BREAZE

BREAZE members rallied in Ballarat today to show Ted Baillieu their support for renewable energy and express their concerns about his recent changes to wind farms and solar feed in tariffs.

In what can only be described as Ballarat's finest appalling weather, over fifty people gathered to hear Simon Reid speak on the future of solar and yours truly on the loss for Ballarat of jobs and economic development from the new wind farm laws.

The new wind laws will deprive Ballarat of a new growth industry that should be creating ongoing jobs in parts manufacture, servicing and training. 

 

Taken together the new laws on wind and solar are a blow for renewable energy in Victoria and make it harder for us to transform our highly polluting electricity generation sector to cope with a low-carbon future.

We then visited Ted Baillieu's Ballarat office and delivered an invitation, signed by all those gathered, for him to come and meet with us in Ballarat to hear our concerns.

Needless to say, we eagerly anticipate his response and will be reporting back to BREAZE members on it when it arrives.

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Our next event

What is the threat from coal and coal seam gas and shale gas in the Ballarat region? Why is it now more difficult to build a wind farm than a coal-fired power station?

Come and hear about:

• Risks of new fossil fuel expansion to landscapes, communities, food security and climate change in Victoria.
• Landholders’ rights around CSG and coal exploration and mining. 
• The latest from Bacchus Marsh, where the local community is fighting a proposed open-cut coal mine.
• The contrast with laws that are sending wind out of Victoria to other states

Speakers:

• Drew Hutton - president of the Lock the Gate Alliance against CSG in QLD
• Kate Tubbs – President, Moorabool Environment Group
• Michael Power - Environmental Defenders Office 
• Martin May, Director, Hepburn Wind