From the beginning TRY’s ethos has been to show what can be done, that a clean energy transition is entirely achievable. We have worked hard to speak to communities, organisations and media, whenever the chance arises, about the steps we’re taking and the milestone’s achieved.

This list is not exhaustive but includes the most notable or detailed of recent media items on TRY.

Rural towns like Yackandandah will control their energy security if bill gets up (Jamieson Murphy, The Canberra Times, 20/07/21)

Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio lauds Yackandandah as she launches giant battery to boost renewable power (Anthony Bunn, The Border Mail, 8/07/21)

Community-owned battery launches in Yackandandah – Victoria’s first (Sophie Vorrath, One Step off the Grid, 8/07/21)

Yackandandah leads charge on clean energy (media release, Premier of Victoria, 8/07/21)

Yackandandah’s community battery may not be ‘big’ but it’s enough to ‘petrify’ energy providers (Emilia Terzon, The Business, ABC News, 24/05/21)

Regional Vic town first in the country to buy ‘community battery’ (ABC Breakfast Radio, 24/05/21)

VIDEO: Remote Victorian town secures ‘game-changing’ battery (ABC TV, 24/05/21)

Parliamentary committee to hold inquiry on Haines’ Australian Local Power Agency Bill (The Border Mail, 25/03/21)

Totally Renewable Yackandandah named winner of 2020 Premiers Sustainability Awards (The Border Mail, 17/12/2020)

Renewable energy group wins two awards (Prime7 News Border, 17/12/2020)

Premiers Sustainability Awards: 2020 Winner – Community & Regional Recognition (Sustainability Victoria, 16/12/2020)

Renewable energy trial in Victoria’s north-east aims to become template for nation (ABC News, ABC Goulburn Murray, 3/12/2020)

Funding for a community battery (Prime7 News Border, 1/10/2020)

Victorian town’s bid to go 100% solar wins grant to “supersize” battery (One Step off the Grid, 1/10/2020)

Bright sparks of Yackandandah: The Victorian country town that set up its own solar energy grid (Roaring Journals, Patagonia blog, 10/07/2020)

People Power: The Victorian communities generating their own energy (Royal Auto, RACV, 22/06/2020)

Yackandandah 3749 (Outback Magazine, June/July 2020, Issue #131)

CFA video celebrating Earth Day (Country Fire Authority, 22/4/2020)

Community energy movement: Reductions enable Resilience (pv magazine, 4/02/20)

Our Future || Empower by cooling the cost of hot water (Redland City Bulletin, 28/10/19)

Industry and community collaborate on award-winning mini-grid project (Utility Magazine, 22/10/19)

The last few months in the life of Yack CFA (Yackity Yak, 19/9/19, p. 5)

Riding into a cleaner future (The Border Mail, 21/8/2019)

Indigo Council Declares Climate Emergency, Aims For 100% Renewables (SolarQuotes, 5/8/19)

Totally Renewable Yackandandah’s solar project wins Clean Energy Council award (The Border Mail, 31/7/2019)

Leading talent recognised at clean energy awards (Utility Magazine, 31/7/19)

Chance to join the solar revolution (The Border Mail, 17/7/19)

Another Australian renewable energy first planned in Yackandandah (The Canberra Times, 28/6/19)

Communities around Australia are taking clean energy into their own hands, the Indi win built on that (The Guardian, 1/6/19)

Victorian Budget Funds For Renewable Newstead Solar Farm Project (Solarquotes, 29/5/19)

Unlocking the potential of #ClimateAction: @HelenHaines1 comments on #IndiVotes (No Fibs, 12/5/19)

Powering the communities of the future (PRObono Australia, 6/5/19)

Yackandandah rolls out the green carpet for John Hewson (Financial Review, 5/5/19)

Victorian water corporations choose solar power to cut emissions and costs (Energy Matters, 24/4/19)

Old Beechworth Gaol Goes Solar (Solarquotes, 16/4/19)

North East Victoria’s first community owned solar system is switched on (ABC News, 14/4/19)

Old Beechworth Gaol home to new community-led clean-energy project (ABC News, 14/4/19)

Victorian town notches up 1GWh locally generated renewable energy (One step off the grid, 13/2/19)

Climate change a trendy topic for candidates of Indi at local forum (ABC News, 4/2/19)

Australia could hit 100% renewables sooner than most people think (The Guardian, 14/1/19)

Victoria: Renewable energy policy brief (pv magazine, 8/1/19)

New Victorian care facility challenges standard models of segregation, institutionalisation (ABC News, 7/11/19)

New microgrid project to help Yackandandah reach 100% renewables (PV magazine, 19/10/18)

Microgrid proposal to help Yackandandah reach 100% renewables (One stop off the grid, 18/10/18)

Funding For Third Microgrid In Yackandandah (SolarQuotes, 18/10/18)

Bright idea wins prestigious Clean Energy Council solar award (The Border Mail, 5/10/18)

Victoria town turns to solar and battery microgrid to beat blackouts (One stop off the grid, 11/9/18)

New solar + battery round for Yackandandah, as 100% renewable plans take shape (One stop off the grid, 10/9/18)

Victorian town eyes 100 per cent renewable energy as Coalition changes its tune (Energy Matters, 20/3/18)

Community projects shared (Labrobe Valley Express, 15/3/18)

Community energy retailer the next step for Yackandandah (The Border Mail, 1/12/17)

Renewable energy: Yackandandah power play (The Weekly Times, 10/11/2017)

North East sustainable town wins national Banksia environment award (The Border Mail,  2/11/2017)

Totally Renewable Yackandandah’s dream becomes reality in solar power switch on (The Border Mail, 28/9/17)

Solar energy computers ready for Australia-first trial in Yackandandah (The Border Mail, 6/9/17)

Solar lessons could lead to bigger renewable energy project for Indigo Shire (The Border Mail, 30/6/17)

Victoria backs renewable energy community hubs with $900,000 investment (ecogeneration, 28/4/2017)

You say renewable, he says undoable (The Border Mail, 22/2/17)

The race to 100 per cent renewable town is on (The Border Mail, 19/2/2017)

Renewable energy is here to stay (Central Western Daily, 11/2/2017)

Totally Renewable Yackandandah and AusNet with the game-changer for solar energy in homes (The Border Mail, 09/2/2017)

Totally Renewable Yackandandah and AusNet to launch new solar mini grid (The Border Mail, 08/2/2017)

‘Mini grid’ to be installed in Yackandandah as the next step for solar energy (The Border Mail, 20/1/2017)

Climate change: 90% of rural Australians say their lives are already affected (theguardian, 16/1/2017)

Leap of faith into solar energy for FoodWorks as part of Totally Renewable Yackandandah project (The Border Mail, 14/11/16)

A Yack attack on climate in Yackandandah (The Weekly Times, 08/6/2016)

Australia’s regions already have an energy crisis – and a climate of investment is the answer (The Guardian, 12/5/2016)

Yackandandah giving solar dreams 100% (The Border Mail, 30/4/2016)

Energy blueprint on horizon (Yackity Yack, February/March 2016; pg. 9)

Yackandandah 100% renewable plans kick off with 90kW solar health centre (One Step Off the Grid, 26/2/2016)

Climate change is worse in the country, but Totally Renewable Yackandandah has a plan (The Border Mail, 18/2/2016)

Counteracting climate catastrophe (ABC Goulburn Murray, 01/10/2015)

Regional VIC health centre going solar via community funding model (One Step Off the Grid, 10/9/2015)

Yackandandah Steps into a brighter future: Community Sustainable Energy Project (Chuffed, 08/9/2015)

Totally Renewable Yackandandah (Michael Green-Freelance Journalist, 10/6/2015)

Victorian Towns Shifting to 100% Renewables (Renew Economy, 17/11/14)

Victoria town aims to be 100% renewable by 2022 (Renew Economy, 31/10/2014)

Yackandandah is looking for sun solution (Border Mail, 16/9/2014)

Yackandandah showing way on renewable energy use (Border Mail, 16/9/2014 – editorial)

Federal Parliament Speech, Cathy McGowan and TRY (04/9/14)

Community power (Border Mail)

Energy builds for Yackandandah renewables target (ABC radio Goulburn Murray, 27/06/2014)

Power to the people (Border Mail)

Power of one (Border Mail, 15/3/2014)