C4CE Update

Membership Now Open

Applications for membership of C4CE are now open.

Membership is open to all projects and organisations working on community energy ~ be they community groups, business, government agencies, research organisations and philanthropists.

Membership is the first step in a larger process for the formation of C4CE. The reason your membership is so important is because the next step in the process is nominations and voting for the first official steering group. Only member organisations can nominate individuals for a seat on the steering group and only members can vote for their preferred steering group representatives. In the next few week we will commence this process for appointing the steering group.

Click here to find out more or make your application for membership.

Collaborative Governance Charter

Starfish has completed work researching and designing the collaborative governance charter for C4CE. Collaborative governance is at the cutting edge of governance theory and practice. C4CE is using a voluntary and unincorporated structure, with the binding force being genuine mutual benefits and shared responsibilities throughout the membership.

A copy of the Charter can be found on C4CE’s website here.

Draft National Community Energy Strategy Launched

C4CE is excited to announce the launch of the draft National Community Energy Strategy. The National Strategy is intended as the shared agenda for everyone working to address the barriers and maximising the opportunities for a vibrant community energy sector in Australia. The final National Community Energy Strategy will be released in February 2015.

You can find an A3 Summary as well as a longer document (web and downloadable) here.

The Strategy incorporates the ideas, visions and views of more than 180 participants at the Strategy session of the Community Energy Congress held in June this year.

Does one of the initiatives outlined in the strategy sound like something you are interested to progress or are already progressing? Contact the C4CE secretariat if you are interested to be involved and link up with others working on making the initiative move forward.

Renewable Energy Target Campaign

Yesterday the Australian Liberal National Party Cabinet formally voted to reject the Warburton the Renewable Energy Target Review findings.

This is a major victory and testament to the hard work of passionate renewable energy supporters across the length and breadth of Australia.

However, the RET is not safe yet!

That’s why community energy groups across the country are organising to meet with their MPs.

If you haven’t yet made a plan to meet with your MP about community energy and the RET, please do so. C4CE can help, contact Manny Pasqualini who is working with community energy groups to help them get the best outcome from meetings with MPs.