Geothermal energy is clean, reliable and renewable. It is derived from naturally occurring heat within hot rocks and water reservoirs below the earth's surface. This heat can be collected and converted to electricity.

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au...

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/earth-resources/geothermal

Green Power is government accredited clean, renewable energy sourced from the sun, the wind, water and waste. The Accreditation Program is a state government administered scheme for renewable energy sales in Australia. Making the switch is easy. Use this site to find more.

http://www.greenpower.gov.au...

http://www.greenpower.gov.au

Your electricity supplier can supply part or all of your electricity as GreenPower, electricity generated from clean, renewable energy sources like the sun, wind, water and waste. The more GreenPower you choose to receive, the more you reduce your greenhouse gas emissions.

http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au...

http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/www/html/2719-resourcesmart-greenpower.asp

The LivingGreener website provides a starting point for information about living more sustainably and reducing your environmental impact. It also includes information on government programs and financial support.

http://www.livinggreener.gov.au...

http://www.livinggreener.gov.au/

Provides an overview of the Australian Government Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET) and the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).

http://www.orer.gov.au...

http://www.orer.gov.au/publications/lret-sres-basics.html

The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme enables the design of a home to be assessed by skilled professionals using sophisticated computer modeling programs to improve the quality of design and as a means of achieving building approvals.

http://www.nathers.gov.au...

http://www.nathers.gov.au/

The Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator oversees the implementation of the Australian Government's mandatory renewable energy target.

http://www.orer.gov.au...

http://www.orer.gov.au/

The REC Registry allows you to search for individual Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), accredited power stations, power station accreditation applications and persons registered under the scheme.

https://www.rec-registry.gov.au...

https://www.rec-registry.gov.au/

Sustainability Victoria's website shows the way to using our resources more efficiently and reducing our everyday environmental impacts.

http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au...

http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/

Victoria has a wide range of renewable resources that have the potential to meet a significant proportion of our energy needs in a sustainable way. Provides information about wind, bioenergy, solar, hydro, wave, tidal, geothermal and interactive maps.

http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au...

http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/www/html/2109-renewable-energy-resources.asp