Mudgee District Environment Group
NEWSLETTER MAY 2021 Annual General Meeting Members and friends gathered on Saturday 24th April to attend this important meeting. Our Secretary, John Clarke, has circulated the Minutes of the meeting, and the Reports that were presented (email 14th May). Do take a few minutes to review the many activities our group has been […]
ACCESS ROAD CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN The next stage of construction for Wollar Solar farm will start in May. This involves construction of an access road from the upgraded Barigan Road to the site of the solar farm. The road will be used during construction of the solar farm and new substation. The new road will be around 1.5km long and should take two to three […]
FROM THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM AT TRANSGRID… “TransGrid is working with the NSW Government to plan new transmission infrastructure for Australia’s first coordinated Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in the State’s Central-West Orana region. Investment in new transmission will allow renewable energy generators and storage projects in the region to connect […]
EXTRACT FROM ‘RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS’ WEBSITE: http://www.barneysreef-renewableenergy.com/# “RES (Renewable Energy Systems) Australia introduces two renewable energy projects proposed in the Central West region of NSW. The Projects are located adjacent to each other, within the Mid-West Regional Council area and the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). This zone is […]
EDITED EXTRACT FROM NSW GOVERNMENT WEBSITE: NSW energy “What is a Renewable Energy Zone? Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) are modern-day power stations. They combine renewable energy generation such as wind and solar, storage such as batteries, and high-voltage poles and wires to deliver energy to the homes, businesses and industries that […]
How much do you really understand about the ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation), the IOD (Indian Ocean Dipole, also known as Indy), and the Sub-tropical Ridge? A fun, easy-to-follow explanation of these terms (and a few others, that are often used in long-range forecasts) has been developed. The website Climate Kelpie has […]
Learn more about plans to build a large new re-regulating dam on the Wambuul-Macquarie River at Gin Gin, between Narromine and Warren in Central West NSW. Healthy Rivers Dubbo WaterNSW Macquarie River Re-regulating Storage Facebook Invitation The event will be held on the southern side of the river. For more […]
February 2nd is World Wetlands Day, and what’s more, World Wetland Day 2021 marks the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Ramsar treaty to protect significant wetland sites! First signed on 1971, today it recognises and protects more than 192 million hectares of wetlands. Countries that sign up to […]
Australian farmers, and the communities where they live, face negative environmental, economic and social consequences if the Federal Government’s plans for a ‘gas-led recovery’ go ahead, new analysis commissioned by Farmers for Climate Action has found. The briefing paper, written by the Australian Farm Institute, found that while gas expansion could worsen climate […]
This exciting news and the background story (copied below) is from the website of the Environmental Defenders Office. https://www.edo.org.au/2020/12/18/bylong-valley-coal-mine/ “In a historic win, the Bylong Valley Protection Alliance (BVPA) – represented by the Environmental Defenders Office – has successfully defended the Independent Planning Commission’s (IPC) refusal to approve a brand new coal mine on prime agricultural land in the Bylong […]