The First Nations Clean Energy Network and Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation hosted our 3rd First Nations Clean Energy Symposium - Powering On! from 13-15 August 2025 on Kabi Kabi country.
Some 450 people attended the gathering of First Nations leaders, Traditional Owners, communities, government, unions, academics, community organisations, industry and allies driving real outcomes for First Nations in Australia’s clean energy transition.
This Symposium was about the doing — about showing up, sharing knowledge, learning from each other, working on the challenges and building on the work we are already doing together.
The Symposium dinner was a highlight, offering a unique and meaningful evening of connection, celebration, and culture.
Photos
There were lots of photos taken during the Symposium. You can access them here and here.
Video
There were a number of video interviews done. They will be ready in the next while for distribution.
Media
We did radio interviews with National Indigenous Radio Service (NIRS) and ABC that haven’t been published online, had a podcaster doing interviews during the event, and gained coverage in newspapers and online publications, including:
- Four remote First Nations communities win funding to quit diesel, shift to renewables
- Indigenous communities plug in to power their future
- Wiradjuri community involvement in Wellington battery project highlighted at national conference
- Building capacity for energy justice for generations to come
- Clean energy symposium a sell-out
- First Nations Clean Energy Symposium
- First Nations clean energy symposium eyes Federal strategy leverage
Social media
There have been *hundreds* of posts about the First Nations Clean Energy Symposium from participants and allies alike on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Final report
We pulled together a final report on the Symposium.