Maureen Lucas nails it with her Letter to the Editor in the Illawarra Mercury - read below. 

Call for Local Energy Hubs
With a plethora of information regarding the best forms of energy it is hard to know fact from fiction. Now more than ever we need to have easy access to the latest information, based on science, about all forms of energy- gas, coal, solar, wind turbines, battery storage or nuclear. I am sure most of us feel overwhelmed with so many choices and so much information. We need to know what works now and what will work in the future.

All towns need Local Energy Hubs to discuss what may be the best option for their home and how much it will cost and where to access it from. As we know, all towns have many empty offices available that could be repurposed immediately for Local Energy Hubs. People deserve access to reasonably priced renewable energy. Electricity is an essential need for everyone and should not be treated as a profit-making endeavour. Especially at this time families need to have
cheaper, sustainable electricity.

Read the full article below.