Regional towns have been declining for decades, with multiple effects on their Agricultural industries and the viability of the town itself. In Agriculture, for example, workers are leaving for the cities. Historically these have been replaced by energy systems for harvesting, shearing, water management, etc. The trend against fossil fuel as an energy source requires an alternative source - for example, electricity... 
Check out Yackandandah - in the High Country, northern Victoria. 
(Totally Renewable Yackandandah) >

https://totallyrenewableyack.org.au/