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Document name RRN Issue 2
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Electricity

Published 20th of March 2008

covers issues such as energy prices 2004-07, Protecting Utility Consumers from Market Failure, 'Securing a Sustainable and Equitable Water Future' and full retail competition (FRC).

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Document name RRN Issue 1
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 20th of March 2008

The inaugural Newsletter includes a case-study of aggregation from Our Energy, which outlines the experience of a rural aggregator. There are articles from key government agencies, responding to some of the issues that were raised in CUAC's meetings establishing the Network. There is also a contribution from the Energy and Water Ombudsman, outlining the range of services offered by that office.

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Document name RRN Issue 3
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 17th of January 2005

summary of the Essential Service Commission's (ESC) 'draft decision on the effectiveness of full retail competition'; an interview with two business users (RRN members) - one from Bendigo and one from Bairnsdale - around their concerns regarding electricity distribution pricing and quality of supply; and a discussion about the regulatory review of water: a process that is happening very quickly and may result in an increase in water prices across Victoria.

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Document name RRN Issue 4
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 17th of January 2005

information about the Rural Energy Consumers' Forum; an article about National Energy Market reform; a Sustainable Energy Authority (SEAV) article outlining the Energy Task Force Energy Efficiency Project, where small, mobile work teams are trained to retrofit low-income homes; and an update on all-important water issues.

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Document name RRN Issue 5
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 17th of January 2005

focuses on water and hardship. Susan Fraser - Kildonan Child and Family Services - looks at the impacts water tariff changes may have on vulnerable consumers and Fiona McLeod, Victoria's Energy and Water Ombudsman, addresses 'customer financial hardship'. There are two articles about CUAC-funded projects - Bleak House and the Utility Debt Spiral Prevention Project - which look at vulnerable consumers, personal debt spirals and 'utilities stress'.

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Document name RRN Issue 6
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 17th of January 2005

looks at water pricing; reprints an extract from Access to Energy and Water in Victoria: a CUAC-funded research report about utility disconnection; and highlights water efficiency labelling (for households). Kane Thornton, Alternative Technology Association, writes about distributed generation: sustainable, reliable and affordable energy, and Tim Brook, CUAC's new staff member, explains the Ministerial Council on Energy.

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Document name RRN Issue 7
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 17th of January 2005



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Document name RRN Issue 8
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 1st of January 2005



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Document name Rural and Regional Newsletter February 2006
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Electricity

Published 12th of February 2006

Rural and regional newsletter no.9 February 2006

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Document name Rural and Regional Network Newsletter No.10
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Electricity

Published 13th of June 2006

Rural and Regional Network No.10 Gas, water and electricity issues for rural and regional consumers. Focus on the Wimmera

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Document name Rural and Regional Newsletter No.11
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 12th of September 2006

Rural and Regional Newsletter No. 11 September 2006

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Document name Rural and Regional Newsletter No.12 Dec.06
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 12th of December 2006

Rural and Regional Newsletter no. 12: includes focus on Geelong and Surf Coast

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Document name RRNN March 07
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 12th of March 2007

Rural and regional network newsletter March 07 - focus on Ovens Murray region

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Document name RRNN June 07
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 12th of June 2007

Rural and Regional Network Newsletter June 2007

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Document name RRNN Sept.07
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 12th of September 2007

Rural and Regional Newsletter Sept. 07

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Document name CUAC RRNN Dec. 07
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 12th of December 2007

CUAC Rural and Regional Network Newsletter December 07: Focus on Innovation and Research

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Document name Rural and Regional Network Newsletter May 2008
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 12th of June 2008

May edition of CUAC Rural and Regional Network Newsletter. Includes: Water Price Review Barriers to Distributed Generation Budget Summary Assistance for power upgrades CUAC funded research

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Document name Rural and Regional Network Newsletter Sept. 08
Document type(s) Rural and Regional Newsletter
Topics Water, Electricity, Gas

Published 16th of September 2008

September 08 Rural and Regional Network Newsletter features upcoming events such as the Improving Energy Supply Forum.

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