has wrapped up hosting Australia’s inaugural Regional Leaders Summit, on the shift to renewables.
Time to strike a good deal for communities hosting renewables
August 04, 2025
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...
New toolkit for farmers and regional communities answers what happens when renewables approach end of life
July 28, 2025
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...
Industry, community and environment, union and science leaders unite in urgent call for EPBC Act reform
May 29, 2025
In an unprecedented show of unity, and in the face of the escalating impacts of climate change and rapid biodiversity loss, industry, community and environmental...
Victorian Transmission Plan gives communities some certainty, but engagement is key
May 16, 2025
“The draft Victorian Transmission Plan gives Victorians some clearer direction but the key to its success will be further engagement to finalise the Plan," says...
Federal election result an invitation to get renewables done right in the regions
May 06, 2025
Regional communities, particularly those living in renewable energy regions across Australia, now have certainty following the weekend’s federal election result. The nation has clearly endorsed the...
This ain't no April fools: Nuclear support melts down in proposed nuclear communities
April 01, 2025
Nuclear support has melted down in proposed nuclear communities, new polling released by a not-for-profit organisation working with regional communities for more than a decade,...
No Local Energy Hubs in federal budget, regional communities now pin hopes on election promise
March 26, 2025
Last night’s budget is a missed opportunity for the government to show it is listening to the concerns of regional communities. We will now be...
Hunter community frustrated at lack of funding for Local Energy Hubs
March 07, 2025
Community groups have labelled the Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy’s decision not to announce funding for Local Energy Hubs at last night’s Hunter...
The Hunter needs a Local Energy Hub
February 06, 2025
As Ausgrid consults communities about upgrades to critical network infrastructure to support the Hunter Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone, local groups are urging the Federal...
Energy Dynamics Report highlights need for Local Energy Hubs in regions
January 30, 2025
Unreliable coal-fired power generators and a lack of adequate transmission infrastructure are driving energy prices up according to the Australian Energy Market Operator’s Quarterly Energy...