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Look what we did on Friday!
October 03, 2014
We did it! On Friday, thousands of solar and renewable energy workers, solar owners and supporters rallied at Cabinet Ministers’ offices across the nation, in an unprecedented show of support for the Renewable Energy...
Read More ShareNational Rally for Renewables, midday Friday September 26
September 23, 2014
I’m writing today with urgent news. The very future of solar and renewables in Australia is at risk as the government tries to take away our right to take control of our energy bills.
Read More ShareSolar Stories - Solazone
September 08, 2014
SOLAZONE ON THE SUNSHINE COAST: A LOCAL COMPANY PROVIDING LOCAL JOBS AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS Passionate about solar, Ernest started his own solar business in Melbourne in 1983. In 1988, Ernest moved to the Sunshine...
Read More ShareProtecting solar: umbrellas, postcards and former Prime Ministers
September 05, 2014
Canberra may have an image as a laid-back city but a day spent at Parliament House is anything but relaxed, particularly when you’re there to tell the government to protect the Renewable Energy Target...
Read More ShareGlenn Lazarus and Palmer United stand for solar
September 05, 2014
Close to 500 solar businesses representing 3,700 employees signed a letter calling on the Federal Government to back jobs and investment in the solar industry by maintaining the Renewable Energy Target. The joint industry...
Read More ShareHundreds of Cuppas around Australia
August 22, 2014
News is rolling in from the hundreds of Cuppa Sunshine events underway around Australia this week. Participants are telling their local MPs and cross bench senators that they want the Renewable Energy Target...
Read More ShareThe Solar Revolution Briefers #3
August 07, 2014
The Solar Revolution briefers highlight the uptake of solar across the country, by State, Territory and Electorate as of July 2014. Here you can find the uptake of solar in your Electorate! To find...
Read More ShareBrisbane Solar Citizens hit the streets for the Great Solar Power Poll
August 05, 2014
Solar Citizens were active at two events in Brisbane this weekend. Here's what Diego Matter, star organiser from the Brisbane team, had to say about what happened...
Read More ShareDon't discriminate against Victoria's solar homes
July 16, 2014
In January, energy retailer Simply Energy introduced a 14c-a-day levy on Victorian solar users as a blatant grab for money. It is a charge that brings total fixed fees to $400 a year for...
Read More ShareAnd we end in Melbourne!
June 24, 2014
The Solar Citizens tour of capital cities ended on 19 June, when nearly 200 Solar Citizens came together in Melbourne - the final stop of Our Solar At Risk: Public Meetings to Defend Solar.
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