Newstead wants to be Victoria's first loally-powered town

A central Victorian town has taken a major step towards becoming the first in the state to be 100 per cent powered by locally-generated, green energy.

This, after Newstead 2021 today signed a memorandum of understanding with Powercor Australia to work on creating a renewable-energy based power supply for homes in Newstead.

The proposed model will incorporate community ownership to help keep energy costs down and promote social equity and could see the generation of solar and geothermal energy.

Read the Bendigo Advertiser story - “Newstead aims to become first town in Victoria to go 100 per cent renewable.”