We are thinking of this space as a virtual town square.
The citizens of this fine town are all the members of community energy groups around Australia. This is a space where we can gather and share.
The Embark wiki is resurrected here - but we can all help to update it. It can become our Library, closely linked to our University where researchers busily develop the new knowledge the sector needs.
The groups are like a busy Cafe with different clusters working at each table. The Marketplace, a space for you to promote and sell your services.
Everyone can help deliver the News, offer to help and share their resources and insights.
Tourists are welcome and we want this town to be a famous place to visit. The media, politicians, investors and policy makers can all learn more about community energy here. They can see us at work and be impressed by what our sector is achieving. Let's show the world, through this Hub, what a thriving sector we are.
This site was established thanks to a $10,000 grant from CANA (Climate Action Network Australia) and a huge amount of hard work from the volunteers at the Coalition for Community Energy.
Technology is never the answer, only the means. Building an online community is a social endeavour. So the real work starts now and will rely on the support of those who choose to nurture communities on this site, welcoming people in, showing them how to use the site and encouraging them to share their wisdom.
To all those who can see the possibilities of this site and invest in that community management, we thank you in advance.
