EPISODE 35 - Good Neighbours: “Whales, Jobs + Offshore Wind” Wollongong NSW.
“Whales, Jobs + Offshore Wind”
Dharawal Country (Port Kembla, Woolongong)
Meet Darryl + Ali, Illawarra locals welcoming offshore wind to "The Gong”.
An engineer and life-time coal worker, Darryl is excited about the jobs + opportunities offshore wind and green steel at Port Kembla will provide for local workers + industries.
In a region built on heavy industry, Darryl sees offshore wind as the Illawarra’s golden ticket to a clean, healthy, thriving community + economy.
Heavy industry (like the steel works) needs to be powered by heavy industry, like offshore wind.
By transforming to green steel powered by offshore renewables, Port Kembla steel works can continue providing jobs + supporting the local economy.
Having seen community devastation when coal mines shut, workers lose jobs + families break apart, Darryl says the offshore wind industry is essential to provide the jobs needed for the economic survival and prosperity of the Illawarra.
Next up, Ali, a local water woman + mum. Ali represents the large part of her community wanting offshore wind in Wollongong.
Ali wants her community to come together over the huge potential of offshore wind in the Illawarra, as a lifeline for their community's future.
“Let’s go big and see what we can get for our community out of this. Can we get free EV charging stations, money for our schools and free energy for the community? Is that possible?”
Anything is possible.
Aim for the stars Ali!
EPISODES
09:46 mins
Meet Simon Tickner, food, fibre and wind farmer. For 50 years, Simon's farm has thrived under transmission lines.
10:30 mins
Tony Wolfe + Darren McCubbin are two Gippsland locals, amped about the jobs, economic + community benefits offshore wind is bringing to their region.
11:09 mins
Dimity Taylor loves living with her family next to the Wind Farm. She says, the sheep don't mind, the horse doesn't mind, the dog doesn't mind.
09:50 mins
Meet Ed Suttle, an Angus beef cattle farmer. Ed's a driving force behind one of Australia's largest community-owned solar farms.
12:45 mins
Meet coal miner, Darryl + local mum Ali, two Illawarra locals welcoming offshore wind to "The Gong”.
01:35 mins
Watch S4 "Good Neighbours” Trailer. Join Ryan Moloney aka “Toadie” from Neighbours as he goes shotgun, hitting the road to find out “what makes a good neighbour?” From coal miners, to farmers, and community groups meet the regional Australians welcoming wind and solar power to their neighbourhoods.
01:19 mins
Trailer: Meet Simon Tickner, food, fibre and wind farmer. For 50 years, Simon's farm has thrived under transmission lines.
01:23 mins
Trailer for Tony Wolfe + Darren McCubbin are two Gippsland locals, amped about the jobs, economic + community benefits offshore wind is bringing to their region.
01:13 mins
Trailer: Dimity Taylor loves living with her family next to the Wind Farm. She says, the sheep don't mind, the horse doesn't mind, the dog doesn't mind.
01:15 mins
Trailer: Meet Ed Suttle, an Angus beef cattle farmer. Ed's a driving force behind one of Australia's largest community-owned solar farms.
01:20 mins
Trailer: Meet coal miner, Darryl + local mum Ali, two Illawarra locals welcoming offshore wind to "The Gong”.
