Local Power: How a Community Built Its Own Solar Farm

​This panel shares the story behind one of Australia’s most determined community energy projects.

​More than ten years ago, a small group of Goulburn locals began meeting around a kitchen table with the ambition to build their own clean energy project. What followed was a decade of patience, setbacks, volunteer effort and quiet persistence before the solar farm finally reached the construction phase.

​Local Power: How a Community Built Its Own Solar Farm brings together representatives from the organisations involved for a candid conversation about how the project survived the long journey from idea to delivery.

​The session will explore the governance, fundraising, community engagement, technical challenges and development milestones that shaped the project, and offer practical guidance for other regions considering a community-led approach to clean energy.

​Ideal for councils, community groups, regional leaders, universities, energy advocates and anyone seeking practical insight into how community energy models work in practice.