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19/08/2026

“The community is what makes our town. The people have always been our strength” says Carol Oataway, Mayor of Hay Shire Council. For Carol, the Hay Economic Transition Roadmap is about giving the community a clear direction for the future, and making sure local people have a say in how change happens.

The Roadmap brings together local knowledge, priorities and practical actions to strengthen Hay’s economy and help the region capture the opportunities ahead.

Watch Carol’s story below, then head to https://nexteconomy.com.au/work/stories-from-the-roadmap/ to hear what other members of the Hay community had to say about the Roadmap and the future they’re working towards.

Hay Shire Council



🎥Chris Grose

We are excited to announce tickets are now available to see Erinch Sahan in Melbourne. This thought-provoking event will...
19/08/2026

We are excited to announce tickets are now available to see Erinch Sahan in Melbourne. This thought-provoking event will explore the critical role of business and investment in building a fairer, more regenerative economy fit for us and future generations. Erinch will be joined by special guests from Regen Melbourne and Social Traders Australia to discuss the challenges and potential for Melbourne. Tickets linked below!

11/08/2026

🌱 Renewable energy in regional Australia isn’t just an energy story. It’s also a story about agriculture, resilience and what becomes possible for local economies.

In Hay, renewable development has the potential to complement - not compete with agriculture: providing new and more reliable income streams for producers, supporting better land management, reducing exposure to drought and market volatility, and opening up opportunities for locally produced inputs, and value-added agricultural industries.

And the opportunity is bigger than what happens on-farm. Done well, renewable investment can help strengthen existing industries, build new local capability and create long-term economic value for the region.

“Energy is just one part of the picture.”

Watch the video below, to hear from local people about how renewable energy development can work alongside the industries already sustaining the region, and how the benefits created today help build a stronger, more resilient Hay economy for the future.

Hay Shire Council, Renewables in Agriculture Conference

🎥Chris Grose

05/08/2026

Securing long-term local benefits from renewable energy developments is a key aim of the Hay Economic Transition Roadmap.

For Hay community member Monica Morona, being located in a Renewable Energy Zone has opened practical new pathways for her family’s farm. In addition to hosting the Pottinger Energy Park, her family is exploring ways to use renewable energy to support both their own operations and the broader region.

Watch Monica’s story below or hear from Monica next week at the Renewables in Agriculture Conference in Orange.
🔗 Register to attend: https://ap1.hubs.ly/H01blX60

🔗 You can also head here: https://ap1.hubs.ly/H01bm6M0 to hear what members of the Hay community had to say about the Roadmap and the future they're building together.

🎥Chris Grose

29/07/2026

💡What does a locally led economic transition look like in practice? The Hay Economic Transition Roadmap is a community-driven plan to strengthen the regional economy, build on Hay's agricultural and locational advantages, and create long-term local value from the renewable energy developments underway.

Earlier this year, we caught up with some of the community members who helped shape the Roadmap to hear their reflections on the opportunities, challenges and momentum building across the region.

Watch the video below, then head to our website (https://ap1.hubs.ly/H018mlb0) to hear what members of the Hay community had to say about the Roadmap and their vision for Hay's future.

Hay Shire Council, Crightons Engineering

🎥Chris Grose

29/07/2026

We don’t just need more spending to improve our country, we actually need to stop the things that the public pays for the impact and the profit goes to private interests.

The Next Economy founder Amanda Cahill has just returned from the Bonn climate talks, where negotiations continue to sha...
08/07/2026

The Next Economy founder Amanda Cahill has just returned from the Bonn climate talks, where negotiations continue to shape the global approach to just transition ahead of COP31.

Her time on the ground working closely with negotiators, country delegations and civil society groups offers a timely window into both the progress being made, and the challenges that remain, on the Just Transition agenda.

“Countries are supportive in principle, but there isn’t yet a clear, common view of what a ‘mechanism’ actually looks like or how it functions,” says Amanda.

“There is a lot of work to do before COP31 is held in Türkiye, with success highly dependent on how well parties can translate ambition into a clear framework with defined purpose, governance and support behind it.”

🔗 Check out Amanda's reflections from the Bonn climate talks: https://ap1.hubs.ly/H014KR10

01/07/2026

For our series ‘Building the economy we could have’, we sat down with Toby from Nightingale Housing to chat about what they do as a not-for-profit housing developer, building environmentally and socially minded homes that put people and community before profit.

29/06/2026

Rather than blaming individuals for wilting 🥀 when conditions don’t allow them to thrive, we must make sure our economy can provide the basics for a healthy life on a systemic level.

We are excited to announce we are bringing Sahan to Australia in October to share ideas, provocations, and proof of wha...
18/06/2026

We are excited to announce we are bringing Sahan to Australia in October to share ideas, provocations, and proof of what is possible in the world of business and investment! 💼📊 Erinch is a globally renowned thought leader with expertise in business design and investment. Join us to hear from Erinch and widen the discussion about the critical role of business and investment in building the economy we could have!

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