Consultation is king when it comes to dealing with rural communities. The evolution of the New England region into becoming the state’s biggest renewable energy zone (REZ) is a testament to that.
Investigation
Posted inArmidale, Energy, Investigation, Uralla
Locals benefiting from renewables transition in very direct ways
While much of the focus on building the Renewable Energy Zone has been the land use conflict on our farms, and some farmers cashing in while others miss out, many local residents are also finding ways to benefit directly from the transition to renewable power.
Posted inAgriculture, Energy, Investigation
Can agrivoltaics help harmonise farming and solar energy?
Agrivoltaics is emerging as an important compromise for the land use conflict between farmers and solar energy developments in Australia.
Posted inAgriculture, Energy, Investigation
Renewable bonanza for NSW farmers and rural communities
Landholders in NSW are set to reap the biggest economic benefit from the renewable energy shift according to a new report
Posted inInvestigation, Local Government Elections 2024, NSW Politics, Toomelah
Electoral commission computer steals 2230 New England votes
Every local government election conducted by the NSW Electoral Commission did not have their votes counted properly, with 30% of the New England votes a computer deemed to be informal able to be saved and counted.
Posted inInvestigation, Social issues and services
Poverty surge in the New England: Part 3
Systematic upheaval, on a social, economic and political scale, is required to address our current poverty crisis. But it’s not as complex as that sounds.
Posted inInvestigation, Social issues and services
Poverty surge in the New England: Part 2
Several leading voices have gone on record raising their concerns and observations about why poverty is rising in the region, with housing – or lack of it – topping the list of concerns.
Posted inInvestigation, Social issues and services
Poverty surge in the New England: Part 1
Data and reports from those who work in the sector indicate the New England region is facing an escalating crisis of poverty and economic disadvantage.
Posted inGlen Innes, Investigation
Compromised data in Glen Innes Severn countback today
90 voters that were disenfranchised in Glen Innes Severn’s council election in September will again be ignored today.
Posted inInvestigation, Local Government Elections 2024, NSW Politics
All care, no responsibility: Minister ‘concerned’ but Electoral Commission denies problems
As the NSW Electoral Commission scrambles to defend its actions, the responsible minister has expressed ‘concern’ and kicked the problem to the tall grass of a parliamentary inquiry.