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Plea for local energy hub funding to grow community trust in renewables
April 03, 2025
"Residents in some of Australia's renewable energy hotspots say they have been forced to create their own community information groups to address concerns about the nation's rapid energy transition. The Renewable Energy Alliance and...
Read More ShareLetter to the Editor: Call for Local Energy Hubs
April 02, 2025
Maureen Lucas nails it with her Letter to the Editor in the Illawarra Mercury - read below. Call for Local Energy HubsWith a plethora of information regarding the best forms of energy it is...
Read More ShareWhy Port Stephens needs a Local Energy Hub
March 27, 2025
Raymond Terrace local, Peter Sheen Dowling, has written a great piece in the News of the Area Port Stephens, outlining why the region needs a Local Energy Hub. Why Port Stephens needs a Local...
Read More ShareEnergy hub budget blackout 'missed opportunity' for Labor on road to net-zero
March 27, 2025
A lack of funding in the federal budget to create local energy hubs in renewable energy zones is a "missed opportunity" for Labor to show it is listening to regional communities. The Renewable Energy...
Read More ShareLetters to the Editor: Why the South Coast (Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla and Bega Valley) needs a Local Energy Hub!
March 26, 2025
Kathryn Maxwell, President of the Southcoast Health and Sustainability Alliance (SHASA), has penned a great piece on the need for a Local Energy Hub on the NSW South Coast. Why the South Coast...
Read More ShareNo Local Energy Hubs in federal budget, regional communities now pin hopes on election promise
March 26, 2025
The Renewable Energy Alliance (RE-Alliance) and Community Power Agency – two organisations working for more than a decade in renewable energy regions – say last night’s budget is a missed opportunity for regional communities....
Read More ShareLetters to the Editor: Why Tumut needs a Local Energy Hub
March 19, 2025
Tumut local, Min Shu, has penned a great piece in the Tumut and Adelong Times outlining why his community would benefit from a Local Energy Hub. Why Tumut needs a Local Energy Hub...
Read More Share'Politicians grilled on Hunter priorities' in Newcastle Herald
March 08, 2025
"The [Energy] Minister expressed in-principle support for Local Energy Hubs to empower locals to actively participate in and benefit from the energy transformation, and committed to working with HCA and other groups to advance...
Read More ShareHunter community frustrated at lack of funding for Local Energy Hubs
March 07, 2025
Community groups have labelled the Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy’s decision not to announce funding for Local Energy Hubs at last night’s Hunter Community Alliance (HCA) Assembly as a missed opportunity. An...
Read More ShareCommunity creates Local Energy Hub blueprint, urges government support
February 28, 2025
Mitchell Community Energy will launch its local volunteer-run energy hub at Seymour Library this Friday. The hub will provide independent advice and resources to help locals navigate the shift to renewable energy and highlights...
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