Leaders endorse zero emissions job report

Industry and community leaders have endorsed The Roadmap to Zero Emissions: Geelong region Jobs Analysis report as the first step in how the transition to renewables should proceed and how it is already playing out. Find the report here. The report, jointly commissioned by ACF Community Geelong and Geelong Sustainability, concludes that with coordinated planning at all levels of government …

Greater Geelong region could usher in 24,000 new jobs in next five years

ACF Community Geelong and Geelong Sustainability have tabled the results of a research project which, with coordinated planning in government, would see the creation in the greater Geelong region of more than 24,000 new jobs in in various sectors ranging from building retrofits, renewable energy generation, manufacturing and electric transport in the next five years. The jobs will be created …

North Shore Picnic to Protest About Floating Gas Terminal

ACF Community Geelong is staging a picnic at Moorpanyal Park, North Shore to protest at Viva Energy’s proposal to build a floating gas terminal adjacent to its Corio Refinery. The picnic, next Sunday November 7 from 12 noon until 2pm, follows the recent online forum which attracted 250 residents wanting to know about the potential risks posed by a gas …

Residents at Risk – Viva’s LNG import terminal deemed an unacceptable risk by residents

“Viva Energy’s spokesman needs to know that the words “unlikely” (ignition) and “rare” (terror attack) are hardly reassuring to local residents or those in the wider community. There is no 100 percent guarantee against terrorism or human error. Viva Energy’s planned LNG terminal in Corio Bay is an unacceptable risk,” wrote Kate P of North Shore to the Editor of …

Experts to Tell Residents about the Risks of Viva’s Proposed Gas Import Terminal

A panel of speakers with expertise in the oil and gas industry, environment and recreational fishing will answer Geelong residents’ questions about the risks associated with Viva Energy’s bid to build a potentially dangerous and polluting gas import terminal in Corio Bay at an online meeting next week. Sally Fisher of Geelong Renewables Not Gas said “Many people live within …

Everyone Has a Price – even Investors

Despite a veritable tsunami of scientific evidence against the argument that gas is a transition fuel, there remains a group of investors – at home and abroad- who are in denial and, like too many of our MPs, believe in this fallacy.

There’s safety and safety, depending on where you live

Residents from the Geelong suburbs adjacent to where Viva Energy proposes a floating gas terminal in Corio Bay have every reason to be disillusioned at how the company has so far answered their questions about safety. At a recent public consultation meeting the company did little to allay the concerns of questioners, responding with a mix of motherhood statements about …

Geelong at ‘Energy Crossroads’ as Gas and Renewables Projects Reach Milestones

Two major energy projects around Geelong reached milestones in July, highlighting the region’s role in Victoria’s transition from polluting fossil fuels to clean energy. The renewable energy company Neoen revealed the Victorian Big Battery at Moorabool — which will be the biggest in Australia — had reached the halfway point of construction. On the same day, the Victorian Government released documents marking the beginning of …

Community Group Calls for Deakin Lab Report on Viva Terminal to Be Made Public

Community group Geelong Sustainability is calling for Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab to make public its assessment of Viva Energy’s proposed floating gas terminal at the Geelong refinery. The independent assessment of the environmental and socio-economic impacts of Viva’s proposed floating gas terminal is being funded by Geelong Port, the commercial operator of the city’s port in Corio Bay. Spokesperson …