by Ahri Tallon | Mar 9, 2026 | News Update
DDEC representatives met last week with the Honorable David Janetzki, Member for Toowoomba South, Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership. Discussion focussed on DDEC proposals related to Virtual Power Plants and Social Impact Assessments (see...
by Ahri Tallon | Feb 17, 2026 | News Update
Following the recent release of our renewables booklets, DDEC received an email from another environmental organisation telling us that the information we are providing is at times inaccurate and ‘misleads the community’. The following blog draws from specific...
by Ahri Tallon | Nov 14, 2025 | Media Releases
The Darling Downs Environment Council (DDEC) has urged national leaders to stay the course on practical climate and energy policy, warning that walking away from Australia’s long-term climate commitments would leave regional economies and families worse off. “People...
by Ahri Tallon | Aug 26, 2025 | News Update
Why Electricity Rates Have Fallen While Network Charges Rise From July 2025, households across regional Queensland noticed a shift in their electricity bills. On one hand, the cost of each unit of electricity (Tariff 11) fell slightly, but on the other, the daily...
by Ahri Tallon | Jul 9, 2025 | Media Releases, News Update
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, 25 June 2025 Community Calls for Smarter, Fairer Renewable Energy Rollout in New Regional Report Access the Shaping Renewables on the Downs Report Here. Toowoomba, QLD – A new report released today by the Darling Downs...
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