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Oakey

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Miles

Monto

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Tully

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Wagin

Nguiu

Cairns

Murgon

Newman

Morawa

Harvey

Corowa

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Bourke

Nyngan

Mudgee

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Parkes

Bowral

SYDNEYLeeton

Cygnet

Hobart

Burnie

Echuca

AraratPenola

Gawler

Kadina

Hawker

Marree

CedunaPenong

Gympie

Taroom

Dysart

Sarina

Mackay

Ingham

Boulia

Winton

Bamaga

JabiruDARWIN

Broome

Onslow

DenhamWiluna

Madura

Jurien

Albany

Collie

Deakin

WhyallaWudinna

Elliott

Bamyili

Bunbury

Grafton

Kempsey

BallinaLismore

Walgett

Lithgow

Narooma

Mildura

Ivanhoe

Benalla

Bendigo

Horsham

Orroroo

Woomera

Warwick

Quilpie

Nambour

Nanango

Yeppoon

Biloela

Emerald

Mareeba

Mossman

Karumba

Papunya

Ngukurr

Wyndham

Dampier

Exmouth

Leonora

Mullewa

Eneabba

Dongara

Kwinana

Northam

Kojonup

Denmark

Augusta

Aurukun

Sawtell

Wynyard

Kyabram

Warrego

CANBERRA

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Yuendumu

BeverleyCorrigin

Pingelly

Norseman

Moranbah

Erldunda

Kambalda

Quirindi

Inverell

Wauchope

Armidale

Tamworth

Gunnedah

Narrabri

CessnockMaitland

Katoomba

Bathurst

Goulburn

Griffith

Menindee

Kingston

Rosebery St Marys

Smithton

Ballarat

Portland

Hamilton

Pinnaroo

BRISBANE

Kingaroy

Mitchell

Clermont

Atherton

Cooktown

Blackall

Windorah

Oenpelli

Dunmarra

Lajamanu

Karratha

Laverton

Rawlinna

Leinster

Pinjarra

Merredin

Manjimup

Tarcoola

Angurugu

Yirrkala

Mandurah

Lagrange

JamestownGladstone

Helenvale

Ulladulla

Bundaberg

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Esperance

Coonamble

Gilgandra

Newcastle

Singleton

Merimbula

Swan Hill

Balranald

Wentworth

Wilcannia

Devonport

Traralgon

Wonthaggi

MELBOURNE

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Kingscote

Yorketown ADELAIDE

Andamooka

Tumby Bay

St George

Caloundra

Gladstone

Innisfail

Longreach

Hughenden

CloncurryMount Isa

Camooweal

NormantonBurketownDoomadgee

Kowanyama

Batchelor

KatherineNumbulwar

Kununurra

WarburtonCarnarvon

Geraldton

Newdegate

Katanning

Busselton

Greenvale

Alyangula

NhulunbuyGaliwinku

Cunnamulla

Blackwater

Proserpine

Paraburdoo

Queenstown

Innamincka

Rockingham

PERTH

Hervey Bay

Glen Innes

Brewarrina

Wellington

Nelson BayCondobolin

Wollongong

Queanbeyan

Narrandera

Deniliquin

Launceston

WangarattaShepparton

Bairnsdale

Naracoorte

Bordertown

Oodnadatta

Beaudesert

Chinchilla

Augathella

Springsure

Barcaldine

Birdsville

Georgetown

Borroloola

Pine Creek

Marble Bar

Coolgardie

Dalwallinu

Goomalling

Lake Grace

Stanthorpe

Woorabinda

Ulverstone

Milikapiti

ManingridaMilingimbi

Daly River

Kurri Kurri

Middlemount

Northampton

Gnowangerup

Tenterfield

Cootamundra

WaggaWagga

Broken Hill

New Norfolk

Maryborough

Warrnambool

Leigh Creek

Coober Pedy

Streaky Bay

Tweed Heads

Murwillumbah

Gold CoastGoondiwindi

Dirranbandi

CharlevilleMaryborough

Rockhampton

Julia Creek

Kalkarindji

Halls Creek

Pannawonica

Meekatharra

Wyalkatchem

Jerramungup

Ramingining

Kellerberrin

Muswellbrook

Port Augusta

Turkey Creek

Mount Barker

Collarenebri

West Wyalong

Batemans Bay

Mount Barker

Peterborough

Port Lincoln

Thargomindah

Mount Morgan

Collinsville

Santa TeresaHermannsburg

Port Hedland

Mount Magnet

Wongan Hills

Ravensthorpe

Tannum Sands

Victor Harbor

Coffs Harbour

Coonabarabran

Campbell Town

Warracknabeal

MountGambier

Kingston S.E.

Murray Bridge

Clifton Beach

Alice Springs

Tennant Creek

Three Springs

Lakes Entrance

Renner Springs

Tewantin-noosa

Albury-wodonga

Nambucca Heads

Port Macquarie

Southern Cross

MargaretRiver

Lockhart River

Nowra-bomaderry

Nullarbor Motel

Charters Towers

Wittenoom Gorge

Thursday Island

Lightning Ridge

Forster-tuncurry

Fitzroy Crossing

Kalgoorlie-boulder

Telfer Mining Centre

Townsville-thuringowa

Balladonia Hotel-motel

Yulara Tourist Village

Barkly Homestead Roadhouse

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SOLAR ENERGY

Megajules/m2 per day

Annual averagesolar radiation

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Temperatureat 5km depth

Source: © Commonwealth of Australia(Bureau of Meteorolgy, 2009)

Minimum limitfor effecient energy

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Degrees celsius (°C)

Source: © AUSTHERM05 database ofChopra & Holgate (2005). Based mostly

on bottom-hole temperature measurementsin morethan 5,000 petroleum and water

boreholes. Map shows areas with >3km ofsediment and/or hotter than 200°C at 5km.

WIND ENERGY

Average wind speed at80m above ground level

Meters/per second

Source: © Windlab Systems Pty Ltd

WAVE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGYPROJECTS

JOBS

Highest wave power

TIDAL ENERGY

Total annual tidekinetic energy

The number of additional jobs strongclimate policy will create for your region.

Existing

Regional jobs boundary(make bdy white to match map)

Bio energy project

Energy efficient project

Geothermal energy project

Hydro energy project

Solar energy project

Tidal energy project

Wave energy project

Wind energy project

Proposed

Kilowatts/m2 Gigajules/m2

HYDRO ENERGY

Capacity of hydrofacilities per state

Megawatts

Source: © Commonwealth of Australia(Geoscience Australia, 2010)

Source: © Commonwealth of Australia(Geoscience Australia, 2010)

Source: © Commonwealth of Australia(Geoscience Australia, 2010)

Source: © Commonwealth of Australia,(Department of the Environment,

Water, Heritage and the Arts)

Source: ACF’s Regional Clean Energy Job Report

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TasmaniaHydroelectricity

2255 MW

19,972

Map produced by: Damien Demaj, Demap (October, 2010)

***TBC with ACF *** All data are presumed to be correct as received from data providers. No responsiblility is taken by the ACF for errors or omissions.The ACF does not accept responsibility in respect to any information or advice given in relation to, or as a consequence of anything contained herein.

JAMESTOWN

“Wind brought our kids back.” While many rural towns bleed young people looking for work in the cities, Jamestown is defying the trend with record population growth. Young people and families are moving in, and millions of dollars are flowing to local businesses, including farmers, electricians, even the

WIND POWER IS A GLOBAL SUCCESS STORY

In 2009, global wind capacity grew 31%. There is huge demand for emissions-free wind power, which can be installed quickly, and pays back the energy debt from its construction in just six months. China has doubled capacity for five years running—that’s 100% growth every year. Wind is the fastest growing energy source in Australia with an average annual growth of 69.5% this decade.

SOLAR POWER FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY? In principle, Australia’s total current energy

consumption could be met an area of land 138 by 138 kilometres covered with solar collectors, according to

Dr Keith Lovegrove, the leader of the Australian National University's solar thermal group. Solar

collectors would cover 20 percent of the land, and livestock could graze the rest.

CANBERRAElectric cars can run on 100% clean energy. Australian

company, Better Place, is trialing an electric vehicle recharging and battery switching network across

Canberra. When not being driven, electric car batteries will store energy, which can feed into the grid,

providing one solution for storing clean energy to provide baseload power.

ARMIDALE, GUYRA, WALCHA & URALLA“Farming the Sun” is a community enterprise-driven program in the New England High Country, making solar power, and

energy efficiency affordable for households by bulk buying and “clustering” systems, and networking locally. The program has

harnessed both renewable power and people power, rapidly installing $4 million worth of solar installations and reaching

1% of people in the region. Working together made clean power up to 50% cheaper for ordinary people.

NEWCASTLESome of Australia’s abundant sunshine is captured at CSIRO’s

National Solar Energy Centre in Newcastle. Solar thermal technology uses mirrors to reflect sunlight onto a tower,

concentrating the heat. CSIRO use the solar array in combination with natural gas to create “solar gas” which can be stored and

transported. They will also store energy in molten salt in order to dispatch pollution-free solar power at night.

BROKEN HILLBroken Hill could soon be home to the Southern

Hemisphere’s biggest wind farm. The Silverton Wind Farm, near Broken Hill, will have up to 598 wind turbines with

1,000 MW capacity, generating enough electricity to supply more than 400,000 homes. It will create 700 jobs during

construction and 120 ongoing operational jobs while saving 3.5 million tonnes of greenhouse pollution. The project has

Government approval and is finalising plans to connect to the electricity grid before beginning construction.

KING ISLAND & FLINDERS ISLAND King Island and Flinders Island used to be dependent on

diesel generators, but now the wind and wave-swept islands are moving to a combination of clean energy from wind, wave, solar and bioenergy, managed with a smart

grid, showing the way for a model for other remote locations. The islands may soon add 100% clean energy to their famous attractions of clean food and wild beaches.

ATHERTON TABLELANDWhile most of Australia’s wind resource is on the

southern coast, the highlands and coast of Queensland are also breezy enough to generate wind power.

HERVEY BAYTransition Hervey Bay is just one of many “Transition Towns” springing up in towns and suburbs all over Australia, which aim to create resilient, creative and

well-connected communities that are able to meet the challenges peak oil and climate change.

ARCHER POINTArcher Point is a wild, windy place and will soon be home to a wind farm to power much of Cape York.

Traditional owners look forward to sharing in profits and jobs, and freeing small communities from reliance

on diesel generators.

LATROBE VALLEYBetter known for coal, the Latrobe Valley is also blessed with cleaner energy resources. The huge brown coal reserves provide a perfect insulating blanket for hot rocks below, which can be tapped for geothermal power. University of Melbourne researchers say they can have a demonstration plant up in just

a few years, on the way to producing very large scale geothermal energy. Brown coal’s high water content means it’s more polluting when burnt, but a better insulating layer when left in the ground, making this potentially one

of the best geothermal sites on earth.

DAYLESFORDAustralia’s first community-owned wind farm is being built by Hepburn Wind. It will generate more power than is used by the houses of Daylesford. The idea is popular in Europe, and most of the wind turbines in

Denmark are owned by community cooperatives.

KING ISLANDThe waves of Bass Strait have made many a sailor ill.

Now they will be harnessed by a BioPower Systems pilot wave power unit, fully submerged and tethered to the

sea floor. As it oscillates back and forth with the waves, the motion creates power, with each unit capable of

generating 250 kilowatts.

NARROGIN Mallee trees can fix salinity and generate power at the same time. Oil mallees are providing feedstock for bioenergy production, plus other

products like eucalyptus oil and activated carbon. Fast-growing branches are harvested while roots remain up to 20 metres

underground, helping fix salinity problems. Trees are planted in “mallee alleys,” managing water, while farmers keep farming wheat or sheep in between the rows. One square kilometre of mallees could

supply enough electricity for 4000 homes.

PERTH An underwater wave farm is set to produce power and drinking

water. Buoys tethered to pumps are pushed around by the waves, causing pressurized seawater to be pumped into shore to drive a

turbine or reverse osmosis desalination. After building a five-megawatt demonstration plant, Carnegie Corporation then

hopes to compete on price with wind. CEO Dr Mike Ottaviano says Australia’s waves are “the equivalent of a Saudi Arabia of an oil field

that hits our shores every day of the week, every day of the year." (But much cleaner!)

BROOMEIf you’ve ever watched the sun set over Cable Beach in

Broome, you’ll know that the tides in this area are enormous. The North West Shelf is home to Australia’s best tidal

resource. Barrage tidal technologies have similar environmental impacts as hydro dams, changing the ecology

of the coastline. Newer developments using underwater turbines may be less disruptive.

[TITLE] Creating Jobs – Cutting Pollution[Subheading] Strong action to clean up pollution will create extra jobs in all regions

The [colour] figures represent how many extra jobs will be created by strong action by 2030, compared to weak action. The jobs are not just in renewable energy, but all

industries.

Weak action means a price on greenhouse pollution with an emissions trading scheme, but Australia's actual pollution continues, as we meet our targets by

importing international permits to pollute.

Strong action means a price on greenhouse pollution with an emissions trading scheme, with real cuts to pollution at home in Australia, plus a suite of

complementary policies.

Source: Creating Jobs – Cutting Pollution: a roadmap for a cleaner, stronger economy (ACF/ACTU)

http://www.acfonline.org.au/jobs-map

New South WalesHydroelectricity

4178.5 MW

QueenslandHydroelectricity

648 MW

VictoriaHydroelectricity

532.4 MW

South AustraliaHydroelectricity

4 MW

Western AustraliaHydroelectricity

30 MW

TasmaniaHydroelectricity

2255 MW

ACTHydroelectricity

1 MW

WIND POWER AND BIRDS

Wind farms are less threat to birds than climate change (or buildings). Properly sited wind farms pose little risk to birds. Britain’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds supports wind power as they say climate change is a bigger threat. Like any tall structure, turbines kill small numbers of birds, but buildings and cars cause thousands of times more deaths; land-clearing kills millions of birds; and climate change presents birds with a major extinction threat.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COAST

The South Australian coast is windy. Thanks to the Roaring Forties blowing across miles of open ocean, this coast is brilliant for wind power. Australia has some of the best wind resources in the world. Even our less windy sites would be considered good or excellent in Europe. South Australia is home to almost half of Australia’s wind power.

EYRE PENINSULA

Investment bank Macquarie Capital says South Australia could double its energy production using wind alone, and sell the excess to the eastern states.The expansion would require one new powerline,and the upgrade of another.

Generations of Australians love our sun, wind and waves.And now they’re key to our energy future. More sun strikes our continent than any other. Our wind is powerful. Our researchers are smart, our workers skilled. Wind, solar, and sustainable biomass are ready-to-go, right now. Reliable power plants can be built quickly. Geothermal and wave power have huge potential.

Yet our economy still depends on energy sources that pollute our air and water, and make climate change worse. A pollution- dependent economy isn’t safe for our children or our future.

There’s work to be done, and we need the best Aussie brains to rise to the challenge. If we do it right, Australia will thrive in the 21st century with a clean energy economy, and create millions of jobs. Imagine our country powered by our abundant clean energy; where clean is cheap, our energy supply is secure, and innovative companies build a sustainable prosperity.

When it comes to clean, renewable energy, Australia should lead the world.

AUSTRALIA:A CLEAN ENERGYSUPERPOWER