The Hay Economic Transition Roadmap is a practical, locally driven plan designed to strengthen the regional economy, build on agricultural and transport advantages and secure long-term local benefits from renewable energy developments underway.
Developed by the community and convened by Hay Shire Council with support from The Next Economy, it brings together community, business, industry and governments around a common direction for coordinated action.
In April, we got to catch up with a few of the Hay community members who contributed to the Roadmap, and to hear what they had to say about the opportunities, challenges and momentum already building on the ground.
Check out our main Roadmap video, then dive into what members of the Hay community had to say below.
“We’re looking at what we can do that uses renewable energy to generate things that our farm and local industry need. A part of that is looking at a hydrogen plant.”
– Monica Morona, Business Development Manager
“The roadmap is important to Hay because it secures Hay’s future. Knowing that there’s jobs and opportunities for future generations. We’ve got to keep up with the times and Hay has to do that as well.”
– Gary Brown, business owner, Hay Newsagency and Alpha1 Property
“The Roadmap will help support our endeavours in agriculture here, because if we can bring secondary income to a lot of these primary production properties it gives us the benefit of having a sound other income stream.”
– Richard Cannon, landholder
“Hay’s history to date has been on predominately agriculture returns. Now going forward we’ve got that opportunity to pick up secondary industry … If the region wins, then we all win together and that’s a great outcome.”
– Jasen Crighton, Owner and Operator, Crighton Engineering
“The roadmap has been really important to see some of those opportunities in agriculture, and I think if we have another opportunity to embrace an industry that might be able to safeguard us from some of the highs and lows that the ag community faces then we should embrace it.”
– Fiona Paterson, landholder
Read more about the Roadmap here:
- Empowering Hay: A community-led transition roadmap
- Hay’s Economic Transition Roadmap is here – why this is more than just a plan
Find out more from Hay Shire Council:
- Read the Hay Region Economic Transition Roadmap
- Visit Hay Shire Council’s economic development page for more information about the region, the Roadmap and how to get in touch with Alison McLean, Executive Manager, Economic Development, Tourism and Energy for opportunities.
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