Repowering our regions

Repowering our regions

Monday, 4 March 2019 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm

How can key regions can become Australian renewable economic powerhouses?

With the shift towards renewable energies, it is important to discover how certain regions in Australia can transform to allow for this shift and drive the local economy.

Following on from BZE’s report, Repowering Port Augusta, this public seminar will discuss the other regions that could also be successful with the implementation of renewable energy technology industries.

Event Location: 
Fritz Loewe Theatre, McCoy Building
Elgin Street
3010 Parkville , VIC
Victoria
Speakers
Beyond Zero Emissions

Vanessa is the CEO of Beyond Zero Emissions. She is an experienced sustainability leader and is passionate about BZE’s role in developing achievable and affordable solutions for rapidly decarbonising the Australian economy. 

Vanessa has close to  20 years’ experience working in diverse roles across local and State Government and the NFP sector including infrastructure projects, legislative policy development, major policy reform and waste and resource recovery planning. 

Vanessa has a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering from RMIT University, and a Masters of Environment from the University of Melbourne.

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