Tag: electricity

Renewable energy gridlock

SE Voice -
Vital State Government funding will not be provided to enable proposed renewable energy projects in the MacKillop electorate to connect to the National Grid.
Energy...

Businesses ‘feel pinch’

Brandi Miller -
AMount Gambier beauty salon is one of many businesses in the Limestone Coast region being affected by the rising cost of living. As a result,...

Windfarm expansion in the air

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The Spanish-owned company which operates 112 wind turbines at Lake Bonney is seeking to extend the existing planning permission to erect a further 76...

Horror story a farm safety warning

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SA Power Networks has launched an emotional farm safety campaign featuring Bradley Richardson, a victim of a terrible electric shock incident. Bradley’s story is a...

More power 
to the people

SE Voice -
Two community groups in the South East are being supported by a new Federal Government Powering Communities Program to lower energy costs, support local...

Million-dollar views about to look a whole lot better at Robe

SE Voice -
The lion’s share of the costs of undergrounding power lines along arguably the South East region’s most expensive street are to be met by...

Solar energy farm approval granted

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The green light has been given to the region’s first solar energy farm which is set to be constructed at a cost of $3m...

Science spectacle hits city

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There was plenty of slime mixed with science as the Mount Gambier Science Fair hit town over the weekend. The Science Collective director Brian Haddy...

Millicent power network upgraded

SE Voice -
Millicent is set to endure further power blackouts in the coming days. SA Power Networks has advised hundreds of its Millicent customers of the upcoming...

Billion dollar windfarm floated

SE Voice -
An energy company has proposed a $1.75b windfarm to be located approximately 10km off the coast from Kingston. The area is also close to existing...

Beach Energy looks for natural gas near Penola

SE Voice -
Seismic surveying near Penola will start next month in a bid to identify potential natural gas reservoirs. Beach Energy has announced it will start a...