After months of protests against offshore wind, people have gathered in support of turbines being developed off Australia's east coast, hopeful of more work and job security.
  • In short: Pro-renewable rallies have been held in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland
  • Among the events were rallies in support of the Hunter and Illawarra offshore wind zones in NSW
  • What’s next? The federal government is assessing feasibility licence applications for the Hunter offshore wind zone before making a decision on successful applicants.
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    Leigh Shears, secretary of Hunter Workers, the union group in charge of the Newcastle event, said it was important to provide correct information on renewable energy “without inflaming people’s emotions”.

    “We recognised during the course of last year there was confusion in the community being driven by what we believed were lies and misinformation for political opportunism,” Mr Shears said.

    The federal government is currently assessing feasibility licence applications from companies interested in developing within the zone.

    Pro-renewable rallies were also held in Wollongong in New South Wales, the Queensland coastal city of Gladstone and Victoria’s Gippsland region.

    “My dad and mum used to work at the steelworks when I was a kid and I know that things are shifting in terms of the energy transition,” he said.

    Ms Loades said offshore wind would give her job security, with coal exports expected to decrease in coming years.

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