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The Latrobe Valley and Gippsland can lead Victoria in renewable energy as the state transitions away from coal-fired power, a report tabled in the state's Legislative Council has found. Our Gippsland campaigner Wendy Farmer...

The Victorian Parliament has today received evidence it can go further and faster on renewable energy to create jobs and cut emissions, just days after a watershed election dominated by the issue of climate...

Victoria could soon be home to the country's first offshore wind farm, the flagship Star of the South offshore wind farm proposed in the Bass Strait off the coast of South Gippsland. On 6th...

In a key moment for Victoria’s transition to renewable energy, the Latrobe Valley’s first wind farm has been approved by Victorian planning minister Richard Wynne MP. Once constructed, the Delburn wind farm will be...

writes Yes2Renewables Gippsland Campaigner Wendy Farmer. The Latrobe Valley’s energy transition is like a puzzle that needs many pieces. And those puzzle pieces are starting to come together. The start of 2022 has been...

In March 2022, the Victorian government announced a major new offshore wind plan that will see the state build a massive 9 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2040. It's an absolute game changer that...

MEDIA RELEASE - 4 March 2022 Environment group Friends of the Earth welcomes the Victorian government’s announcement of a target to build 9 Gigawatts of offshore wind by 2040. The announcement is a game...

A group of Gippsland businesses and stakeholders gathered in Sale last week to discuss the opportunity to kickstart a renewable energy sector in the region.

MEDIA RELEASE - 25 November 2021Good news for climate & jobs: Australia passes long-awaited legislation to enable offshore windAfter years of campaigning by unions and climate groups, the Australian Senate has today passed legislation...

MEDIA RELEASE: 23 Nov 2021 Vic govt investment positions Gippsland at forefront of offshore wind jobs Victoria could soon become an offshore wind powerhouse, with the Andrews government announcing $40 million in funding for...