Your new TRY committee
Our recent AGM saw familiar faces and some new ones elected to the committee, as Matthew Charles-Jones stepped down after over ten years of service.
Is a household battery right for me?
Yesterday’s workshop on the Why, How and What of Household Batteries had over seventy people turn up. TRY’s Blake Edwards had the audience focused on time-of-use implications and duck curves
Energy efficiency workshop: Creating comfortable homes
We had a great turn out on Monday for the first of a series of workshops on energy efficiency and electrification. Fifty people turned up to listen to Shae Parker … Continue reading Energy efficiency workshop: Creating comfortable homes
EV Charger – Replaced!
Over the past 12 months TRY has missed a working community charger in Yackandandah, following the failure of our Tritium 50kW EV Charger. However, we are excited to announce that … Continue reading EV Charger – Replaced!
Electrifying news
We’re thrilled to say that TRY has received a $2,000 grant from Rewiring Australia to run an Electrification awareness program until September 2025, helping households save money, create a more … Continue reading Electrifying news
Are you worried about batteries?
Australia is a global leader when it comes to clean energy generation – almost 1 in 3 households have solar panels and benefit from an average saving of $1500 per … Continue reading Are you worried about batteries?
10 years!
What an incredible evening we shared with so many wonderful supporters of community energy a few weeks ago. Our 10th Anniversary on the 16th November was an evening of reflection … Continue reading 10 years!
Climate Council report – clean energy is all around us
Quite a bit happened this week, including TRY being interviewed when the Climate Council released their latest report on Wednesday. The ‘Race to the Top’ report shows that cutting climate … Continue reading Climate Council report – clean energy is all around us
Being prepared
Recent months have seen the completion of a two-year initiative that is very dear to TRY: ensuring that our town is prepared for sustained outages and emergencies. The significance of … Continue reading Being prepared
Yack’s second community battery to be constructed
Towards 100% and emergency resilience It’s taken 12 months of effort but TRY is chuffed to announce that Yack’s second community-scale battery, Yack02, will be constructed in the next 6 … Continue reading Yack’s second community battery to be constructed
Yackandandah wins KABV award
One of Australia’s longest standing environmental nonprofits, Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria, has a vision of a sustainable, resilient and beautiful Victoria. Their recent awards highlighted many active and proud communities … Continue reading Yackandandah wins KABV award
2023 Annual General Meeting
The 2023 TRY Inc. AGM will be held onWednesday, October 25th, at 7:30pm This will be an in-person meeting at the Yackandandah Courthouse. All members of TRY Inc are invited … Continue reading 2023 Annual General Meeting
TRY honoured by Indigo Shire
TRY felt honoured this morning to be awarded the Community Group of the Year 2023 by Indigo Shire Council! After some solid achievements in 2022, including the completion of the … Continue reading TRY honoured by Indigo Shire
Financial benefits spur businesses and households
Several Yack locals have been telling their stories and that of the town’s renewable transition recently. The result of a lengthy day of interviews and photos has appeared in today’s … Continue reading Financial benefits spur businesses and households
Community energy check-in!
As we embark on the final Stage 5 of our roadmap to 100% renewables, it’s time to check in with our community. We’re asking Yack area locals over 18 in … Continue reading Community energy check-in!
2021 Annual General Meeting
The 2021 TRY Inc. AGM will be held onWednesday, October 13th, at 7.30pm This will be an on-line meeting, via Zoom, in line with the current COVID-19 restrictions on public … Continue reading 2021 Annual General Meeting
ALPA Hearing
It’s not nearly as exciting as a 63% reduction on your power bill, but TRY has been helping to develop energy policy as well. On 27 August TRY participated in … Continue reading ALPA Hearing
Resilience is the word
Matt Charles-Jones recently spoke to Richelle Hunt and Jonathon Kendall from ABC Radio for The Conversation Hour, discussing microgrids, batteries and resilience. You can listen to the conversation via the … Continue reading Resilience is the word
Community battery launch
After two years of planning, fundraising, and implementation, TRY and Indigo Power have completed their first community battery, Yack01. The 274 kWh battery and 65 kW solar installation is the … Continue reading Community battery launch
Landmark bill tabled in parliament
TRY was in Australia’s capital on Monday when our independent member for Indi, Dr Helen Haines MP, tabled a new bill to to enact The Local Power Plan. The Plan … Continue reading Landmark bill tabled in parliament