A year of planning for a decade of action

Totally Renewable Phillip Island Open Day, Sunday September 8th, 10AM – 4PM, Cowes Cultural Centre, Thompson Avenue, Cowes. 

The purpose of this event is to involve members of the Phillip Island Community in information sharing, transition planning and reporting back on the actions and achievements of Totally Renewable Phillip Island (TRPI) in our first 12 months

Carbon Farming Tour - as a part of the Totally Renewable Philip Island Open Day

Sequestering carbon is of vital importance as the legacy load of carbon in the atmosphere is so great we need to pull it out of the air and into soil and vegetation if we are to avoid further global temperature increases and runaway climate change. Carbon Insetting is the process of subsidising the cost to farmers of carbon sequestration within a supply chain or localised setting. Tour Bimabeen Carbon Farm to learn more!

Co-operative Power is a not-for-profit Cooperative established in 2018. Its members are all organisations: unions, community and environmental groups. The objective is to set up a community owned electricity retailer in Victoria, in order to:

Contribute to the economic security of working people

Grow and strengthen civil society

Supercharge the transition to a safe climate energy system

The current membership base, ie members of the organisations which make up Co-operative Power, is around 80,000 people, and growing.

More members = more potential customers for the retail offering= more market power in community hands + more benefits returning to community!

Installation of solar panels at the Phillip Island Early Learning Centre is happening!

Earlier this year Nick Stephens, a local parent partnered with the Energy Innovation Co-operative to apply for a Pick My Project grant to install solar panels on the building and to design educational materials around renewable energy to be used with the children.

BWD Solar a local company based in Cowes was chosen to install 30kW of solar panels on the roof of the Centre. Installation was scheduled during the July School holidays to minimize disruption.

Make a secure donation to our Southern CORE Fund

Your donation will help build the Southern CORE (Community Owned Renewable Energy) Fund.Community groups can apply for no-interest loans to fund solar panels, solar hot water or energy efficiency measures. Interest-free loans are repaid to the Fund, mostly from energy savings, to support future projects. Each donation is invested over and over again!

Is your membership up to date?

Join a fabulous group of interesting people who want to help make positive change happen.

Quarterly activity days and events

Regular Newsletters

Renewable energy generation projects and investment opportunities

The more members we have the stronger we are as an organisation and the more effective we can be in helping move this community towards zero emissions!

Living Greener

If you're looking for reliable energy assessors, solar and battery suppliers or eco-friendly holiday ideas, visit our inline lost of local businesses available to help you here.

Are we missing someone? If you're working towards a cleaner greener world, feel free to contact up to be included.