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The latest updates on our work and analysis on issues relating to renewables in the regions.
Victorians vote for Australia’s most ambitious climate and renewable energy policies
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Victorians vote for Australia’s most ambitious climate and renewable energy policies

December 01, 2022

Labor was returned to power in the Victorian state election on the weekend. With all the focus on the popularity or otherwise of the Premier,...

What COP27 means for Australia’s energy transformation and our communities

November 24, 2022

International climate meetings often happen a long way from home, and it can be hard to see how they impact regional communities in Australia. So,...

Critical report brings community interests into transmission planning

November 23, 2022

RE-Alliance has welcomed the recent release of the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (the Commission’s) Final Report of Stage 2 of the Transmission Planning and Investment...

What does the Federal Budget mean for Australia's Renewable Energy Zones?

October 27, 2022

We are really pleased to see the amount of attention this budget gives to regions, workers, First Nations people and community energy. We would like...

What Victoria’s new energy announcements mean for regions

October 24, 2022

Last week, the Victorian Government made some huge and welcome commitments for our renewable energy future, provided they are re-elected in November. In a historic...

Federal government announces welcome funding for transmission projects

October 21, 2022

The first announcements under the Albanese government’s Rewiring the Nation program were released last week and they are BIG!! So big, in fact, that Minister...

'Farm Powered' – Opportunities for farmers and regional communities from renewable energy

October 13, 2022

Our energy and food systems are increasingly intertwined. But are we really designing these systems for maximum mutual benefit? And how do we develop more...

Recommendations to the Federal Government on the design of the Rewiring the Nation Policy

October 04, 2022

Recommendations to the Federal Government in designing the ‘Rewiring the Nation’ fund A large group of environmental and climate organisations have today released recommendations to...

A "renewable energy industrial revolution" – the Queensland Power Plan

September 28, 2022

Today marks a historic turning point for Queensland.  Today, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the long awaited Queensland Power Plan, which she titled a “renewable energy...

Local leadership for our energy future – the Gippsland New Energy Conference
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Local leadership for our energy future – the Gippsland New Energy Conference

September 20, 2022

Last month, I attended the inaugural Gippsland New Energy Conference (GNEC). It was the largest regional energy transition event in Australia to date. It couldn’t...

A short course to help communities and renewable energy developers work better together

September 19, 2022

To build an energy transformation that works for everyone, we need renewable energy developers who know how to work well with communities. It’s crucial that...

Undergrounding Humelink would triple the cost, Transgrid report finds

September 13, 2022

- Kate Healey, Policy Manager, RE-Alliance. To get to a net-zero future, we need to build an immense amount of new renewable energy infrastructure, and...

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