'The rug has been pulled out from under them': 200 job cuts at coalface Union says Centennial Coal workers are 'incredibly disappointed'. Newcastle Herald · Sep 12, 2024
Keep it going: Hunter business group wants Eraring to stay open for longer Slow clean energy roll out bolsters case to keep Eraring open. Newcastle Herald · Aug 16, 2024
Union says Origin's Eraring coal deal leaves miners with uncertain future The six-month deal gives Myuna colliery a brief stay of closure. Newcastle Herald · Jun 13, 2024
'I love it': Eraring workers celebrate power station's extension Eraring Power Station to continue employee support program. Newcastle Herald · May 23, 2024
Closing Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station would leave NSW exposed to risk of blackouts – Aemo States must roll out batteries, solar and wind energy more quickly to ease risk of blackouts, market operator says The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2024
Don't close off funerals as the window for us to grieve our loss Letters: 'Whatever happened to grief?' Newcastle Herald · May 8, 2024
Lake community groups to share in $5 million Eraring investment fund Eraring Community Investment Fund applications close on March 24. Newcastle Herald · Feb 22, 2024
Abrupt closure of Myuna Bay centre still doesn't make much sense MYUNA BAY SITE: Review crucial to assess whether shutdown warranted Newcastle Herald · Dec 14, 2023
NSW assured Eraring lifeline won't kill climate goals Keeping Australia's largest coal power plant open won't shut the door on NSW achieving its legislated carbon emissions targets, the government says. AAP · Oct 12, 2023
Health professionals want Eraring closed The coalition of groups represents 20,000 health professionals. Newcastle Herald · Sep 11, 2023
Government confirms talks about Eraring extension O'Reilly report contains 54 recommendations on energy security. Newcastle Herald · Sep 5, 2023
MP Greg Piper 'blindsided' by mayor's move on Myuna Bay Mayoral minute says there has been 'little progress' on plans for a new centre. Newcastle Herald · Aug 29, 2023
Investment in new Australian wind and solar farms stalls amid ‘raft of barriers’, report finds First half of year had slowest pace of final approvals in Clean Energy Council’s six years of tracking, but backing for power storage more promising The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2023
We can't afford to lose Eraring, state MP warns Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper to meet with Chris Minns and Brookfield about the future of Eraring Power Station Newcastle Herald · Mar 30, 2023
Newcastle Herald · Dec 7, 2022 Minerals Council slams price cap as data confirms state power stations paying well under export prices Current prices mean much power station coal already under price cap
Newcastle Herald · Nov 28, 2022 Council to have a seat at the table on Eraring Power Station closure talks Eraring Power Station owner and operator Origin Energy plans to reactivate its community forum, and Lake Macquarie City Council will have a seat at the table.
Newcastle Herald · Nov 14, 2022 Preserving Eraring Power Station's legacy Ken Thornton is a self-confessed power station tragic. For half a century he has done everything from operating them to writing their histories.
Newcastle Herald · Sep 5, 2022 Hunter industry needs energy security in a hurry The Hunter's peak business group has warned the productivity of region's industrial power users will be threatened unless more baseload generation comes on line in the near future.
Newcastle Herald · Jul 30, 2022 Minerals Council boss Stephen Galilee warns on Eraring closure, says coal prices to stay high The view from the mining industry: Conversation with Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee
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The Conversation · Jun 2, 2022 Why did gas prices go from $10 a gigajoule to $800 a gigajoule? An expert on the energy crisis engulfing Australia Australia’s east coast has been plunged into an energy crisis just as winter takes hold, which will see many people struggle to heat their homes due to soaring gas bills.
Newcastle Herald · May 6, 2022 How energy 'transition' became a dirty word in the Hunter Valley "It's framed that they're coming for your jobs," researcher Dr Gareth Edwards says.
ABC News · Feb 17, 2022 Uncertainty for Eraring power station workers after Origin Energy announces early closure The head of Origin Energy says he cannot guarantee all workers will be redeployed, after the plant's closure is brought forward by seven years to 2025.