Nationals Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland is encouraging locals to have their say at AusNet’s upcoming community meetings in Violet Town, Euroa, and Strathbogie.
The drop-in meetings are set to give AusNet an opportunity to share the electricity reliability improvements set for the region in response to months of significant power outages.
“Unfortunately, for several months our region had some of the worst power reliability in the state,” Ms Cleeland said.
“It is pleasing to see AusNet made the decision to commit to our region’s energy reliability with a substantial investment and community meetings.
“It remains so important for AusNet to hear from those impacted by these power outages and understand the very real effect this had on households and businesses.
“I encourage everyone impacted by outages over the past year to attend one of these local meetings to hear more about what the region’s energy reliability will look like in the near future.
“It remains to be seen if these solutions will make a tangible difference to the current system and its unreliability, however I am optimistic about upcoming changes and believe AusNet are taking the matter and the concerns of our community seriously.”
Ms Cleeland has continued to advocate for improved power reliability in the region, holding multiple meetings with AusNet and the Minister for Energy and Resources in the months following the Euroa region’s power outages, sharing stories from the community about the impact the outages had.
Community members are able to drop-in during the below times to discuss the improvements with AusNet.
Meeting information:
Violet Town Community Complex
- Monday 17 June, 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Euroa Memorial Oval
- Tuesday 18 June, 2:00pm – 6:00pm
- Wednesday 19 June, 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Strathbogie Memorial Hall
- Thursday 20 June, 2:00pm – 6:00pm