COVID-19 UPDATE: Stage four hits businesses hard
On Monday we published an article outlining all the latest restrictions to hit Melbourne and wider Victoria. Now, Daniel Andrews has released another announcement highlighting the limitations now in place for businesses. These restrictions will run for the next six weeks, bringing yet another round of challenges for Victorians. As it stands, stage four is […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: New lockdown restrictions for Melbourne and Victoria
As Victoria continued to, unfortunately, regress with clearing up COVID-19, cases hit 671 on Sunday, August 2, forcing Premier Dan Andrews to declare a State of Disaster. Now new measurements are in the form of Stage 3 and 4 for areas across Melbourne and Mitchellshire, bringing another new “norm” to the forefront. In this article, […]
Western Australia primes schools to help communities recover from COVID-19
Coronavirus has made its mark on industries far and wide, and the aftermath is still widely unknown for economies across the globe. But here in Australia, governments are doing what they can to map out recovery plans, in order to help restore economic stability, job opportunities and better future outcomes. One of these efforts includes […]
Energy prices have changed: here’s how to beat the surge
We’re feeling the bite of winter in Australia; there’s no doubt about that. From waking up in the morning and creeping across the cold floors, reaching for the heater remote just in time to slip into the kitchen and make a coffee, through to layering up on ten jackets at a time. Yes, this is […]
WA rolls out solar program for schools, communities and housing
Only the other week, we wrote about the petition pushing the Victorian Government to ‘Solar Our Schools’. Now, Western Australia has made the leap to invest more than $66 million on solar arrays and batteries across community developments, schools and social housing sites. This comes as part of a $5.5 billion plan to revitalise Western […]
Victorians get interest-free loans for solar power systems
Under a new government program, tenants across Victoria will be able to negotiate to install solar power systems on rooftops with their landlords. This comes as measurements put in place under the program, intended at subsidising installation costs. Interest-free loans will be available for those looking to implement solar panel installations, designed to make cleaner, […]
Bringing German-grade technology to Australian energy markets
AXITEC Energy GmbH & Co. KG is a 100% German-owned solar module producer established in 2001 in Stuttgart Germany. They are one of the largest European solar module brands and collected the Top PV brand in 2019 for their modules in Germany through EUPD research. AXITEC has now established its latest branch in Adelaide, South […]
Melbourne’s COVID lockdown 2.0 – How to get through
It’s already been labelled a more difficult lockdown than the first round, with data proving Melburnians are having a challenging time coming to terms with not-so-unfamiliar restrictions. We saw similar reduced activity back in April and May, but now as stage 3 is rolled out again across the City of Melbourne and Mitchell Shire regions, […]
The University of Queensland launches its own solar farm for 100% electricity offset
If we’re looking to decrease global warming to under two degrees Celsius, then there’s plenty of progress. We still need to make it. Ultimately, we’d need to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 to achieve this objective. Luckily, households across the country are doing much of the legwork required to put the nation on the right […]
Looking to put solar panels on your roof? Here’s what you need to know
Solar power across Australia brings a wealth of benefits, but there are still challenges to be met. For example, the process of how installations work is still largely unknown by most consumers, even though it’s much simpler than expected. As technology continues to expand and manufacturers develop solutions that are exceptionally easy to roll out, […]
