In October 2022, the Federal Government allocated $200 million for the Community Batteries for Household Solar program, and the Yarra Junction community was selected to install a pilot community battery. Meet YARRA01. Managed by Indigo Power with support from Yarra Ranges Council and Ausnet, YARRA01… Read More »Community Battery at Yarra Junction
Check out Healesville Community Renewable Energy’s “Do It Yourself Home Energy Efficiency Workshop.” Two hours that can change your life, save money, and help you conserve valuable resources. Thursday evenings – the 27th of March and 3rd of April at 5.30pm in the Yarra Junction… Read More »Do It Yourself Home Energy Efficiency Workshop
Early in November we ran our annual AGM which resulted in a few changes to our committee. We’d like to introduce you to our new Treasurer Greg, Secretary Hannah and Membership Coordinator Michelle. Greg has been a HCoRE member for many years now and says… Read More »Healesville CoRE’s 2024 AGM
Healesville Community Renewable Energy is pleased to advise our members, friends and those interested, that the 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 11th November from 7.30pm to 9pm at the Darron Honey Centre, 286 Maroondah Hwy Healesville. Our wonderful guest speaker is… Read More »CoRE’s 2024 AGM
From the beginning of my time at Healesville CoRE I was tasked with adding a list of government incentives to our web site. After investigating these resources I concluded that the incentive programs change so regularly it was impossible to keep the list up to… Read More »Government Incentives
Our Annual Report for the 2023/2024 financial year is now complete and attached further below. The team at Healesville CoRE hope that you find it an interesting and informative document that provides you with a good understanding of our work over the past year. Preparing… Read More »2024 Annual Report now available
HCoRE has improved the Energy Efficiency of the Badger Creek Hall Healesville CoRE was awarded a grant by Sustainability Victoria, which Healesville CoRE allocated to use to carry out energy efficiency upgrade works at two sites in the Healesville district. One of the sites is the… Read More »Badger Creek Hall Improvements
Worried about the climate and cost of living crisis? Healesville Community Renewable Energy invites you to hear from three speakers, who can help you prepare for switching to an all-electric home. • Kate Minter, Managing Director of Rewiring Australia, will explain why we all need… Read More »Prepare to Switch!
As sustainability advisor for Healesville CoRE I thought I would take this opportunity to help our community save money and live more comfortable this winter. Most Australian homes were not built to conserve energy. Historically Australia has had low energy cost and mild weather patterns.… Read More »Save money and be comfortable this winter!
How Heat Pumps Work! A Heat Pump Water Heater System heats water by transferring the heat from the surrounding air to the water using a refrigerant. The refrigerant is heated by a heat exchanger that absorbs heat from the surrounding air (Figure 1). This example… Read More »How Heat Pumps Work!