Climate Summit for Local Government

Sept 6-8, 2023 | Melbourne

Climate action by council

We would like to congratulate Shoalhaven City Council for joining the Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership with other like-minded LGAs including Kiama, Eurobodalla and Bega Valley. This initiative responds to widespread community concern about the impact of...

Solar farm for Wallsend set to save millions

A new solar farm the size of five football fields and capable of generating a whopping five megawatts of power is set to boost Newcastle’s renewable energy capacity tenfold. The proposed solar farm will be located at Summerhill Waste Management Centre on a capped...

Coal city Newcastle prepares tender for 5MW solar farm

The City of Newcastle’s plans to build a 5MW solar farm on a former landfill site are set to go to tender, after eight companies were shortlisted to bid for the job to design, build and operate the utility-scale solar farm. The project, which was opened to expressions...

ACT energy target behind half of new renewable energy added in 2016

The ACT’s clean energy target drove at least half of the new renewable energy that came online across South Australia, Victoria and the ACT last year, a new report from the Climate Council says. States and territories are driving the transition to renewable...

ACT a frontrunner in renewables race

The ACT, South Australia and Tasmania are all leading the renewables race while the Federal Government remains stuck at the starting block, according to a new report released by the Climate Council yesterday. The report says that states and territories are the driving...