What does an environmentally successful energy transition look like in the Townsville region? This is the question we sought to answer through Mapping Our Energy Future, harnessing local knowledge and expertise to develop community-led guidelines for our local energy transition. This blog post contains a full rundown of the project, which we hope you'll enjoy - but you can also check out our key recommendations at a glance.

Renewable energy developers are required to engage with Traditional Owners, but this doesn't always occur in ways that are respectful or mutually beneficial. When we sat down with some Traditional Custodians from our region, we gained some valuable insights into current practice in the industry and heard some recommendations for improvements. 

If these recommendations were to be enacted, we strongly believe that outcomes would not just be improved for local Traditional Owner groups, but also for the developer themselves, the community more broadly, and local biodiversity.

What does an environmentally-successful energy transition look like for North Queensland? That's the question that kicked off our third workshop in this series, at the Smart Precinct NQ.

Ten workshop participants included representatives from Townsville City Council (including Cr Brodie Phillips), the Port of Townsville, Community Gro and the Dept of Environment, Science, Tourism and Innovation, alongside local engineers, ecologists and university students. Read on to see what we came up with!

What a fantastic night at the Strand Night Markets last Friday! The crowds were out in full force, and after the recent rain, people were keen to get outside and enjoy the evening.

Our energy voting board was a real head-turner, drawing in plenty of curious passersby. We had great conversations with over 40 community members, diving into the complexities of the energy transition. Renewables took the win again, but there was certainly interest in nuclear technology.