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Regional communities are leading the way in the transition to renewable energy.  Unfortunately, some politicians and shadowy organisations are using divisive tactics and spreading misinformation, much like we have seen from Trump and the...

MEDIA RELEASE 14.12.23 Environmental justice group Friends of the Earth welcomes the Allan government’s announcement today it will kickstart offshore wind auctions in 2024, a big step forward for climate that will power 1.5...

In a major development today, the federal government has announced it will underwrite the costs of building 9GW of storage and 23GW of renewable generation. Federal energy minister Chris Bowen has used the Energy...

Media release. August 21, 2023 Today, the Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D'Ambrosio, announced that the government is investing $1 billion in renewable energy projects to deliver 4.5 gigawatts of power, equivalent...

MEDIA RELEASE 27/03/2023 Friends of the Earth welcomes the Supreme Court's decision that the Delburn wind farm is valid and can go ahead. The Delburn project will be the first wind farm in the...

The Victorian government has announced it's next steps towards creating the country's first offshore wind sector, releasing it's second Offshore Wind Implementation Statement and setting a goal to begin procurement by 2025. It's an...

Victoria’s Andrews government has today announced it will pay landholders who host transmission lines $8000 per kilometre per year for 25 years indexed to CPI as the state’s energy transformation gets underway. It’s a...

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...

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...

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...