Energy
Eastern Melbourne’s landlords will have to install better heating and insulation soon. A housing expert says many are unaware of what’s coming
Research points to energy-efficient homes being cheaper to manage, more comfortable and able to chase higher sale prices.
Property
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This Ferntree Gully local has been making his home more sustainable since 1990. Now, he wants Knox Council to help other residents follow his lead.
"Homeowners can very easily make their homes sustainable."
Climate
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Chadstone TAFE secures $10 million for training upgrades towards a more renewable grid for Victoria
The improvements aim to fast-track Victoria’s clean energy workforce into thousands of new jobs.
Monash
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Eastern Melbourne’s unit dwellers have been locked out of cheap energy for years. That’s starting to change.
“Apartments are the last bastion.”
Property
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From rigs to roads: What would eastern suburbs residents do with millions made from a tax on gas?
Locals are questioning whether they are seeing enough benefits of one of Australia’s key exports.
Energy
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From fringe to your feed: how climate misinformation spread across Australia
MPs are investigating false claims around renewables and weather trends.
Climate
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“Absolute circus”: Independent servos across eastern Melbourne are running dry on diesel
“It’s a bit like trying to bail water out of the Titanic.”
Energy
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When the lights go out: The households in the Dandenongs staying online thanks to batteries
“We just flipped the switch and we were the only people in the street that had power.”
Energy
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55,000 left without power in 45-degree heatwave as Melbourne’s energy demands break records
Victoria’s households required double the average demand from the energy network last night.
Climate
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Victoria's second largest polluter is transport. What are we actually going to do about it?
From weekly commutes to freight networks, the transport sector contributed more than a quarter of the state’s carbon emissions in 2023.
Climate
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