Renewables done right
A series where rural and regional Australians share their experiences of living alongside renewable energy.
Community-led housing delivery in small towns
How can community-led housing models address housing shortages in small towns? This case study is one of a series looking at how...
Safe emergency housing for women
What housing outcomes can renewable energy projects deliver for communities? This case study is one of a series looking at how the...
Building the framework for future housing
How can workers’ accommodation be designed to be adapted for local permanent housing? This case study is one of a series looking...
Nature and renewables – Neville Oddie and Kate Redwood
"Anything that has an environmental benefit is something that we're prepared to embrace and engage with, and renewable energy is one of...
Solar and batteries on farms – Sophie Nichols
"Farms are big energy users. In lowering those costs, renewables was the only kind of option. I can't see producing food becoming...
How Hay approached renewable energy on their terms
When Alison McLean first heard about the renewable energy projects rumoured to be coming to Hay, a farming town in the western...
Future planning with renewables – Tom Gunthorpe
"We negotiated a decommissioning fund. So it’s just a peace of mind to eliminate any financial exposure to the landholders. Just remember...
Communities and renewables – Sally Hunter
"A sector like renewables in a community can create more flow on benefits. We have these opportunities to control our own power,...
Wind turbines and farming – Lindsay Marriott
"Probably the most unexpected part about it is how easily it has integrated into my farm. Look I’m pretty proud of it,...
"Discussion not division": Hay's community-led process
In this podcast, Ali McLean from Hay Shire Council and Kate Hook from RE-Alliance chat about their partnership that led to the...