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The Victorian Big Battery (300 MW) is Australia’s largest lithium-ion battery. Its located at the Moorabool Terminal Station outside Geelong. The Tesla battery is owned and operated by renewable energy specialist Neoen. It can store enough energy to power more than one million Victorian homes for 30 minutes. External links
Alcoa owned both the Anglesea brown coal mine and power station. The power was used to supply Alcoa’s aluminium smelter at Point Henry close to Geelong. Alcoa shut down the smelter on 1 August 2014. The shutdown was announced in February after the company decided the ageing smelter was no longer financially viable. With a… Continue reading Alcoa Anglesea brown coal mine and power station
A climate action and carbon price rally was held in Treasury Gardens, Melbourne, Australia on Saturday 12 March 2011. About 10,000 people attended the rally to support the need to price carbon pollution as one measure for taking action on climate change. The rally was organised by several environment groups, including Getup and Environment Victoria, to show public… Continue reading 2011 climate action and carbon price rally
As you can see , this is a very stock standard 1950’s style aussie brick veneer. One of the first initiatives was capturing rain water. Please see the article on Water tanks. Our second step was to remove the walls in the centre of the house. The kitchen, living and dining rooms were pretty small, this… Continue reading East Brighton house
The Eddington report issued in April 2008 focussed on east-west travel challenges within Melbourne, Australia. The following recommendations were made in the report: Recommendation 1 Planning work should commence for the staged construction of a new 17 kilometre Melbourne Metro rail tunnel linking Melbourne’s booming western and south-eastern suburbs and providing a major increase in the capacity… Continue reading Eddington report recommendations
Victorian kitesurfing locations are many and varied. This article provides a summary of locations, their best wind direction, and links to other information. Disclaimer: Verify site information with locals or someone who has kited there before heading out for the first time at a new location. Port Phillip Bay West coast East coast Videos External links
The forests at Sylvia Creek, near Toolangi, were partially logged by VicForests, a Victorian State Government owned enterprise. This forest is one of the few old forests in the area to survive the Black Saturday bushfires. The forest includes mountain ash trees which were home to the endangered Leadbeater’s possum, Victoria’s animal emblem. Most of these… Continue reading Silvia Creek forest
The Little Red Toolangi Treehouse is a treehouse erected in Toolangi State Forest as a protest against the ongoing logging of native forest in the region sanctioned by the Victorian state government. The tree house is located off the Sylvia Creek road close to the Sylvia Creek forest. External links
Owners Glenn and Karen Tempest Location Moonee Ponds, Melbourne Country Australia Type Sustainable renovation House size Medium, 211 metres squares Land size 468.2 meters squared Design Sunpower Design House features Our Goals Our house was originally a fairly typical inner suburban house – a Victorian era, double-fronted timber home, in a street filled with similar… Continue reading Moonee Ponds house
Author: Peter Campbell Date of forest visit: 14 – 16 April 2007 Report issue date: Wednesday, 5 September 2007 Version: Final, v1.0 Executive summary This report assesses some of the forest areas in East Gippsland that were announced for protection during the 2006 Victorian State Election campaign. The purpose of this report is to assess… Continue reading East Gippsland forest protection report 2007
