Renewables roadshow: how Daylesford's community-owned windfarm took back the power

In the first of a series about Australian communities building renewable energy projects, we look at how Victoria's Hepburn Shire overcame local opposition to deliver a new homegrown, community-owned generator

From the fertile spud-growing country of Hepburn Shire, 90km northwest of Melbourne, has sprung what many hope will become a revolution in renewable energy in Australia.

On Leonards Hill, just outside the town of Daylesford - famed for its natural springs - stand two wind turbines that not only power the local area, but have also added substantial power to the community-owned renewable energy movement in Australia.