Regional women in NSW flock to clean energy training program
1 October 2026 Community Power Agency has welcomed an overwhelming response to its Women in Clean Energy Engagement (WiCEE) program, with nearly 70 Expressions of Interest received from regional women across NSW in August. Applications came from regional areas across all of NSW’s Renewable Energy Zones, with some new to renewable energy or community engagement, […]
NSW: Careers for women in clean energy engagement
A new training program by the Community Power Agency Are you looking to start or enhance your career in community engagement within the growing clean energy sector? Exciting new entry-level jobs and further career opportunities are emerging in NSW, thanks to Australia’s renewable energy transition. CPA is offering a fully supported training program for women […]
Local groups lead the charge to secure renewable energy jobs for New England
Yesterday, around 100 people gathered at the Town Hall in Armidale to explore the growing number of employment and business opportunities in New England’s renewable energy sector. The inaugural New England Renewable Energy Careers Expo is designed for senior high school students, jobseekers and those looking to build their businesses to service the renewable energy […]
From housing squeeze to sustainable solutions: rethinking energy workforce housing
Last week, a NSW Parliamentary Committee held hearings to explore solutions for essential worker housing across the state. As the housing crisis fuels the flames of a cost-of-living crisis, the pressure is on to find solutions. Regional communities hosting major infrastructure projects have long faced unique housing challenges due to the boom-and-bust cycles of construction […]
Building local capacity now to get renewable-ready
The renewable energy transition could be the opportunity needed to breathe new life into rural and regional Australia. It offers a huge opportunity, too, for regions who have hosted fossil fuel extraction or processing as one of their key economic activities in the past. More to the point, the renewable energy transition needs rural and […]