Join us at the forefront of sustainable farming practices at the National Renewables in Agriculture Conference 2024 July 4th in Toowoomba! 🚜 Hear from a NZ farmer who has fully electrified his farm! 🌾 Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland Early bird tickets available now renewablesinagconference.com.au

50% of Australians feel our shift to renewable energy should happen at a "moderate" pace, and 40% want it to be faster and more extensive 📈 This is what the CSIRO found in the biggest poll of Australians' attitudes to the energy transition. abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…

The owners of Australia's largest #solar project say the site now plays host to a record 6,000 plus sheep reneweconomy.com.au/more-than-6000…

“If you want to generate solar energy, but you don’t have a rooftop to do that on, you purchase a plot and you get solar energy from that.” Australia's first solar garden Haystacks Solar Garden ensures anyone can have access to solar ☀️🙌 abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

#Farmer Caitlin McConnel has grazed cattle 🐄 under #solar! ☀️ She will be speaking at the National #Renewables in Ag Conference 4 July in Toowoomba. Beef Central beefcentral.com/news/national-…

From CSIRO today. Timely to have this independent, scientific information on the cost of building future electricity generation, storage and hydrogen production in Australia.

Seeding rolling on under bluebird skies today. #seeding24 RE-Alliance GRDC Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre #renewables

We trawled through the latest CIS tender guidelines for Renew Economy this week: tinyurl.com/56x8n6uy

"To rule out responding to an emergency because we don’t like that particular form of fuel would be an extraordinary betrayal of the trust that the community puts in us because it puts politics above community safety." Great response by Australian Firefighters Climate Alliance

We’re part of an alliance of organisations calling for investment in grid upgrades 💡 Read our guide: ‘Why investing in our grid is a priority for Australia.’ Beyond Zero Emissions Environment Victoria Climate Council ETU National Farmers for Climate Action Nature Conservation Council of NSW WWF_Australia NexaAdvisory

"It's important that the community is involved in the switch to renewables." Local Energy Hubs could help put rural and regional communities at the centre of Australia’s renewable energy shift. Watch the full film and find out more: localenergyhubs.org.au

Farming and renewables go together like vegemite and toast. Watch this RE-Alliance, Community Power Agency and Yes 2 Renewables video to hear about some of the benefits, like saving money and future-proofing farms. Learn more here: localenergyhubs.org.au comment: