Updates
While Turnbull dithers on coal, wind powers on!
October 27, 2016
The PM re-opened the discussion on coal power this week with some pretty bullish comments.While in Brisbane, the PM declared coal will be part of...
Communities must be central to energy revolution
October 16, 2016
Ever thought of building a power plant with your next door neighbours? While people think about large-scale wind farms and household solar, when it comes to...
South Australia's Blackout - The Facts
September 29, 2016
The facts about the South Australian Blackout What happened in South Australia on Wednesday 28th September? A one-in-50 year weather event hit South Australia with severe...
Wind farm vision fires up COAG rally
August 22, 2016
AWA member and wind farm neighbour Dimity Taylor joined an inspiring line up of speakers at a snap rally in front of the COAG meeting...
Unprecedented support for Rye Park Wind Farm
July 22, 2016
When Planning Departments put projects out into the public domain, they expect to hear mostly from objectors. Not a bundle of laughs, but pretty much...
How much power does a wind farm make?
June 07, 2016
Ever needed to explain to someone who much energy a wind farm generates?
Barnaby hops on board
April 08, 2016
Given the jobs and income that wind farms deliver for rural Australia, it's been a bit of a mystery that wind hasn't enjoyed more support...
Members give Minister the heads up on support for wind
February 24, 2016
AWA members and farmers, Linda and Paul Cavanagh and I travelled to Queanbeyan on Monday to meet with NSW Minister and local member for Monaro,...
New England ready for wind
February 16, 2016
With three wind farm projects on New England’s regional development horizon for over a decade now - White Rock, Sapphire and Glen Innes - the...
Supporters meet up to talk wind
December 03, 2015
One of the areas in Australia likely to see significant wind farm construction in coming years is the Southern Tablelands area of NSW around Yass...
A career shifts from coal to wind
September 03, 2015
With the mining boom now at an end, Australia is grappling with a sharp jobs contraction in the coal, gas and resources sectors. As thousands...
