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Narracan Election Live Blog: Where do Candidates Stand on Climate, Energy & Health?
January 24, 2023
The Narracan supplementary-election is fast approaching, with voting to conclcuding on Saturday 28th January, 2023. It's an important opportunity for the Narracan electorate in Gippsland to get to know and understand where each candidate...
Read More 2 Reactions ShareSmall town, big vision: Heyfield’s MyTown Microgrid
January 12, 2023
By Wendy Farmer, Gippsland Community Organiser When it comes to renewable energy, the small community of Heyfield three hours east of Melbourne has big ambitions. A little known fact about Heyfield is the community...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareOffshore wind zone officially declared
December 19, 2022
Media Release: 19/12/2022 Today Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has declared the first offshore wind zones in Australia . The announcement is set to accelerate the development of the...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFirst Nations Clean Energy Network launch Ten Principles for Clean Energy
December 12, 2022
The opportunity of renewable energy should and can be available to all. But we know for many communities that affordable, secure and clean power is not yet a reality. Members from Friends of the...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Landmark energy deal massive step forward for Vic renewable energy transition
October 19, 2022
Today the federal Albanese and Victorian Andrews governments have announced a landmark energy deal that will rapidly accelerate the state’s renewable energy transition and help kickstart offshore wind. The $2.25 billion deal will finance...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareOffshore wind, hitting targets and just transition: A union agenda for a sustainable future
October 11, 2022
As the world grapples with the climate crisis, the need to transform our energy systems is only becoming more urgent. In Australia, unions have been at the centre of campaigns for a ‘just transition'...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Victoria to power every government school, hospital and public transport with six new solar farms
October 07, 2022
MEDIA RELEASE: 7 October 2022 Friends of the Earth welcomes the Andrews government’s announcement it will power all public sector infrastructure with renewable energy after announcing contracts for six new solar farms and four...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareWATCH: What Australia's First Offshore Wind Zone means For Gippsland
October 06, 2022
Victoria's Gippsland region has been announced as the country's first Offshore Wind Zone, marking the beginning of a whole new industry. Kickstarting offshore wind in Gippsland will bring thousands of new jobs to the region,...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE 29.09.22: AGL 2035 coal closure announcement wakeup call to ramp up Gippsland renewable energy transition
September 29, 2022
Today, power company AGL has announced it will bring forward closure dates for the Loy Yang A coal fired power station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley by ten years to 2035. It is the second...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Victorian Energy Storage Target will supercharge renewables transition and create local jobs
September 27, 2022
MEDIA RELEASE: 27 September 2022 Friends of the Earth welcomes the Andrews government’s announcement to legislate a Victorian Energy Storage Target if returned to power at the November state election.
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