All 17 short movies produced by Clean Energy For Eternity are on the website.

On November 5, CEFE will host the second annual Renewable Energy Expo at the Bega RSL.

The expo will start at midday and feature renewable energy technologies available from the region.

At 6pm, there will be a public forum where the thrust of the discussion will be to present progress made on attracting large renewable energy projects to the Bega Valley.

The exciting stuff will be a discussion about a large-scale community-owned solar farm, which if we can get it up and running quickly, will be Australia’s largest solar farm.

Also up for discussion will be the prospect of setting up a modest community-owned wind farm, and Federal Member for Eden Monaro Mike Kelly will be there to let us know what is on offer from the Federal Government.

There will be a representative from the Federal Department of Climate Change and Water talking about what help we can expect in getting these major projects off the ground.

Professor Mark Deissendorf from the University of NSW will present the latest science on climate change.

CEFE will be hosting the same meeting in Berridale on the following day, November 6, where the same issues will be discussed.

The Lifesaving Energy Big Swim series was a huge success in 2008 with four surf clubs -Tathra, Jindabyne, Moruya and Narooma - set up with renewable energy and a wind turbine about to be installed at the Tathra primary school.

Lifesaving Energy Big Swims for 2009 will include a repeat of the Jindabyne, Moruya and Bega swims, with a 24-hour relay at the Narooma pool, a Big Swim in the Brogo Dam to raise money for solar panels for the Anglican Church in Bega, and a swim from the Merimbula wharf to the Pambula surf club to raise money for renewable energy for the Pambula surf club.

Life Saving Energy is about to be launched as a national campaign in Bronte on October 12.

There are also three surf clubs at Manly/North Steyne beaches and the Bronte surf club set up with renewable energy, leaving about 299 surf clubs to go. It can be done!

Surf Lifesaving Australia are looking at hosting a national Lifesaving Energy Big Swim series in early 2009.

There are many more activities planned for the near future, so keep an eye on the www.cleanenergyforeternity.net.au website for details.

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Matthew Nott