Renewable Energy Update

The BBSN aims to connect people with information on diverse areas of sustainability

Power comes from a community informing itself about options. There are always options even if these are not staring us in the face. The sort of change that improves people’s lives rarely comes from politicians or corporations. Change happens from the ground up, when people have actively become informed and know what to ask or work for.

Community power comes through information. The Baw Baw Sustainability Network was established in 2008. BBSN aims to bridge the gap between knowledge and the community that needs it - to provide up-to-date information about the many ways of producing electricity, about making homes cheaper to run and more comfortable to live in, about small-lot food production, and about making connections between residents and professionals creating diverse options.

The Latrobe Valley has been Victoria’s major electricity generating location. Plenty of employment.…