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Located in Leonards Hill, just south of Daylesford in Victoria - Australia's first community-owned wind farm...Now working on being the first hybrid wind, solar and battery cooperative

03/09/2026

The Home Energy Kits are now available to borrow from the Hepburn Shire Libraries (Daylesford, Creswick, Trentham and Clunes)...

The kits can be used to test the energy efficiency of your home. It comes with a guide that explains how to use all the tools.

Library members are able to place a hold online (centralhighlandslibraries.org.au) or in person by talking to a staff member.

They can be borrowed for 1 week.

Each Library has one kit.

02/09/2026

On 31 August 2025 we received funds from our first debenture to support the purchase of our first community battery, Bessie, at our community-owned Energy Park.

On Monday we paid our first round of debenture interest to 90 co-operative members. That's $65,700 in total that has gone straight back into the pockets of our members, a real example of community wealth building in action.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the debenture, which raised $1.09 million towards this project.

Photo: Members of the Hepburn Energy Cooperative standing in front of Bessie, the community owned battery at our AGM last year.

01/09/2026

From 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 our four EV Chargers were utilised 7,483 times. This equates to an average of 20.5 sessions every day.

The most utilised charger was the Hepburn Springs Bathhouse one, with 2,665 sessions (728 more than last financial year) equating to 35.6% of all sessions.

We saw the number of charging sessions in March - June rise above the monthly average following the start of the fuel crisis.

30/08/2026

Did you know that Hepburn Energy (formerly Hepburn Wind) has been generating power from wind for over 15 years now?

As we look back on what we have achieved in the last 15 years, we are going to share some photos that make up this time...

As a community owned cooperative, members were invited out to the farm to see the construction of the wind turbines. They brought their chairs, their picnics and their binoculars to witness this historical moment where we became the first community owned wind farm in Australia.

28/08/2026

During 2025 and 2026, six community organisations led a Community Electrification Engagement Program thanks to funding from Sustainability Victoria.

Sustainability Victoria provided $660,000 in funding across these six organisations.

These community organisations leveraged this funding to deliver $2.79 million in social and monetary value through events, communications and one-on-one consultations, equating to an average leveraged ratio of 4.2:1

These are the results that community-led, place-based engagement delivers.

GV Community Energy Coalition for Community Energy

26/08/2026

19/08/2026

Continuing the Hepburn Shire electricity usage stats (See previous post for other stats)...

The total electricity usage for Hepburn Shire from 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025 was 101,022 mega watt hours...

The breakdown...

Grid 66,637 mega watt hours

Rooftop solar 25,846 mega watt hours

Wind 8,539 mega watt hours

As a shire we have come a long way in using more renewable energy, with the percentage of renewable energy use increasing year on year since 2018...

And we still have a ways to go in increasing our use of renewable energy, what are you doing to increase your use of renewable energy?

17/08/2026

Are you ready to electrify your life?

We are offering free personal consultation sessions on a Thursday.

Find out about how you could electrify your home, work out what you need for your energy usage and find out if any government rebates are available.

This is all with the goal to live comfortably in your home and save money on your energy bills.

Book your session at hepburnenergy.coop/electrify

15/08/2026

Words In Winter Community Book Swap

Every book has a story to tell—and yours might just be the next great read for someone else.

At the Festival Hub you will find the Community Book Swap, where we invite you to browse dedicated Adult and Kids tables, swap your pre-loved favourites, and discover a new treasure to take home.
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How it works:

Bring a book: Drop off a pre-loved book you think someone else would enjoy.

‍Find a treasure: Explore our community-curated collection and pick something new.

‍Support the future: While the swap is free, gold coin donations are warmly welcomed to help us celebrate our 25th Anniversary in 2027.

Visit us at the Festival Hub (Senior Citizens Cente behind the Daylesford Town Hall)

Wednesday 26 August 4:30pm–7:00pm

‍Saturday 29 Aug & Sunday 30 Aug: 9:30am–4:30pm

‍Proudly supported by Hepburn Energy and Paradise Bookshop

13/08/2026

Anyone else take work related photos on holidays?

Sometimes it is hard to avoid noticing work related things when you are on holidays...

This travelling worker could not help notice that solar by the train line was very in France and Japan...

📍 Somewhere in France

Address

Leonards Hill, VIC

Website

http://www.hepburnenergy.coop/, https://calendar.app.google/oKHADjMHvHWQZqRC6

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