Healesville CoRE is very excited to announce it has been successful in obtaining $428,500 grant funding from Sustainability Victoria to establish and develop a Community Power Hub for the Greater Yarra Valley and Ranges area. 

The announcement was made by the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio, on Thursday 8 July, 2021. See the announcement HERE!

The Victorian Government has allocated $3.73 million to seven not-for-profit and non-government organisations to work with their regions to develop community renewable energy projects. Sustainability Victoria will support the establishment of Community Power Hubs across Victoria including two in metropolitan Melbourne and one each in the regions of Hume, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Barwon South West and Gippsland regions.

DOOR PRIZE: Attend this event and go in the draw to win a $100 gift voucher from our friends at MATILDA BAY BREWERY in Healesville!

One of the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions is Transport! Vehicles using clean, renewable energy can help to achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gases, reduce air pollution and make our environment more liveable.

With the market for Zero emissions vehicles expected to mature over the next decade, the Victorian Government is preparing a Zero Emission Vehicle Roadmap to manage the transition.

Electric Vehicles will have an effect on our electricity grid and may provide an additional way of storing energy.

Come and find out about the facts of Electric Vehicles: the types of electric vehicles, the effect they have on the environment, the cost of buying and maintaining them, distances between recharges, charging stations now and more.

Learn about the latest developments in the renewable energy transport field here and overseas.

Saturday 14 Aug 10.30am – 12.30pm
Darron Honey Centre (rear of Uniting Church), Maroondah Hwy, Healesville

Online registration required - Register by clicking the button below.

FREE LIGHT REFRESHMENTS will be available at each face-to-face event

Guest Speakers:

• Kimjan Achilles (employed by Yarra Valley Water), will talk about his decision to buy a new electric vehicle (MG ZS EV), and how good it is to own an EV. Kimjan will bring his MG. 
• Bryce Gaton, who is an EV writer and consultant who has been working in the EV sector for over 12 years. Amongst the many EV hats he wears, Bryce writes for the Australian EV website The Driven and works for the University of Melbourne as the EV safety trainer and supervisor for their Formula SAE race team. Bryce will bring his electric Hyundai Kona.
• Trent Evans (a member of Yarra Glenergy) is involved in bringing a fast charger for electric cars to Yarra Glen. Trent will bring his Tesla series 3. 
• Kym Saunders (Sustainability Coordinator @ Yarra Ranges Council), will talk about Council's plan to change their fleet to EVs. She will bring one of the councils EVs.

You can now watch the videos of our last events any time you like! Check out the last event we ran featuring Dr Helen Haines discussing her Local Power Plan and Komo Energy discussing a Healesville microgrid! There are three videos of the event featuring the various speakers. 

Healesville CoRE has developed a FREE Home Energy Efficiency Advice Service.
We have a team of trained volunteers, who are now able to visit homes in Healesville, check them for their energy efficiency and report back with a list of suggestions for ways of improvement. The checks will include ceiling, wall and floor insulation, draughts, windows, lighting, heating, cooling, and hot water. The home advisors will look at energy bills and see if recommendations can be made to lower these bills. Learn more or register now for your home visit by hitting the button below!