News
5 Nov 2020
Victorian announces big battery
Victoria has announced plans to build the biggest battery in the southern hemisphere.
Read more
14 Oct 2020
Good News for Queensland Hospitals With Solar Announcement
The Queensland Government’s commitment to extend solar energy trials to 50 public hospital sites across the state and pledge $30 million to slash hospital energy bills and create jobs is good news for...
Read more
14 Oct 2020
Nature Conservation Council: No excuses: Hunter region must prepare for energy transition
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has sounded the death knell for global coal demand and yet there is still no credible plan for diversifying regional economies of Lithgow and the Hunter.
Read more
12 Oct 2020
Nature Conservation Council: Vales Point cops fine for pollution one week after getting $8.7m federal government grant
The company that owns Vales Point Power Station has been fined for illegally dumping asbestos and other waste, just days after it received an $8.7 million grant in the Federal Budget.
Read more
7 Oct 2020
Nature Conservation Council: Budget handouts for coal baron undermine climate goals
The Federal Government has included an undisclosed sum in the 2020-21 budget to help coal baron and Coalition donor Trevor St Baker maintain the Vales Point coal-fired power station.
Read more
2 Sep 2020
Friends of the Earth: Andrews govt’s renewable energy push keeps Victoria on track to zero emissions
The Andrews government has announced 'VRET 2' a ‘market sounding’ for 600MW of new renewable energy capacity. The new capacity will repower government operations—including all the state’s schools and hospitals and Melbourne’s train network—with...
Read more
2 Sep 2020
Environment Victoria: Victoria sets path for renewables-led recovery
The Victorian government has announced plans to support 600 megawatts of new renewable energy projects is the first big sign that clean energy and climate solutions will power the states economic recovery....
Read more
25 Aug 2020
Greenpeace AP: Air pollution from burning coal kills 800 people in Australia each year and makes thousands more ill
Air pollution from Australia’s ageing and increasingly unreliable coal-burning power stations is responsible for 800 premature deaths, 14,000 asthma symptoms among children and 850 cases of low birth weight in newborns each...
Read more
20 Aug 2020
Queensland Conservation Council: A big step to Queensland’s future as a Renewable Superpower
The Queensland Government's announcement of $145m in funding to begin the establishment of three Renewable Energy Zones in south-west, central and northern Queensland opens the door for the state to become a...
Read more
31 Jul 2020
Environment Victoria: Victoria should lead, not delay, on emissions reduction targets
The Andrews government has announced an indefinite delay on changes to Victoria's emissions targets putting the state further behind on taking the action required to curb climate change.
Read more
