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Media releases

15 July 2021
Energising communities reaps rewards

Hydro Tasmania is proud and delighted to be the 2021 winner of the Clean Energy Council's Community Engagement Award for our COVID Recovery Program.

1 July 2021
International report backs hydropower’s role in a clean energy future

Hydro Tasmania welcomes the findings of a new report by the International Energy Agency that highlights the critical role of hydropower in the global energy transition and getting to net zero emissions.

27 June 2021
Considering the future of Repulse Bailey bridge

The Bailey bridge on Lake Repulse Road is undergoing maintenance as Hydro Tasmania calls for public comment about the bridge’s future.

8 June 2021
Our young people can have a rewarding career, right here

A new $60,000 three-year partnership with the Beacon Foundation is helping to give disadvantaged young Tasmanians a future, through training in foundational career skills and the chance to speak with career mentors.

6 June 2021
Vegetation burn offs in Trevallyn during June

Hydro Tasmania will be working on the Trevallyn powerline easement to reduce the risk of bushfire and control weeds in the area.

2 June 2021
A walk with a mentor can hydropower your career

Mentor Walks is a national not-for-profit group giving career women a chance to learn from female CEOs, executives and other professionals through a program of one hour walk-and-talks, which is coming to Tasmania for the first time with support from Hydro Tasmania.

17 May 2021
‘Hydro Tasmania Scholarship’ to help Tasmanian LGBTIQ+ students

We’re proud to be the first Tasmanian business to become a Gold Partner of the Pinnacle Foundation and to launch a new scholarship to help young Tasmanians complete their tertiary education.

4 May 2021
Agfest 2021 a first for Hydro Tasmania

We've pulled on the gumboots to welcome visitors to our first ever Agfest tent which is full of activities for kids and adults, including an interactive augmented reality experience.

20 April 2021
Getting more Tasmanians online with confidence

A new Hydro Tasmania-funded digital literacy course from Libraries Tasmania has proven so popular that places are already filling up fast. ‘Power Up Your Digital Skills’ is free to participants and funded through Hydro Tasmania’s ongoing COVID Recovery Program.

11 March 2021
Hydro Tasmania reviews future of mainland retailer

Hydro Tasmania today announced that it is reviewing options for its national mass market retailer Momentum Energy, including the potential for sale.