Indigo Power Foundation needs your help! Our continued work in supporting Community Energy is at risk as we are yet to secure Core Funding for FY 2024/25. We are seeking donations that will support us as we work to secure our future and to show the support we have from our community. Every donation, whatever it's size, demonstrates that support so please consider us in your end-of-financial-year giving! And if it sounds like we might be a good fit for your on-going philanthropic giving please reach out to find out more 😀
Indigo Power Foundation
Non-profit Organizations
Beechworth, Victoria 22 followers
Empowering Community Energy
About us
Indigo Power Foundation was created to supercharge Australia's community energy movement. We're here to help Australian communities develop and have access to community renewable energy. By providing expertise, best practice, resources and funding, we promote the uptake of more community-owned renewable energy projects. Indigo Power Foundation is a DGR listed registered charity.
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https://www.indigopowerfoundation.org.au/
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- 2-10 employees
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- Beechworth, Victoria
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We are proud to be working with Jumpleads on this series of workshops for anyone interested in expanding the impact of their community energy or sustainability group!
Exciting updates from Make A Change Australia! We've been diving deep with incredible changemakers, learning their secrets to organisational growth & community impact Meet Lyndon Galea from Eat Up Australia, a true force for change! Starting in his hometown of Shepparton & now nationwide, he's currently providing over 780 schools with lunches for kids who would otherwise go hungry Whether working on your own community project or getting involved in others, there is some absolute gold in Lyndon’s story. Check it out! If you’d like support to start, grow or participate more actively – in a local community project, you can register for our upcoming Expand Your Impact workshops today: Free places for environment, sustainability & community energy ideas here https://lnkd.in/ggNuWjWe Free & highly subsidised places for other community projects here: https://lnkd.in/g-vra5by Indigo Power Loddon Shire Council Northern Grampians Shire Council Yarriambiack Shire Council Pyrenees Shire Council
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Indigo Power Foundation is committed to empowering regional communities to take control of their shift to renewable power and Community Energy Groups are at the heart of this. If you are looking to start a Community Energy Group or looking to super-charge your existing group, these workshops are for you! We have partnered with Jumpleads to deliver these lunch-and-learn sessions, aimed to help your volunteering time deliver maximum impact. Registration available here: https://lnkd.in/ggNuWjWe
Make a Change is pleased to be working with Indigo Power Foundation on their Supercharging Community Energy project For this we’ll be: - Delivering our Expand Your Impact program for community energy & sustainability groups across regional Victoria - Sharing case studies & lessons learned of people & groups who have turned their ideas into reality All with the aim to: - Support communities in their transition to renewable energy - Guide local groups to take on & drive renewable energy solutions - Build capacity for local community members to deliver effective projects If you’d like to take up this free opportunity for yourself, your team or organisation, sign up now to receive information & stay in the loop! HERE: https://bit.ly/indigoeyi #renewableenergy #growingcommunities #sustainability #expandyourimpact #IndigoPower #CleanEnergy #ImIndigoPowered
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The recent community engagement review by the AEIC found that repeated instances of poor community engagement had led to a “material distrust” of renewable energy project developers. How can we improve this? One of our solutions: Local Energy Hubs. These Hubs would be drop-in centres in regional communities set up to demystify the energy transition, bolster local engagement, and independently facilitate communication between energy developers and the community. Read more about our proposal in the RenewEconomy article below.
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Indigo Power Foundation is proud to be supporting community members attending the Community Energy Congress in Sydney next week. This is a key event for anyone interested in Renewable Energy for Community. C4CE - Coalition for Community Energy have put in a herculean effort to take on this event in a short period of time 💪 Shout out to DEECA and Sustainability Victoria for helping organise Remote Hubs for those who can't attend in person.
It's getting close now! And we are about to annouce a final special speaker for the keynote session on the Wednesday... Wed 6 Mar & Thu 7 Mar 2024: Community Energy Congress Community Partner of the Smart Energy Expo Sydney ICC, Darling Harbour Friday 8 Mar 2024: Connections Day Narara Ecovillage If you can't make it to Sydney next Wednesday & Thursday, there are regional hubs where people can gather and watch – check them out here https://lnkd.in/gebifVNx or purchase an online ticket here (plus all the other tickets!) https://lnkd.in/gQxe4VjN or join us for the Connections Day which promises to be a fantastic look at the village's smart microgrid and sustainable homes. It's a fantastic lineup all round and an opportunity to meet with lots of other community energy people that only comes around every few years (although we've got some ideas on that front!) Dr Vikki McLeod Heather Smith GAICD Kirsten Seeto GAICD
Remote Hubs
https://c4ce.net.au/congress
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This article speaks to the heart of community engagement issues in rural Victoria - “In rural places, we pride ourselves on self-sufficiency and inventiveness…. I don’t just want cheap or free power, I want to be a self-sufficient power producer in my own right”
Rural Australia believes in self-sufficiency, so let’s set the terms of the renewable energy boom | Gabrielle Chan
theguardian.com
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One of the biggest threats to the transition to renewables in Australia is poor community engagement and benefits sharing..
I was pleased to be interviewed by ABC on Friday about the federal government's review into how renewable energy developers engage with landowners and communities. I warned that there is a Trumpian anti-renewables lobby at work in Australia, spreading disinformation and fear. Governments and the renewables sector should do more to debunk the disinformation or the bad faith actors will win, which will push up electricity prices and mean we can't quit fossil fuels. Rewiring Australia
"Bad faith actors" slow renewables rollout - ABC listen
abc.net.au
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Lower income households and renters are being left behind or worse, left bearing the costs. St Vinnies have noticed this, it came up on several panels at the All-Energy Conference this year but there are currently few solutions to address it.
Charity warns vulnerable households bearing brunt of green energy schemes
abc.net.au
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Looking for a job with impact for 2024? Our sister organisation, Indigo Power is on the hunt for a part-time Sales and Service Officer.
🔅 We are looking for a part-time Sales and Service Officer to join us. As part of the Indigo Power team, you'll play a crucial role in supporting our innovative renewable energy-focused electricity supply business. Work with us at the historic Old Beechworth Gaol, in Beechworth, and let's make a lasting impact together. Click on the link to apply! 🔅 https://lnkd.in/giz398CW
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This is exactly the space that we occupy - the one of supporting grassroots movements to effect change that turns this ship in the right direction 🙌
The biggest impact you can have | Climate 200
climate200.com.au