Mudgee District Environment Group
“Wind power is currently the cheapest source of large-scale renewable energy. It involves generating electricity from the naturally occurring power of the wind. Wind turbines capture wind energy within the area swept by their blades. They produce a power output proportional to the air density and the wind speed cubed. […]
Two reports made public on 8th October 2018 have the potential to change our region, our country and our world. How we respond to them will decide the nature of that future. The first was presented by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). “One of the key messages that […]
Wollar Solar Development Pty Ltd is proposing to build a 400MW solar farm on an 800 hectare site about 7 kilometres south of Wollar Village. The proposed solar farm would connect to an existing TransGrid substation approximately 900m east of the proposal area. The project will include a battery storage […]
Significant changes in legislation and policy which effect Biodiversity and land-clearing have been brought in by the NSW government. There are new Regulations and Codes which accompany the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and Local Land Services Amendment ACT 2016. In summary, the new legislation, regulations and codes will establish four […]
Members of Mudgee District Environment Group (MDEG) are passionate about The Drip. We want to protect this beautiful location and lately we have been sharing our concerns with many others. On Sunday 4th February, a beautiful cool morning, over 45 intrepid travellers with Lock the Gate Bus Tour and MDEG […]