Media releases
Yass Valley Council ignores proven community benefits of wind
June 28, 2018
Media Release: Yass Valley Council ignores proven community benefits of wind The Australian Wind Alliance has expressed disappointment with Yass Valley Council’s decision to vote against...
Media Release: Rural communities receive windfalls from wind farms
April 16, 2018
Media Release: Rural communities receive windfalls from wind farms Wind farm construction has delivered an economic boost of almost $4 billion to regional Australia, according...
Australia's enormous wind power potential
December 11, 2017
Media Release: Australia's enormous wind power potential AUSTRALIA has enough onshore wind resources to power the entire country’s electricity more than 12 times over, new research...
Farmers’ forum explores community benefits of renewable energy
November 27, 2017
Media Release - 24th November 2017 Seventy farmers from the Kentucky, Bendemeer, Woolbrook and Walcha communities gathered at the Kentucky Memorial Hall on Thursday night...
Enough is enough: No more time wasting on energy policy
November 23, 2017
MEDIA STATEMENT: Thursday, 23 November The Australian Wind Alliance says it’s time to get on with good energy policy, and stop endless talks on unproven...
RET a vote of confidence in Victoria and no confidence in the NEG
November 15, 2017
Media Release Wednesday 15 November 2017 VRET a vote of confidence in Victoria and no confidence in the NEG The Australian Wind Alliance welcomes the news...
Media Release: Regional wind projects at risk from Government’s capitulation to coal
October 20, 2017
Regional wind projects at risk from Government’s capitulation to coal Turnbull in lock step with Abbott in looking after coal and gas at expense of...
Political Madness: Renewables ready to plug in
September 13, 2017
Unreliable coal brings Turnbull’s pie-in-the-sky coal plan back to earth
September 05, 2017
Media Release: Unreliable coal brings Turnbull’s pie-in-the-sky coal plan back to earth 5th September 2017 The Australian Energy Market Operator has shown that we can no...
Victoria ready to catch the wind
August 23, 2017
MEDIA RELEASE: 23 August 2017 More wind power in Victoria will shield the state from future power price hikes and drive jobs, especially in the...
Finkel crowns wind as cheapest new power then stymies it
June 09, 2017
Media Release: Friday 9th June 2017 Despite acknowledging that wind power is the cheapest source of new energy, the Chief Scientist Alan Finkel, has prioritised...
Wind energy is the cheapest so why sit on the fence?
June 06, 2017