Bendigo Sustainability Group: 2023 Finalist – Healthy and fair society
Last updated: 11 October 2023
Bendigo Sustainability Group is a finalist for a Community Champion award in the Premier's Sustainability Awards 2023 – Healthy and fair society category. Bendigo Sustainability Group's Solar on Low Income Homes project started as a crowdfunding initiative that successfully installed fully funded solar PV (photovoltaic) systems on the homes of 15 local families in financial need, significantly reducing their cost-of-living. The project aimed to bring equal access to renewable energy during this important transition time for Victoria, and it kept funds local by working with trusted local solar installers.
The success of this pilot program, delivered in collaboration with Bendigo Community Health Services, allowed Bendigo Sustainability Group to continue its fundraising. It currently has another project underway delivering 30 solar installations for deserving local homeowners.
