Energy and environment
Ready for the energy transition.
Upstride Agency is a Gippsland-based communications and engagement agency with years of environment, climate and infrastructure work behind us, from projects for DEECA, Conservation Regulator Victoria and Parks Victoria to Metro Tunnel and Melbourne’s new trains. We can now bring that experience to renewable energy and transmission projects, to help them explain what they are doing, listen to local communities and earn their support.
Local
based in Gippsland, home to Australia’s first declared offshore wind area
SIA
Certificate in Social Impact Assessment
Banksia
Awards 2025 finalist: One, Two, Tree, the environment campaign we created for Moonee Valley City Council with Greening the West, entered by the council
How we can help
Community engagement
Information sessions, drop-ins and pop-ups in the towns that host projects, run by people who live here.
Social impact assessment support
Jane holds a Certificate in Social Impact Assessment. We help gather community insight and turn it into clear, usable findings.
Plain-language project information
Fact sheets, FAQs, web pages, newsletters and maps that explain what is happening, when, and what it means locally.
Stakeholder and media relations
Media releases, briefings and issues management for approvals milestones and community questions.
Local voices and content
Video and stories from landholders, workers, trainees and community groups.
Behaviour change campaigns
Campaigns that get residents to act, like One, Two, Tree, which reached 272,208 people and was a 2025 Banksia Awards finalist, entered by Moonee Valley City Council.
Environment and infrastructure clients
Environment, climate and infrastructure work
Energy and environment · Community · Government · 2023-2024
Local governmentMoonee Valley City Council and partners
One, Two, Tree
272,208 people reached by the campaign videos
Energy and environment · Government · 2019-2024
Victorian GovernmentDEECA
Environmental volunteering, Landcare and more
174,000+ Victorians reached in five days, National Volunteer Week
Energy and environment · 2022-2023
Victorian GovernmentParks Victoria
Communications training
Workshops and presentations
Energy and environment · Education and research · 2025
Stay Tuned to Our Planet
Climate education PR
500k+ media reach
Disability · Community · Energy and environment · 2025
Outlook Australia
Social enterprise PR and content
7News Melbourne coverage of the CDS 2nd birthday
Infrastructure and transport · Government · 2018-2019
Victorian GovernmentDepartment of Transport and Planning
Melbourne, meet your new train
76,000+ visitors to the display, including 65,000+ at White Night
Infrastructure and transport · 2019-2020
Metro Tunnel Creative Program
Santa’s Big Workshop
AR experience
Infrastructure and transport · Government · 2020-2021
Victorian GovernmentCommercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria
Communications and engagement strategy
Adopted without changes
Infrastructure and transport · Government · 2020-2022
Victorian GovernmentVictorian Building Authority
Data visualisation website
Live public data portal
Infrastructure and transport · 2024-2025
Honeywell · Oliver Footwear
Built for This
82% brand awareness, up from 73%
Common questions
Have you worked on renewable energy projects?
Not yet, and we would love to. We bring years of environment, climate and infrastructure communications, including a range of projects for DEECA, Conservation Regulator Victoria and Parks Victoria, Stay Tuned to Our Planet, Metro Tunnel and Melbourne’s new trains. We are based in Gippsland, home to Australia’s first declared offshore wind area, and Jane holds a Certificate in Social Impact Assessment.
Are you local to Gippsland?
Yes. Upstride is based in Gippsland and Mornington. We know the communities, councils, media and networks across the region.
Can you work with our existing engagement or engineering team?
Yes. We often work as part of a bigger team, as a local communications and engagement partner or as an extension of your in-house team.