Save Solar Systems, Save Clean Energy Jobs

In September the company Solar Systems went into administration making 100 workers redundant. This has put the construction of the first large scale solar power plant (concentrated photovoltaics) in Australia in doubt. It was to have been a $420 million project that would have created 1000 jobs in construction and powered 45,000 homes.

State and federal governments had already promised $125 million to the project, but so far released less than $3 million of that money. We are asking that the federal government immediately intervenes to guarantee:

(i) that the Solar Systems factory in Abbotsford remains open,

(ii) that the redundant workers are reinstated and,

(iii) that a large scale solar power plant is built in Mildura.

It is hard to believe our state and federal governments when they say they care about creating clean energy jobs if they can’t even save the ones we already have.

TAKE ACTION NOW:

1. Sign the petition
2. Write or call Lindsay Tanner MP, Member for Melbourne asking for the three points listed above. Email him at lindsay.tanner.mp@aph.gov.au or call on 9602 2911
3. Come to the Save Solar Systems rally, 12.30pm Monday 16 November, Lindsay Tanner's office, 280 King St, City.
4. Publicise the rally, by emailing the details and information to your networks
5. Let us know if you can provide photocopying or other resources for the campaign.
6. Come to organising meetings, every Sunday 4.30pm, at the Curtin Hotel, 29 Lygon St, Carlton.

Contact via savesolarsystems@gmail.com if you want further information or visit http://savesolarsystems.wordpress.com/