Gardeners, foragers and curious learners alike are being invited to roll up their sleeves this November for Cool Climate Permaculture 2025, a series of hands-on workshops at the Guyra Neighbourhood Centre Community Garden.
Heidi McElnea
International solar farm biodiversity expert comes to New England
Next Tuesday will see local expertise and international insight brought together at an event in Armidale to explore how solar farms can support biodiversity as well as energy generation.
Renewable energy boom must deliver for people, nature, and regional communities
Community leaders from the New England and Hunter Renewable Energy Zones have travelled to NSW Parliament House to urge politicians from all parties to get behind the renewable energy transition and to ensure it benefits both communities and nature.
Renewable energy expo highlights opportunities in New England
Around 100 people gathered at the Town Hall in Armidale yesterday to explore the growing number of employment and business opportunities in New England’s renewable energy sector.
From housing squeeze to sustainable solutions: rethinking energy workforce housing
NSW Parliament is exploring solutions for essential worker housing, as the housing crisis fuels the flames of a cost-of-living crisis.
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.
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.
Moylan calls for a halt to the REZ
Brendan Moylan has admitted to being uninformed as he called for a moratorium on renewable energy projects.
New guide shows how solar farms can improve biodiversity
A new guide developed in New England sets out how new solar farm projects can improve biodiversity on the same sites.
New England North West locals to hear about making job opportunities from the region’s renewable projects
Looking for work? If you have considered clean jobs in renewable energy, you need to visit the Renewable Manilla Festival this Friday April 19th.
