{"id":353801,"date":"2024-10-21T13:34:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T03:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=353801"},"modified":"2024-10-21T13:36:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T03:36:51","slug":"forum-explores-energy-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/10\/21\/forum-explores-energy-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum Explores Energy Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_353803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-353803\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-353803 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum2-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum2-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum2-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum2-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-353803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wendy Thorsborne, from Cloyna; South Burnett Mayor Kathy Duff, Janet and Eric Troupe, Blackbutt; and Rosemary Pratt, Kingaroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>October 18, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The South Burnett Sustainable Future Network (SBSFN) hosted a forum in Kingaroy earlier this month to allow a sharing of information about renewable energy projects and provide insights from other regions in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The get-together was held at the Kingaroy RSL Club on October 7, and was facilitated by Dr Tom Dixon from RE-Alliance,\u00a0 a community-based organisation &#8220;working to secure a renewable energy transformation filled with sustainable, long-term benefits for regional Australia&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The other guest speakers included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Clare Silcock<\/strong>, from the Queensland Conservation Council, who talked about the need for greater planning around renewable projects to get them in the &#8220;right place&#8221; as both nature and climate had to be protected. She said the biodiversity and climate crises were &#8220;inextricable linked&#8221; and that solar and wind power were the most effective ways to address climate change and conserve ecosystems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gary Lees<\/strong>, from RELA &#8211; an organisation which aims to assist farmers approached by renewables developers to get a fair deal &#8211; said that by getting the right support, landholders could determine their own futures, both in terms of location and benefits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Renee King<\/strong>, from Western Downs Futures &#8211; a community collaboration with industry supported by the Western Downs Regional Council &#8211;\u00a0 spoke about &#8220;working together&#8221; and &#8220;balancing needs&#8221; to harness renewables investment for lasting benefits for the whole community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Suzanne Mungall, from the\u00a0 South Burnett Sustainable Future Network, said the main aim of the day was to share information, hear ideas and get comments from the community.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>She said the feedback gathered was that people wanted to be consulted about the energy transition and be involved in planning.<\/p>\n<p>Benefits to the community should include local employment, investment, training and wildlife reserves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your generosity in respectfully listening to others and sharing your perspective made the event a great success for our community,&#8221; Suzanne said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We hope you have taken away some more knowledge, new perspectives, greater connections and fresh ideas of how to support our community to benefit from the energy transition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_353802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-353802\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-353802 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-353802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Carey (Stanwell); Liz Beavis, Kumbia; guest speaker Gary Lees (RELA) and Suzanne Mungall, from\u00a0 the South Burnett Sustainable Future Network<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_353804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-353804\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-353804 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum3.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum3-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum3-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum3-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum3-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007forum3-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-353804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deb Emery, Kingaroy; Deputy Mayor Danita Potter, Bec Coffey (Powerlink), guest speaker Clare Silcock (QCC) and the forum&#8217;s facilitator Tom Dixon (RE-Alliance)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South Burnett Sustainable Future Network has hosted a forum to allow a sharing of information about renewable energy projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":353803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,3],"tags":[21],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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