Pawa Atunmankunytjaku
Project Overview
The South Australian Government introduced charging for electricity for residents in community housing in the APY Lands, Yalata and Oak Valley starting July 2022.
MoneyMob Talkabout was 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 were ready for the introduction of electricity charging.
The Pawa Atunmankunytjaku Project provided a house-to-house education program to all households in the lead-up to the installation of smart meters and charging for electricity.
The Department of Energy and Mining has extended the engagement of Money Mob Talkabout for 2023-2024, to continue their support of householders in the APY Lands with energy efficiency and meter education. This support is being delivered by our Home Energy Support Worker and Anangu Energy Education Workers.
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Community engagement in Oak Valley
At the beginning of November, Nick, Lisa and Lucas joined Lynda and Mic from the RAES team and headed out to Oak Valley to speak with the community about the upcoming changes. We spent the day with a stall set up outside the shop to chat with people and show them the...
First visits in Pukatja, Kenmore Park and Homelands
By Lisa Rogers Yippee here we go again, another roll out of the door knocking of stage one of the Pawa Atunmankunytjaku Program in and around the Pukatja region this time. On this trip, Lucas stepped up into the acting Trainer/Mentor position while we recruited a new...
Energy Education Worker Spotlight – Aaron Fraser
Employee Name: Aaron Fraser Residential Community: Kenmore Park How long have you been with the Pawa Atunmankunytjaku team? Since June 2021 What does your job entail? Educating my community about the introduction of paid power. I'm the poster book specialist! Who and...
Energy Education Worker Spotlight – Ruby Hook
Employee Name: Ruby Hook Residential Community: Indulkana How long have you been with the Pawa Atunmankunytjaku team? Since April 2021 What does your job entail? I go door knocking to each house letting them know about the paid power changes coming to the APY Lands. I...
Project emissions offset with Treecreds
The Pawa Atunmankunytjaku team has partnered with Treecreds to offset our operational emissions for the 2020/2021 financial year. The majority of our emissions are transport emissions associated with staff travellling to and from remote areas both by road and air. We...
EEW Team doubles!
Last week we ran an additional Energy Education Worker (EEW) training session at Umuwa to train a team of workers to begin home visits in Pukatja and Kenmore Park. We were expecting that about five or six people would be able to attend the training but were blown away...
Energy Education Worker Spotlight – Barney Wanpiti
Employee Name: Barney Wanpiti Residential Community: Amata How long have you been with the Pawa Atunmankunytjaku team? Since June 2021 What does your job entail? Teaching community members about paying for power that is coming in July 2022. Who and what inspired you...
Pawa Team visits Yalata
In late September, Lisa, Nick and Carolyn made the trip down to Yalata to meet with the Council and community to discuss the upcoming changes. It was great to also be joined by MoneyMob Chairperson Sandra Marty who was in the community at the time! After meeting...
Energy Education Worker Spotlight – Michelle Mitakiki
Employee Name: Michelle Mitakiki Community: Amata Role Within the MoneyMob: Energy Education Worker How long have you been with the Pawa Atunmankunytjaku team? Since June 2021 What does your job entail? Teaching community members about the paid power project that is...
MMT’s Response to the RAES Issues Paper
The Department for Energy and Mining developed an Issues Paper to discuss the method in which charging for electricity will commence in remote Aboriginal communities of the APY Lands, Yalata and Oak Valley. They invided submissions from the public on a proposed...