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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Home Energy Support Worker
Project Blog
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...