The minor party will launch its $2.5 billion “big bike build” plan today, which would see hundreds of kilometres of separated bike lanes across Melbourne and the regions. Meanwhile, the Victorian Greens want a 21-kilometre “bike superhighway” from Elsternwick to Coburg, the Herald Sun ($) reports, with the hope of getting Andrews on board. Andrews wants 4GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035 and 9GW by 2040. Victoria is home to six offshore renewable energy zones at the moment, as well as Australia’s most ambitious offshore wind farm proposal, which would go in near Gippsland. This will actually be the first major announcement in Labor’s $20 billion “rewiring the nation” plan, as The Australian($) reports, which aims to secure our energy supply. We really need it to be done ahead of when our coal plants shut, the regulator says. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (which is a government-owned green bank) is also chipping in a $750 million loan to make sure the interconnector between Victoria and NSW is done by 2028. ![]() They’ve also promised a speedy regulatory process to sweeten the deal, Guardian Australia reports. ![]() We’re poised to get cheaper, cleaner and more secure energy, with downward pressure on prices and thousands more jobs, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, who are offering a hefty $1.5 billion for renewable energy zone projects in the state.
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