Pawa Atunmankunytjaku
Project Overview
From 1 July 2021, the South Australian Government will be introducing charging for electricity for residents in community housing in the APY Lands, Yalata and Oak Valley.
MoneyMob Talkabout has been engaged by the Remote Area Energy Supply (RAES) scheme, part of the Department for Energy and Mining, to develop and implement a community education and engagement program to ensure communities are ready for the introduction of electricity charging.
The Pawa Atunmankunytjaku Project will provide a house to house education program to all households in the lead up to the installation of smart meters and charging for electricity. There will be continued education after the introduction of charging.
The education is to be provided to all community housing residents in the APY Lands, Yalata and Oak Valley by Anangu Energy Education Workers who will be trained and supported by MoneyMob’s Trainer Mentors.
Project Team and Contractors
Nick Rickard
Project Manager
Lisa Rogers
Trainer Mentor
Ben Wall
Trainer Mentor
Lucas de Lastic
Project Support
Project Blog
Energy Education Worker Recruitment Success
By Lisa Rogers (Trainer/Mentor) Trainer/Mentors Ben and Lisa have been recruiting on the APY Lands for Energy Education Workers (EEW). Approximately 16 community members have signed up for the position across the lands. Don't worry if you were wanting to apply and...
Smart Meter Installations Begin
Cowell Electric are installing new Smart Meters for the SA Government on all houses, businesses and other buildings in the APY Lands, Yalata and Oak Valley. Installations will begin in March 2021. Notices with scheduled installation dates have been posted in each...
Community Engagement – Oak Valley and Yalata
At the beginning of the year, we made our first trip to Oak Valley to introduce the project to the community. This was MoneyMob’s first time visiting the Oak Valley community. We met with the Oak Valley Council to discuss the project, answer questions and address...
Training with Uniting Communities SA
This week Melissa Heywood and Leanne Burns from our project partner Uniting Communities SA, visited Alice Springs to provide the Pawa Atunmankunytjaku team with “train the trainer, training” in Energy Efficiency and Household assessments. An intense and productive...
Seeking Energy Champions!
The Pawa Atunmankunytjaku (Looking after Power) project is looking for Energy Championsin every community on the APY lands, Yalata and Oak Valley. Change is coming mid 2021 with the SA Government saying people need to help share thecost of all the power on the lands...
Tour of the Central Powerhouse
Whilst out on the APY Lands, we were privileged to have a tour of the Central Powerhouse at Umuwa. This was extremely educational, especially to those of us that have lived on communities previously and remembered the old tin shed that enclosed a generator for each...
Community Engagement – APY Lands
Throughout October and November, the Pawa Atunmankunytjaku and Remote Area Energy Supply (RAES) teams made our first trips out to the APY Lands to complete the first round of community engagement. This involved a presentation to the Community Councils and a BBQ in...
Introducing our project name and logo!
We have been working closely with Iwiri to develop a project name and logo. Pawa Aṯunmankunytjaku means to take care of power. The ochre coloured circles and the white arches that surround them symbolises a meeting place; a place of communication, education, somewhere...