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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!

Posted on March 6, 2022Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags community engagement, surveyLeave a comment
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TRY yaks with Yack


If you have been rushing around town to get your weekend shopping completed before it started raining over the last few weeks, you may have run into the TRY Community … Continue reading TRY yaks with Yack

Posted on October 15, 2021October 15, 2021Author adminCategories NewsTags community engagement, market stallLeave a comment
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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

Posted on September 25, 2021October 9, 2021Author Juliette MilbankCategories Events, NewsTags AGMLeave a comment
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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

Posted on September 3, 2021October 3, 2021Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags policyLeave a comment
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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

Posted on August 10, 2021September 25, 2021Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags media, resilienceLeave a comment
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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

Posted on July 10, 2021March 6, 2022Author Juliette MilbankCategories Events, NewsTags Battery storage, community energy1 Comment
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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

Posted on February 23, 2021March 29, 2021Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags Local Power Plan, policyLeave a comment
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Working with the CFA


TRY is thrilled with the partnerships we have nurtured on our mission and a good example is our relationship with the CFA. It took a few years of discussions and … Continue reading Working with the CFA

Posted on February 11, 2021July 18, 2021Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags CFA, resilienceLeave a comment
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Sustainability award winners!


After a year unlike any other, we gathered in the Osbornes Flat Hall on December 16 for our last committee meeting. As we set up a projector screen and put … Continue reading Sustainability award winners!

Posted on December 25, 2020March 29, 2021Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags awards, VPPLeave a comment
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What is 100% and how do we get there…


Our 100% Feasibility Study is considering what it will take to get Yack to 100% renewables and the best mix of options to do so. It’s a big task, but … Continue reading What is 100% and how do we get there…

Posted on December 15, 2020March 6, 2022Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags community engagement, postcardsLeave a comment
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A local hero and finalists for a sustainability award


With the intensity of pandemic restrictions, home schooling and the chaos of border closure effects, a couple of achievements almost slipped by unnoticed. TRY’s Chairperson, cofounder and long-time renewable energy … Continue reading A local hero and finalists for a sustainability award

Posted on November 19, 2020July 2, 2021Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags awards, VPP1 Comment

2020 AGM Round Up


TRY’s Annual General Meeting was held on the 21 October via an online forum, as was appropriate for the strange year that 2020 has been. It was kept short and … Continue reading 2020 AGM Round Up

Posted on October 30, 2020March 29, 2021Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags AGMLeave a comment

A Local Power Plan for the regions


TRY has been one of many community groups contributing to a detailed plan for bringing renewable energy benefits to regional and rural areas. The article below appeared in the October/November … Continue reading A Local Power Plan for the regions

Posted on October 3, 2020March 29, 2021Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags community energy, policyLeave a comment
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Supersizing a community battery


TRY and Indigo Power were on the PRIME7 News with the announcement of grant funding from the Victorian Government for our first community-scale battery storage facility, Yack01. We were very … Continue reading Supersizing a community battery

Posted on October 2, 2020March 29, 2021Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags Battery storage, Indigo PowerLeave a comment

2020 Annual General Meeting


The 2020 TRY Inc. AGM will be held onWednesday, October 21st, at 7.30pm [Edit: The AGM Agenda is available here] This will be an on-line meeting, via Zoom, in line … Continue reading 2020 Annual General Meeting

Posted on September 18, 2020March 29, 2021Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags AGM2 Comments

Seeking solar sites


TRY is seeking spaces to scale up to 100% As your local community energy group, TRY has worked hard at getting solar systems onto Yack rooftops with the awesome result … Continue reading Seeking solar sites

Posted on September 13, 2020March 29, 2021Author Matt CJCategories NewsTags Solar sitesLeave a comment
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RACV’s People Power


Matthew Charles-Jones, TRY Chairperson, was recently interviewed for an article on three Victorian community’s efforts to power up in different ways: the communities were Yackandandah, Hepburn Shire, Preston in Melbourne, … Continue reading RACV’s People Power

Posted on July 1, 2020March 29, 2021Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags mediaLeave a comment
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Looking at reliability


TRY’s chair Matt Charles-Jones was a guest on ABC Radio Melbourne’s The Conversation Hour yesterday, discussing grid reliability and energy options with Warwick Long. He appeared alongside Tony Wood (Grattan … Continue reading Looking at reliability

Posted on June 26, 2020March 29, 2021Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags media, reliabilityLeave a comment
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Community-scale pumped hydro & battery storage


Great excitement today as TRY was successful with a grant application to the Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund, setting us up for determining the best community-scale generation and storage … Continue reading Community-scale pumped hydro & battery storage

Posted on June 5, 2020March 29, 2021Author Juliette MilbankCategories NewsTags grants, scaled storageLeave a comment
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Voices from the North East


TRY recently participated in a podcast on community energy groups in north-east Victoria called Voices from the North East. With the final episode of the series now released, if you’re … Continue reading Voices from the North East

Posted on April 1, 2020March 29, 2021Author Matt CJCategories NewsTags community energyLeave a comment

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