Our Projects
From helping households get off gas and take action on climate change through to supporting organisations to access energy upgrades, we are committed to creating a sustainable future for our region.
Current Projects
Community Energy Revolving Fund
Supporting community organisations to install solar, batteries and energy efficiency measures. Helping them cut power bills and carbon emissions.
Climate Safe Rooms
The Climate Safe Rooms program provides free upgrades to selected, eligible households to improve your home’s comfort and your health during both summer and winter weather extremes, without increasing your energy bills.
Electric Homes Program
The Electric Homes Program is back, fully charged for 2025! The program is in it’s third year having helped hundreds of residents across the Greater Geelong and surrounding regions increase their home comfort and reduce their energy bills – now it’s your turn!
Community Power Hub
The Community Power Hub directly supports not-for-profit community organisations to address rising energy costs through the development and implementation of renewable energy projects.
Empowering Our Community
We provide information and practical actions everyone can take to act now on climate change and become more sustainable.
EnergyTips
Explore our energy tips to help you find ways to save energy. Increase comfort in your home or office, reduce your bills and help the climate.
Sustainability Directory
The Sustainability Directory can help you connect with local trades and suppliers. Search the listings of local businesses that offer sustainable products and services.
Completed Projects
Single-use Plastic Ban Business Engagement
We engaged with over 800 hospitality businesses across Barwon South West to provide information and support in the lead up to the Single Use Plastic ban
Community Battery Feasibility Study
As the transition to renewable energy is becoming more and more progressed, we investigated the viability of community batteries for Greater Geelong.
100% Electric Vehicle Project
Accelerating the uptake of Electric Vehicles by providing EV test drives, a bulk-buy and and access to to experienced EV owners
Circular Living Challenge
The Geelong Circular Living Challenge was an online, gamified challenge developed and delivered in partnership with Circular Economy Victoria
Form a team and work together, to compete against other teams in this eight week Challenge.
Community Power Hub Barwon South West
The Community Power Hub brought stakeholders together to develop and deliver implementation-ready community renewable energy projects across the region.
Small Business Energy Saver Program
This initiative was designed to help small businesses reduce both their running costs and their carbon emissions by providing generous rebates on items such as fridges, freezers and air conditioners.
Geelong Community Solar Program
The Geelong+ Community Solar Program concluded in late 2021, having supported 276 households and businesses to install solar and battery systems.
Green Cafes
Supporting local cafes to reduce their environmental impacts and engage with their customers on waste reduction. The Green Cafes project saw us work one-to-one with 21 cafes in Ocean Grove
Community Owned Renewable Energy
CORE Geelong was established by Geelong Sustainability to facilitate the transition to a sustainable energy system.
Climate Safe Rooms Pilot Program
Protecting those who are most vulnerable from climate change by improving home efficiency for low-income households.
Geelong Microvillage
The project vision was to design and pilot a community-led microvillage housing project in the Geelong region.