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Battery boost: How Labor's newest pledge could save you $4000 off a solar battery

Battery boost: How Labor's newest pledge could save you $4000 off a solar battery

With 22.9 percent of houses in Whitehorse utilising solar energy, Energy Minister Chris Bowen visited Burwood this week to announce a re-elected Labor government would cover close to a third of the cost of a solar battery.

Matthew Sims
MaroondahMaroondah
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"It's time for us to get serious": Deakin candidates lay out their plans for renewables

"It's time for us to get serious": Deakin candidates lay out their plans for renewables

Three out of four of the candidates for Deakin made their case for Australia’s renewable future on Wednesday night during a community forum in Ringwood.

Justine de Jonge
KnoxKnox
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Why did Knox Council spend 30 minutes debating the removal of a single tree?

Why did Knox Council spend 30 minutes debating the removal of a single tree?

A healthy gum tree and significant tree in The Basin will be replaced with a smaller native tree, following a Knox Council decision.

Matthew Sims
PoliticsPolitics
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Where do Chisholm's candidates stand on a renewable future?

Where do Chisholm's candidates stand on a renewable future?

At a community forum in Mt Waverley on Tuesday night, candidates vying for election in in Chisholm made their pitch for Australia's renewable future.

Tyler Wright
MaroondahMaroondah
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What will 40,000 new homes mean for Maroondah’s enviable tree canopy?

What will 40,000 new homes mean for Maroondah’s enviable tree canopy?

Maroondah Council fears State Government planning codes will ride roughshod over the city’s “unique” tree coverage.

Matthew Sims
PoliticsPolitics
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Disaster report shows 30km nuclear plume descending on Melbourne’s eastern suburbs

Disaster report shows 30km nuclear plume descending on Melbourne’s eastern suburbs

New research and mapping has shown the nuclear plume from a Fukushima-scale nuclear accident would stretch across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.

Matthew Sims
Yarra RangesYarra Ranges
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Belgrave’s green scene makes for a healthier life

Belgrave’s green scene makes for a healthier life

New research shows that people in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne are living well.

Tyler Wright
PropertyProperty
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New Victorian infrastructure strategy recommends 30km/hr speed limits on all local streets

New Victorian infrastructure strategy recommends 30km/hr speed limits on all local streets

What do you think about Infrastructure Victoria's plan for the next 30 years? What do you think are positive suggestions for the future? What is the strategy missing?

Matthew Sims
KnoxKnox
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Knox councillor brought to tears in pine tree removal battle

Knox councillor brought to tears in pine tree removal battle

A group of pine trees are set to make way for native vegetation as part of staged removal of the trees, which have been identified as a non-native environmental weed.

Matthew Sims
WhitehorseWhitehorse
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Whitehorse Council considers redirecting $1M from offsets to local sustainability

Whitehorse Council considers redirecting $1M from offsets to local sustainability

Whitehorse Council is considering a shift of $1 million of ratepayer’s money over the next five years from buying carbon offsets to funding local sustainability projects.

Matthew Sims
KnoxKnox
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Solar farm proposal in The Basin highlights a bigger problem

Solar farm proposal in The Basin highlights a bigger problem

An energy expert has called for renewable energy developers to approach their community consultation process earlier and with a greater focus on delivering benefits, with the month-long consultation period for a proposed solar farm in The Basin about to close.

Matthew Sims
KnoxKnox
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Lysterfield locals push to block school from being built in Green Wedge zone

Lysterfield locals push to block school from being built in Green Wedge zone

A petition opposing a school development that plans to host 239 students near Lysterfield Lake Park has attracted close to 5000 signatures.

Matthew Sims