by Solar Gardens | 19, May, 2024 | Article, Update
By climate reporter Jo Lauder Published in the ABC Tuesday 23 April 2024 – see the interactive story – https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-23/australia-s-first-solar-garden-/103657946 Farmer Gemma Purcell doesn’t have to worry about the next drought...
by Solar Gardens | 21, Sep, 2022 | Media Release
Over 3 million homeowners currently enjoy the benefits of making their own electricity for free from rooftop solar. Today, access to Australia’s first solar garden has expanded to allow more households locked out of solar to benefit from lower electricity bills and...
by Solar Gardens | 6, Sep, 2022 | Article, Update
If state government-subsidised rooftop solar was solar 1.0, and innovative finance models were solar 2.0, we’re now entering the era of solar 3.0 – for the one-third of people who couldn’t access it until now. While millions of households saw their power prices double...
by Solar Gardens | 12, Jun, 2020 | Article
A Grong Grong farmer is giving the Riverina community the opportunity to buy into the country’s first community solar garden. The Haystacks Solar Garden functions like a community vegetable garden, allowing about 330 community members to purchase a plot in a 3-4...
by Solar Gardens | 10, Jun, 2020 | Article
LEETON shire residents will be among those able to benefit from Australia’s first solar garden. Grong Grong farmer Gemma Meier has set aside about four hectares of land on her mixed farming property to host the solar array. Leasing her paddock for this community-owned...
