{"id":1852,"date":"2017-02-02T11:43:17","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T11:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/?p=1852"},"modified":"2017-02-13T11:45:26","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T11:45:26","slug":"community-energy-in-the-media-volunteering-sa-sponsor-offer-presenter-profiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/2017\/02\/02\/community-energy-in-the-media-volunteering-sa-sponsor-offer-presenter-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Community energy in the media, Volunteering, SA sponsor offer, Presenter profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><table class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnImageBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnImageBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnImageBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnImageContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnImageContent\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnImage CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/NSQaodGSDgvW4yF0bok0UHugpHMW63GAdWVdumkf9se-P0vmzG1H3LUZWNvZBICQnoaBOD_tSfzJ20hd9y7WuleEwcFiJ3n9H8dDMQ4g0OTPtjc7dLlViIrXJk7_GOQgYW0P2GdFHuqlfoQs7rFMWRXJ4SL351XTE_fM-YY=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/01ff8f9c-53fb-4df6-87c0-d46f065769f9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" align=\"left\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnImageBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnImageBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnImageBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnImageContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnImageContent\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnImage CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/PJ8oZ-ctVPq76lsp4-90hOHQ-eUj6oK2qyEnfS7jscDUGVEUVm4qfjNtKGLABHAfUxBZIYXKzKHm3Mm9uUzSa27gTm4j941qB-5THJbz_e7OQHsVKajYj-qVRA5C1YO5feN-dVZk7MiHNdc60f6K-dRsG3_pCAQhVIwGKYA=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/9c320a30-5eee-4d80-937e-37ac88de306e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" align=\"center\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnTextBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnTextBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnTextBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_1088256400672228003mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hello,<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re inside the final month, and the excitement is palpable &#8211;\u00a0the biggest Community Energy <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> this country has ever seen is right around the corner!<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already,<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1487070988668000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFE9sisKs3fIVyvyk0OtxlYcLLTzw\">REGISTER NOW!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a wonderful few weeks with\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> <span class=\"il\">2017<\/span> featuring prominently across\u00a0numerous\u00a0media outlets around the country. More on that below. On the home front, we&#8217;ll be releasing newsletters every week in the leadup to the <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span>\u00a0with special announcements, handy hints, final tips and more. We&#8217;ll also be communicating directly with attendees via email, so watch your inboxes for the ultimate juice on <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> <span class=\"il\">2017<\/span>!<\/p>\n<p>In this newsletter we cover:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Community energy in the media<\/li>\n<li>Speaker profiles &#8211; Sharyn Hunnisett, Jo Kaptein &amp; Amanda Cahill<\/li>\n<li>Volunteering<\/li>\n<li>Breakout profile &#8211; Energy Justice<\/li>\n<li>C4CE member profile &#8211; ISF<\/li>\n<li>SA Govt\u00a0sponsorship &#8211; ends today, so <a href=\"mailto:heather@changingweather.com.au?subject=Community%20Energy%20Congress%20sponsorship%20offer&amp;body=Hi%20Heather%2C%20%0AI%27d%20like%20to%20register%20for%20the%20SA%20Gov%20sponsorship%20offer.\" target=\"_blank\">APPLY NOW!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>City of Melbourne &#8211; Powering\u00a0Up<\/li>\n<li>And more&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Looking forward to seeing you in Melbourne in February!<\/p>\n<p>Nicky and Steve<br \/>\n<span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> <span class=\"il\">2017<\/span> Organising Team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>Community Energy in the media\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/nJF6cJ7zpNhmE2DqTJ9MrSGpVaShiYd86qTrtj-KBY6h9kDqbbQ1NAsMjeb8b-WzE8A3-9lHPH4lI6HCk699uQGv-59enFaxUlRkVgqPVkIQFyLtZBbnUXkOlUFmIUAKSbJjYwsoRluRFGsAlkv6iC2LuGzZC28OHGVuvlU=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/dd543c56-01da-4018-8378-cd1e440ba7ee.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There have\u00a0been some great news stories about community energy in the last month or so and we thought we&#8217;d share them with you.\u00a0Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/196823881\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/vimeo.com\/196823881&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1487070988668000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQUS5o7LjH713oDYSEYPQEXQ6sJg\">great ABC News segment<\/a> about Clearsky Solar Investments &#8211; one of Australia&#8217;s most successful community energy groups.<\/p>\n<p>Our own Nicky Ison penned an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com.au\/story\/4428335\/congress-taps-into-growing-energy-for-renewables\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.examiner.com.au\/story\/4428335\/congress-taps-into-growing-energy-for-renewables\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1487070988668000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG8zRAL4z3IlLwXHZMG41OAVxzx7w\">Op Ed for Fairfax regional papers<\/a> last week on the Community Energy <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> and the inevitable transition to clean energy. There are also longer pieces on community energy in this month&#8217;s edition of Renew Magazine and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecogeneration.com.au\/communities-can-lead-the-way-in-a-fair-and-clean-energy-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.ecogeneration.com.au\/communities-can-lead-the-way-in-a-fair-and-clean-energy-transition\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1487070988669000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEJRyc-u4kJdtpzbWAZ2u-_bAu0Hg\">EcoGeneration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Look out for more media stories in the lead up to the <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span>. If you&#8217;d like to help put community energy and the <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> on the map, think about contacting your local radio station or paper. Contact <a href=\"mailto:nicky@cpagency.org.au\" target=\"_blank\">Nicky<\/a>\u00a0if you&#8217;d like some help with talking points or tips.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>Volunteering at <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> <span class=\"il\">2017<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/GM4bwEnfdeJpaOx0NZHQ7sNpOLSJihnDE4tLK0AxbrmT__u4ZaFfyD_T_s3qdia9QZKg_NLksYEjK5n5mtKGuZd8zM1UxvHp_r3wZy-3dArLAFzmoRZw46ZG0frUj-mDJT8Od_Oyk07RgPxSzGrUCGFFBu0Ao5U9YUpWpYY=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/28249ab1-ad5e-40ad-ba90-a96f9628ecaf.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" align=\"none\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Keen to attend <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> <span class=\"il\">2017<\/span> on a budget? Or just love helping out behind the scenes..? We&#8217;d like to extend the opportunity to join our team of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers! Thank you to those who have already expressed an interest, we&#8217;re looking for just a few more volunteers to make the event run like clockwork &#8211; we couldn&#8217;t do it without you!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s true, we value our volunteers extremely highly. It is our intention that volunteering at <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> <span class=\"il\">2017<\/span> should be a truly rewarding experience, one that provides a unique opportunity for professional networking, learning and great satisfaction. If you&#8217;re keen to join our team of enthusiatic volunteers, we&#8217;d love to have you. Please email\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:congress@c4ce.net.au?subject=Volunteering%20at%20Congress%202017&amp;body=Hi%20Steve%2C\" target=\"_blank\">Steve<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for more information and to register your interest.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>Meet some more of our esteemed presenters&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>Continuing with our series\u00a0profiling\u00a0more of the <span class=\"il\">2017<\/span> <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> presenters, we look this week at three\u00a0well respected women who will be bringing their expertise to\u00a0Melbourne Town Hall later this month.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/VPJQnOUL78pkhphyERi7xURGOBbZleGSF2FikLRR-NB2ur9sZTfkZ-3L2ZfjhRuCy49djUdVaw7ZNO5zaZ4XecKwdHWAG8nQTTZwUM5woTzFFplE2UzKCW72jqxXjHPESFk1SgrNRKiNWG4TipzjPRZ3-jhT2yj8r19peNs=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/49411dab-e929-4d7c-92dc-136e2e8956ff.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" align=\"none\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Sharyn Hunnisett<\/strong> has been responsible for successfully formulating and delivering Lismore City Council\u2019s Climate Change and Sustainability programs since 2002. Sharyn is currently leading the implementation of the councils 2023 Renewable Energy Master Plan which incorporates Lismore Community Solar \u2013 an innovative Council\/Community Energy project. Sharyn will speak\u00a0as part of the Main-stream: Stories of Success breakout session in the Main Hall on Day 1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/yh40XMd31RMQfcH1VRIEm9J6y2tRq4E9rYqBgMDvMS8OpNyFgGpl_5b3VxI4Jx0_dAnA8BAKz9VrIvUf0pY3LSfDRC7-Gd4DaGgfQ_JtjvBEq0gXvUHfw6zxMnQ4qcExDXJo4i97EIqZdZ5P0CYChPmYUDRQFMWU4_fUlyw=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/091f894a-d196-4de2-b1f9-97f52fae88f6.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jo Kaptein<\/strong> is Project Officer at the Hub Foundation, a not-for- profit set up in 2014 to help reduce CO2 emissions. The Hub Foundation&#8217;s largest initiative is the campaign for More Australian Solar Homes (MASH) which has installed over 650 solar rooftops in Central Victoria in just over 2 years. Jo has been involved in the MASH bulk-buy since it started and co-ordinates all aspects of the program including supplier and product selection, partnerships, pricing, community engagement and marketing. \u00a0Jo is also speaking in the Stories of Success session and\u00a0is looking forward to the opportunity to sharing the lessons learned from MASH with other community groups as well as learning from the experiences of others.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/msxCtXGqvy4CTB7s5JZ4qm0wTUe0Kn6VPIqTWvJTCHGdwpEpXHHw2z_YXAn6sViP5ILKfFUYFLaEEqVHMn0fFizC7ZczKIbgkEUW-CmuuKadZAZlViU7yCjGh6SRM_zfAk_-pNKpAR-onKi_5TDxB_SCpGniV9ug6ikB7-o=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/6170fa73-fe4c-49d3-8677-490f0897aa07.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" align=\"none\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Amanda Cahill<\/strong> has spent the last two decades supporting the emergence of more resilient, socially just and ecologically sustainable local economies across the Asia-Pacific region. As CEO of The Next Economy, she applies participatory and strengths-based approaches to research, plan and implement diverse economic activities that not only support increased employment and investment opportunities, but also move us closer to achieving a zero emissions economy.<\/p>\n<p>This work ranges from assisting the Byron Shire achieve zero emissions <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2093646171\"><span class=\"aQJ\">within ten years<\/span><\/span> to working with coal and gas affected communities to identify economic opportunities beyond fossil fuels. Amanda joins the Energy Justice: Community energy and fossil fuel affected communities breakout session in the Yarra Room on Day 1.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>Organiser Profile &#8211; ISF<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/eLqh-FG25Xee8yE09pOKQBkrHu0DUxfSBO5PMorwyTNGjru8HuNUwt5nbn7390cQFAayWs4TUiW99P7QZzz6FY4xo8rviE675C88vl1Aw11Pj2-7umqlKyjIPi0cRZu_YGyQ5JFXVQsXtxdoYFKQiCEemNttnghL4Ar_4m8=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/2f8f54e0-570b-4efb-8806-47a234382963.png\" width=\"230\" height=\"110\" align=\"none\" \/><\/div>\n<p>So many people and organisations are playing a role in organising the <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span>, but a few are going above and beyond. To thank them we&#8217;re going to profile these great organisations. So read on to find out more about the Institute for Sustainable Futures&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>ISF was established in 1996 with\u00a0the\u00a0mission to create change towards sustainable futures.\u00a0ISF undertakes targeted\u00a0contract research\u00a0with\u00a0industry, government and community that aims to increase ambition and\u00a0accelerate\u00a0the\u00a0delivery\u00a0of an energy system that is\u00a0clean, affordable and accessible to all.<\/p>\n<p>This is achieved by creating open source data and decision-making tools to empower new energy market\u00a0participants &#8211; such as community energy groups, and undertake modelling, strategy, and policy\/regulatory analysis to aid the transition to more efficient, distributed and democratic models of energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>ISF projects include the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/nces\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/nces\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1487070988669000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFoFg9lHjR-uufg18zLEZTwnFSedg\">National Community Energy Strategy<\/a>, enabling\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uts.edu.au\/research-and-teaching\/our-research\/institute-sustainable-futures\/our-research\/energy-and-climate-2\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.uts.edu.au\/research-and-teaching\/our-research\/institute-sustainable-futures\/our-research\/energy-and-climate-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1487070988669000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGAHt60AUCt4nZkTGKPWPhiHPaAMw\">Local\u00a0Network\u00a0<wbr \/>Charges\u00a0and\u00a0Local\u00a0Electricity\u00a0<wbr \/>Trading<\/a>, and numerous Council clean energy strategies.\u00a0ISF is proud to be a founding member of C4CE and sits on the Steering Group. \u00a0ISF has been coordinating Candace Valhsing&#8217;s visit as well as two of the <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> breakout sessions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1><strong>City of Melbourne &#8211; Powering Up\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/6hUKn-npg4Xjlfs-yJoXMMqKsvitbJMRF-O9KETavgJpivH4WmYxDQZHDUT2nwFga3S1tnArgbQaA-bss5LBuoEuVRDIF5klNlrcCLQEwZoa3E1f_kFJkWuNVOfzlmQea3dbkMVao7ii1x-d2T1-QkeQzjWdJZTdNfms55k=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/b2061dc1-85c5-45d5-a078-3ebb4af91b90.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" align=\"none\" \/><\/h1>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Across Victoria people are getting together to take renewable energy into their own hands. As part of the Sustainable Living Festival <span class=\"il\">2017<\/span>, the City of Melbourne will be hosting three free public information sessions to generate momentum towards community energy in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>Come along to discover the latest on community-led renewable power from experts including our very own Nicky Ison, connect with like-minded people, and learn about the 2-day Community Energy <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> that will conclude this year\u2019s SLF.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Powering Up &#8211; Boyd Community Hub,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Southbank<\/strong><br \/>\nThursday 9th February<br \/>\n<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2093646172\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6:30pm &#8211; 7:30pm<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/e\/powering-up-boyd-community-hub-tickets-30214113226\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/e\/powering-up-boyd-community-hub-tickets-30214113226&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1487070988669000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFiSgEgVgAYvfvYkQ4_IXhkN7FMaw\">Register Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Powering Up &#8211; Kathleen Syme Community Centre<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Carlton<\/strong><br \/>\nSunday 12th February<br \/>\n<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2093646173\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10:30am \u2013 11:30am<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/e\/powering-up-kathleen-syme-community-centre-tickets-30214526462\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/e\/powering-up-kathleen-syme-community-centre-tickets-30214526462&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1487070988669000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHYSPocJNgo7Q_iJFrTwC_0anHWyw\">Register Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Powering Up &#8211; Library at The Dock<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Docklands<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2093646174\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tuesday 14th February<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2093646175\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6:30pm &#8211; 7:30pm<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/e\/powering-up-library-at-the-dock-tickets-30214655849\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/e\/powering-up-library-at-the-dock-tickets-30214655849&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1487070988669000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHZKgIBuz4V-U0EpWN0FDZaK4ZCNg\">Register Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Book your place at <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> <span class=\"il\">2017<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1487070988669000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEI2sQrMkw9D9UDupc1o4r-vsIxiw\">HERE<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>SA sponsorship &#8211; ENDS TODAY!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/ztBCURUl4w_5AxRG01q8s_0YWIj136QOCiIYilugryOjfCoXIbutI81SBKpaBt2rhw3kT0hW18YaTRD9bnzRaAWbdgeVcUxCYrPFeUpwqA4B1y48SEIqGmhlw4w_QBdpE_eMsPt24LtnCqBjLy8vc-bjYH7yaHW-l7G-yzw=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/c05e830d-2b93-477a-89c3-483c8325f42b.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" align=\"none\" \/><br \/>\nThe Conservation Council SA is partnering with the Government of South Australia to support 10 community members\u00a0to attend the Community Energy <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span>. For your chance to be selected as a participant, please email a short summary explaining what you hope to gain for your organisation by attending to Heather Smith by 2 February <span class=\"il\">2017<\/span>, at <a href=\"mailto:heather@changingweather.com.au\" target=\"_blank\">heather@changingweather.com.au<\/a><wbr \/>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1856,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1852"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1855,"href":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1852\/revisions\/1855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}