A fantastic way to start the year with  Healesville Community Renewable Energy Inc (Healesville CoRE) being announced as the recipient of the Yarra Ranges Council, ‘Environmental Achiever of the Year’ Australia Day Awards!

We take this opportunity to congratulate Healesville CoRE  and their outstanding team for their tireless efforts to create a zero-carbon town by 2027! A well deserved recognition for their community renewable energy work to address the ‘Climate Emergency’.

The award was presented on January 26th at Mt Evelyn Athletics Pavilion by the Mayor of Yarra Ranges Council, Cr Jim Child, and was streamed live via Yarra Ranges Life TV. 

It is great to see community energy groups being recognised for their achievements!

Click here to see the Yarra Ranges Council Citation and the response of Jeff Barlow, Healesville CoRE's President.

REGISTER NOW for this FREE face to face event!

Featuring five speakers as well as 6 electric vehicles  on display, with their enthusiastic owners ready to introduce you to them. Our keynote speaker, Bryce Gaton, will provide a broad overview of how we can change to EV’s. Learn about the latest developments in the renewable energy transport field, costs associated with  EVs, recharging information; distance between recharges, charging stations and more!

The event will also see the launch of a Community EV Bulk Buy! The Yarra Valley Community Power Hub and Healesville CoRE have partnered with the Good Car Company, importers of second hand electric vehicles from Japan, making them available to community groups within Australia at really affordable prices. The Manager of the Good Car Company, Anton Vikstrom, will explain how residents of the Greater Yarra Valley and Ranges can participate in the Bulk Buy!

To bring more attention to how we in the Yarra Valley and Ranges region can transition to EV’s, the YV-CPHub and Healesville CORE will be hosting this event supported by Yarra Ranges Council and Sustainability Victoria. Live at the Memo in Healesville!

Registrations are essential!

The first Community Renewable Energy course for the public is now up and running. Designed by the Community Power Hub, together with Emerald Community House and Eltham Living and Learning Centre, the first course is starting on 21st of February 2022 through Eltham Living and Learning Centre. 

The course will be taught by Alan Pears who is a Senior Industry fellow at RMIT. He was previously an Adjunct Professor at RMIT and taught in the Environment program from 2005-2015. He holds a number of energy efficiency awards including the Order of Australia. Alan Pears will introduce learners to a basic understanding of ‘community renewable energy’, underpinned by the  need for information while transitioning to renewable energy due to Climate Change and the emerging energy economy.

What to expect:

• Students will understand and be able to explain the concepts and the implications of Climate Change and the renewable energy market.
  
• Students  will understand and be able to explain how community renewable energy can be utilized to address both climate change, community engagement and community empowerment to build community resilience.
  
• Students will be able to make informed decisions about how their own home energy efficiency, energy production, energy use and storage can be facilitated.
  
• Students  can become engaged with the emerging community energy revolution that exists in local community energy groups or form a renewable energy guild
  
• Equip learners to pursue further studies as Home Energy Assessors.
  

To find out more about this course and other learning opportunities go to

www.livinglearningnillumbik.vic.gov.au

NOTE: This course will also run later at Emerald and Packenham.

For information on upcoming renewable energy workshops, webinars and other community events that Yarra Valley Community Power Hub will be announcing go to our website:

www.yvcommunitypowerhub.org.au or follow us on Facebook for further information. 

For more information about local projects being delivered across the state, visit Community Power Hubs. 

www.communitypowerhub.net.au