TRY conducts community engagements, analyses project outcomes and makes submissions to government enquiries. We’ve included a few of our more notable reports and submissions here, along with recent brochures and speeches.
New items will be added as they are released.
Media Releases
- 6 November 2024, TRY celebrates ten years of community-led renewable energy success
- 30 August 2024, Yackandandah achieves energy preparedness milestone with two-year campaign
- 22 August 2024, TRY announces construction of second community battery
- 07 July 2021, Yackandandah Community Battery launched by Energy Minister
- 22 February 2021, Tabling of the Australian Local Power Agency Bill
- 17 December 2020, Totally Renewable Yackandandah – Community category winner in Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2020
- 30 September 2020, New Government Grant Supersizes Community Battery for Yackandandah
- 2 October 2019, Yackandandah launches Virtual Power Plant with ten public buildings
- 25 September 2019, Battery saves costs & noise for Kangaloola Wildlife Shelter
Reports
- 2024 AGM – Presidents Report (160 kB)
- 2023 AGM – Presidents Report (140 kB)
- 2022 AGM – Presidents Report (131 kB)
- Community Attitudes – Yackandandah Feasibility Study (5/5/2022)
(Community engagement report from the 100% Feasibility Study, 1.5 MB) - Community Report – 100% Feasibility Study (5/2/2022)
(Reader-friendly summary of the 100% Feasibility Study, 2.6 MB) - Final report: Yackandandah Microgrid Feasibility Study (1/10/2021)
(Technical report of the 100% Feasibility Study, 2 MB)
- 2021 AGM – Presidents Report
- Submission: Federal Inquiry into the Australian Local Power Agency Bill 2021 (9/7/2021)
- Submission: Victorian Inquiry into Tackling Climate Change in Victorian Communities 2019 (13/9/2019)
- TRY Association Audit Report (June 2019)
- Submission: Federal Inquiry into modernising Australia’s electricity grid – Building a Yackandandah Community Mini Grid (2017)
- Creating the Yackandandah Community Mini Grid Report (March 2017)
- Community attitudes towards a 100% renewable energy target for Yackandandah (June 2015)
Presentations, Speeches & Brochures
We have not previously uploaded these types of items but after the Yack01 Community Battery launch we received several requests – so here they are!
- TRY 10-Year Timeline (16/11/2024, 2 MB)
- Head, Hands & Heart: Reflecting on 10 Years of TRY, Matt Grogan (founder & former TRY President) (16/11/2024)
- Head, Hands & Heart: 10th Anniversary Event, Program & Menu
- TRY Bookmark (mid-2023)
- Presentation to the Totally Renewable Beechworth “Battery Fever” event (19/2/2022, 1.5 MB)
- President’s speech, Yack01 Community Battery launch (8/07/2021)
- Information postcards, 100% Feasibility Study (3/12/2020)