Dan Andrews, the Premier of Victoria, has been a busy man. For four long months, Melbourne was locked in a desperate, life or death struggle with the coronavirus and only recently emerged victorious. It’s well past time he stopped to pat himself on the back and take a well-earned rest, as he has clearly been doing everything by himself. This was made apparent by a tweet he sent out yesterday showing he doesn’t understand how his own state’s Solar Homes Program works. [Read more…]
Sydney’s Northern Beaches Council was announced the overall winner of the Keep Australia Beautiful NSW 2020 Sustainable Cities Awards last week. [Read more…]
Imagine if climate change was addressed with the same energy, urgency and resources as tackling COVID-19. That’s what a collective of Australian health care organisations want to see happen. [Read more…]
BayWa r.e. is keen to build a solar farm near Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, between the small town of Uranquinty and Kapooka Army Base. [Read more…]
The exhibition period for a proposed major solar farm in New South Wales that will incorporate “agri-solar” principles has commenced. [Read more…]
Will solar sales soon go to the dogs without batteries? Image: Adelaide Solar Safe
Australia has seen a decade of explosive growth in renewables, but there’s another big change coming. According to Green Energy Trading chair Ric Brazzale, we’re very close to the peak of new rooftop solar PV. [Read more…]
This is the third electric Mini Cooper SE to be sold in Australia and the first in Adelaide. Ronald spent the weekend with it. Here’s what he thought.
For two days last week, I managed to get my hands on an Electric Mini Cooper SE. I tried to take it for a spin, but its traction control wouldn’t let me, so the good news is it’s safe to drive. It was also a lot of fun. [Read more…]
Cities Power Partnership announced winners of the 2020 National Climate Awards last Thursday, an event recognising the achievements of councils across Australia for their climate change efforts. [Read more…]
The latest Climate of the Nation report reveals the enduring and increasing popularity of solar energy and a vast majority of Australians wanting coal-fired power stations phased out. [Read more…]
This article would have a lot more detail if I could have actually spoken to someone in the ACT government about it. It wasn’t for lack of trying. I called them 4 times, was on hold for 53 minutes, to no avail.
Do you have a Pensioner Concession Card?
Do you own a home in the ACT?
Does the roof of that home lack solar panels? [Read more…]
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