Archives for the ‘Main Article’ Category

UK Sunday Times – Letter to the Editor

By • Aug 20th, 2009 • Category: Main Article

Dear Mr Editor,
I would like to introduce myself and make you aware of sad news for the Southeast of Queensland. I am a spanish medical doctor who emigrated to Australia from the UK 10 years ago. I settled in the hinterland of Noosa, a famous tourist seatown north of Brisbane. Its national park is famous [...]



Bligh unveils renewable energy plan for Queensland

By • Jun 22nd, 2009 • Category: Featured Articles, Main Article, News

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has flagged regulatory reforms, more action by state-owned energy utilities and a push to prepare ‘clean energy plans’ for major residential and commercial developments as part of a plan to generate 2,635MW from clean energy by 2020.
In 2008, renewable energy accounted for about 6% (745MW) of Queensland’s total installed generation capacity, [...]



Energy efficiency an ‘industry imperative’, says Energex

By • Jun 15th, 2009 • Category: Featured Articles, Main Article

Energy conservation and demand management is “an industry imperative”, Terry McConnell of Queensland electricity distributor Energex told a Sydney energy efficiency seminar on Friday.
“I don’t believe that we as an industry can continue to stand by and spend money at the rate we are doing to build poles and wires that are not being used [...]



PAGE submission to draft EIS – Executive Summary

By • May 18th, 2009 • Category: Draft EIS, Main Article, Uncategorized

Covering Letter
Powerlines Action Group Eumundi (PAGE) is a community group formed to ensure that the wider community interests are served when considering how to provide energy for sustainable development on the Sunshine Coast.
With this in mind, PAGE wish to work constructively with the Queensland Government and its agencies to deal with the two key issues [...]