There are broadly two levels to the documentation and communication outputs
from the Study:
1. A final report addressing all agreed outcomes and detailing the work
undertaken and other key highlights. While this document is a key resource it
is expected to largely be used by an elite and highly engaged audience;
2. A range of innovative digital stories to package and present information for
the wider range of audiences and stakeholders involved, particularly to
meet the goal of assisting the development, membership and marketing of
similar community co-operatives throughout other NSW Renewable Energy
Precincts.
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• references and links to other models, reports and studies (governance,
legal, financial or technical as relevant), both Australian and
International.
This report will include dialogue maps to more provide a richer representation of
the stakeholder research outcomes, as well as some photographs.
DECCW
The NSW Department of Environment Climate Change & Water (DECCW) are also
working on:
• Measures to enable the establishment of community co-operatives to
participate and invest in the development and operation of wind energy
projects are being scoped as part of the wind precinct initiative;
• A Community Co-operative Handbook.
DECCW will work with the successful consultant to provide further direction and
relevant information, including prior studies of community based wind power
generation and background information (such as the energy map/footprint for the
region).
This information will be incorporated into the Final Report & Recommendations.
It is envisaged that the digital stories will include photographs, video, interviews
and dialogue mappings.
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For reference see below hyperlinks to similar work undertaken by Starfish:
• New England Sustainability Strategy Public Forum Documentary
• Sudan to Tamworth Documentary
These tools will be used both as a reporting back mechanisms for the stakeholders
involved with each meeting, and as such enable them to engage their networks,
as well as be readily available for others further afield.
The inclusion of these innovative communication streams and tools is one of the
reasons why the Creative Commons licensing is such an important matter of
intellectual property.
This form of agreement will be aligned with the core purpose of the study, namely
to support the development of community wind energy projects in the New
England and wider NSW beyond.
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