Land access

EnergyCo and ACEREZ have become members of the Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW (EWON), which has expanded its jurisdiction to...

CSIRO has appointed Dr Jen Taylor to the position of Executive Director, Future Industries – who will help drive innovation...

With the growing uptake of renewable energy, power electronics will play an essential role in maintaining grid stability. The rapid...

To ensure that community members and landowners hosting renewable energy infrastructure are actively supported, the New South Wales Government is investing...

EnergyCo has opened registrations for the community reference groups for the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) transmission project.  The two...

Horizon Power has signed its first indigenous land use agreement (ILUA) with the Nyul Nyul people to support the Kimberly...

Yarra Valley Water has won a gold international award for its groundbreaking approach to using buffer land for community benefit...

Over the long term, dams can provide the cheapest source of bulk water for the urban environment, and dam water...

Powerlink’s new SuperGrid Landholder Payment Framework will deliver increased payments to landholders hosting new transmission infrastructure, including new landowner payments...

Seqwater has begun using remote control mini-helicopters to deliver precision attacks against invasive weeds threatening South East Queensland’s water supply....

New South Wales Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional New South Wales, John Barilaro, and New South Wales Water Minister,...

The Maules Creek community has formally declared itself gasfield free at a celebration in the north-west New South Wales locality....

As large-scale agriculture, drought, bushfire and introduced species reduce Australia’s biodiversity and long-term prosperity, Indigenous academics are calling for a...

A seismic survey scoping out the potential for new gas, liquids and other mineral resources in the Northern Territory’s Barkly...

Mid-sized gas producer Westside Corporation has strengthened its foothold in Queensland after being awarded an exploration permit covering a 750km2...

Almost thirty thousand native animals have been moved to safety, as part of a major environmental program at Chevron’s Wheatstone...

The Western Australian Government has lifted the hydraulic fracturing moratorium on petroleum titles, which existed as at 26 November 2018,...

Power in remote Australian areas can be poor and unreliable, but this may not continue to be the case. Energy...

After 12 months of negotiations, Jemena has secured land access arrangements with all traditional land owners across the 622km route...

Smart meters have the potential to provide a wide range of benefits to both electricity utilities and consumers, including empowering...

ActewAGL carried out helicopter inspections of overhead powerlines across its network during February, giving the utility an overall view of...

Knowing the precise spatial position of assets, especially those buried underground, allows utility operators to rapidly locate their assets when...

Mitigating the risk of fire associated with certain electricity assets is vital in Australia’s bushfire prone climate. However, traditional methods...

A record­-breaking microtunnelled bore was recently completed beneath roads, multiple houses, private property and an old industrial area to replace...

When Keyhole Inc first launched its Earth Viewer app in 2001, few would have imagined the impact it would have...

Not many people can say they’re the best in the world at anything, but Queensland Urban Utilities’ Steve Gibson has...

Repair work has begun on the Basslink Interconnector, the world’s second longest undersea electricity cable that connects Tasmania and Victoria,...

In recent years, the uses for drones have dramatically expanded, as online retailers, the construction industry, wildlife rangers and the...

Connections to the NBN network are ramping up with nbn announcing homes and businesses in five locations around Australia can...

Irrigators in Clare Valley (SA) have formed an agreement with SA Water and the Clare Region Winegrape Growers Association to...