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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

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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

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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

10 years!

What an incredible evening we shared with so many wonderful supporters of community energy. Our 10th Anniversary on the 16th November was an evening of reflection and celebration, with contributions … Continue reading 10 years!

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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On the EDGE of our seats for the Community Celebration!

TRY recently held a Community Celebration, presenting the results of our 100% Feasibility Study along with information on Mondo’s energy marketplace trial, Project EDGE. The evening included a relaxed meal … Continue reading On the EDGE of our seats for the Community Celebration!