Author: SHASA
Councillor’s unanimous support for SHASA’s Community Solar Farm Feasibility Study.
April 28, 2022 / From NewsSHASA have progressed to the 2nd stage of the WWF Innovate to Regenerate Challenge with a successful EOI into a Community Solar Farm Feasibility Study. SHASA sought the support of […]
Church Leaders ask Political Leaders to ‘Take Powerful Action’ on Climate Change.
April 19, 2022 / From NewsChurch Leaders’ Easter Statement on the Environment in an article from Eternity News by Kylie Beach
Regenerate Australia comes to Batemans Bay
April 5, 2022 / From NewsThe hope and climate catastrophe roadshow: ‘there’s just this thirst for optimistic story’. Article in The Guardian
Free Climate Action Now Signs
March 30, 2022 / From NewsNationwide, Australians are showing their support for climate action by displaying Climate Action Now signs on their houses, in their front yards and on their wheelie bins. You can […]
Electric Vehicle wait times in Australia
March 28, 2022 / From NewsLooking to buy a new electric vehicle? Some brands have cars parked on showroom floors – though you’ll be waiting up to three years for others. A drive.com.au Article by […]
Webinar: Electric Vehicles: Driving the future
March 23, 2022 / From NewsThis webinar focuses on electric vehicles (EV) and how small business can benefit from making the shift to EV’s. The NSW Government is investing almost half a billion dollars in […]
Less ‘gloom and doom’ and more jobs boom: tackling climate change together
March 21, 2022 / From NewsBy Dr Michelle Hamrosi published in the Bateman’s Bay Post March 21, 2022 It’s hard to feel safe these days, with climate change turbocharging extreme weather events. On what should […]
Electric Vehicle conversions take off amid soaring petrol prices
March 16, 2022 / From NewsEV conversions are booming in popularity, according to a Townsville specialist. Read about it here in this article by Jade Toomey from ABC North Qld
New Bushfire and Heatwave Haven opens at Moruya Preschool
February 14, 2022 / From NewsSouthcoast Health and Sustainability Alliance (SHASA) has officially opened a new bushfire and heatwave haven at Moruya Preschool Kindergarten. During the Black Summer bushfires, families sheltered in the brick preschool […]
How do we make the move to electric cars happen? Ask Norway
February 7, 2022 / From NewsTwo-thirds of all new cars bought by Norwegians last year were electric. Turns out you just need a government with a clue. Guardian article by John Naughton
Renewable Energy Drives Costs Down
February 3, 2022 / From NewsA flood of renewable energy has helped drive down household power prices to their lowest levels in almost a decade, according to a report which suggests Australia has some of […]
e-Smart Networks – Behind the chargers…the bit you never see.
January 14, 2022 / From NewsHave you ever wondered who builds, designs and installs the large-scale vehicle charging infrastructure that enables EV drivers to simply pull up, plug-in and charge? Click on this Fully Charged […]
Lighter coloured roofs – a great way to make our homes cooler in summer
January 12, 2022 / From NewsSeveral studies have identified that a light-coloured roof can reduce heatwave temperatures by up to 10°C inside the house https://www.beagleweekly.com.au/post/lighter-roofs-a-great-way-to-make-our-homes-cooler-in-summer
Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid (REVS) trial
January 12, 2022 / From NewsIn an Australian first, the REVS project demonstrates how commercially available EVs andchargers can contribute to energy stability by transferring power back and forth into the grid.EVs will inject power […]
Thinking of buying an Electric Car? Here’s your essential EV holiday reading.
January 12, 2022 / From NewsRebates for electric vehicle purchases
December 24, 2021 / From NewsThe NSW Government is making EVs more affordable for the people of NSW by reducing the upfront cost for the first 25,000 eligible EVs sold. This incentive will make purchasing […]
Tindo Solar commits to panel recycling deal with Reclaim PV
December 24, 2021 / From NewsAdelaide-based Australian PV panel manufacturer Tindo Solar has inked a deal with Reclaim PV that will see close to 100 per cent of solar the panels it produces and handles […]
Electrification and renewables could save Australians $60bn a year in energy costs
December 24, 2021 / From NewsThe electrification of Australia’s, and world’s, energy systems has the potential to create massive new opportunities for households and businesses to cut their energy costs and emissions footprint and create […]
All the new electric car models coming to Australia this quarter
December 7, 2021 / From Newsnew eSevenlectric car models have arrived or are arriving in Australia this quarter, increasing the somewhat limited choice available to drivers.
https://thedriven.io/2021/10/18/all-the-new-electric-car-models-coming-to-australia-this-quarter/
Are you currently with Powershop?
December 6, 2021 / From NewsMeridian Energy (NZ) recently sold Powershop to Shell. If you are a Powershop customer looking to switch, SHASA recommends you consider the following renewable energy providers: ENOVA Community Energy – […]
Seizing the Opportunities of the New Economy
December 2, 2021 / From NewsAction by local government to undertake measures that support more uptake of renewables and the shift to electric transport will create new jobs and achieve significant savings in running costs […]
Heatwaves the silent killer – Council can do more!
December 2, 2021 / From NewsHeatwaves are known as the “silent killer”. Heatwaves are more deadly that all other natural hazards combined including bushfires, floods, cyclones, and storms. The Bureau of Meteorology defines a heatwave […]
SHASA’s vision for the Eurobodalla includes a community solar farm
November 26, 2021 / From NewsSHASA members Andrew Everard and Thomas Schild attended the official ceremony on 17th of November of the new Shoalhaven Community Solar Farm located just off the BTU road near Nowra […]
Master of my own destiny
November 10, 2021 / From NewsABC News published this article on the 8th November 2021. ‘Master of my own destiny’: Why this conservative town is embracing a radical renewables programThe historic wheat and sheep farming […]
Green Light for Electric Vehicle Strategy
October 28, 2021 / From NewsMEDIA RELEASE from NSW GOVERNMENT 21 October 2021 Motorists in NSW are now closer than ever before to getting behind the wheel of their first electric vehicle (EV) with the […]
NSW releases masterplan for 1,000 “ultra-fast” charging bays along major routes
September 12, 2021 / From NewsGiles Parkinson published this article in The Drive on 12 September 2021. Read the article here or below. The New South Wales state Liberal government has released details for its […]
Electrify Everything
September 7, 2021 / From NewsThe ABCNEWS online ran a story on 7 September 2021 with easy solutions to climate change. Read below or directly from the ABC here. By technology reporter James Purtill Speaking from […]
‘Crazy attitude’: NSW Minister lashes Canberra for inaction on climate policy
September 1, 2021 / From NewsBy Tom Rabe The Sydney Morning Herald August 31, 2021 NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance has criticised his federal counterparts for a lack of leadership on climate action, accusing some of […]
What happened to the PM’s Federal Integrity Commission?
August 31, 2021 / From NewsHelen Haines, Independent Federal Member for Indi stands up for integrity in parliament to make Australia a better place for us all. Watch next. Helen Haines has explained the following: […]
Batteries on Power Poles – What a great idea!
August 31, 2021 / From NewsRenew Economy published the following article about 40 pole-mounted community batteries to boost grid reliability. Michael Mazengarb 20 August 2021 40ShareTweet0Share Batteries will be deployed on suburban power poles as part of […]
Bushfire Survivors win Court Case against NSW EPA
August 31, 2021 / From NewsCongratulations to the Bushfire Survivors Group who went up against the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to compel the to take stronger action to reduce greenhouse gases. Read the article […]
Study finds green roofs make solar more efficient!
August 25, 2021 / From NewsUrsula Malone wrote this article published on the ABC News. Two identical office buildings side by side in Sydney’s Barangaroo provided a perfect opportunity for solar energy researchers to test […]
10 things we can do to turn around the climate calamity
August 23, 2021 / From NewsLesley Hughes wrote an article in The Guardian titled “The climate crisis is an accelerating calamity of our own making. So what would it take to turn things around?” Lesley […]
Latest IPCC Report Out Now
August 13, 2021 / From NewsThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have released their latest report this week. Read the policymaker summary, the technical summary or the full report here. Or if you prefer […]
The rise of Electric Vans & Trucks
August 10, 2021 / From NewsAllison Worrall published the following article in Commercial Real Estate: The rise of electric vans and trucks is shaking up the industrial and logistics sector, as major property players wrangle […]
Big News for Tilba Halls
August 4, 2021 / From NewsThanks to Stuart Absalom who wrote this article for The Triangle (August 2021) At the start of November last year, South Coast Health and Sustainability Alliance (SHASA) Community Energy WorkingGroup […]
SHASA August 2021 Newsletter – Out Now
August 4, 2021 / From NewsEurobodalla wins funds for feasibility study into 8 microgrids
August 2, 2021 / From News“Our Eurobodalla community here on the NSW South Coast is one of many regional communities whose vulnerability to bushfires and power outages was demonstrated tragically in the Black Summer of […]
3CR Podcast – Bushfire, heatwave and storm havens. Creating safety for all.
July 20, 2021 / From NewsPresenter: Bec Horridge, Guest: Katheryn Maxwell: South Coast Health and Sustainability Alliance When we are parched by heatwaves, fires rage and smoke clogs the air we all want to be safe. […]
Shoalhaven gets its own solar farm!
July 16, 2021 / From NewsPublished in the Southcoast Register on 8 July 2021 by Liam Cormican. A soon-to-be-constructed eight thousand panel Shoalhaven solar farm will provide power to local and Sydney businesses. Co-developed by […]