Presidents Report, by year
Key SHASA Achievements (2014-2025)
- Run a solar bulk buy with MESA since 2017 which has resulted in over 1700kW of rooftop solar.
- Run workshops with Council to raise awareness of the benefits of rooftop solar and batteries.
- Held three successful EV Day – Electrify Everything Expos.
- Solar installations on 20+ community facilities in the Eurobodalla to help reduce electricity and emissions.
- Over 100 test drives in the SHASA electric vehicle.
- Run a weekly Repair Cafe since August 2020 every Friday 9.30am –12.30pm at the Red Door Hall, Anglican Parish, Page St Moruya.
- Developed a Eurobodalla Heatwave and Bushfire Haven Strategic Plan.
- Upgraded 6 community owned facilities to operate as Bushfire and Heatwave Havens during extreme weather events.
- Developed and letterboxed a flyer to 15,000 households on the economic benefits of strong climate action policies.
- Run webinars on energy efficient buildings, energy efficient appliances and electric vehicles.
- Worked with Nature Conservation Council to secure a $490m electric vehicles package from the NSW Government.
- Assisted businesses to apply for NSW government 75% subsidy to install electric vehicle destination chargers.
- Developed microgrid feasibility studies with ANU, Zepben and Essential Energy as part of the Southcoast Microgrid Reliability Feasibility (SµRF) Project.
- Participating in the Eurobodalla Community Support Network.
- Partnering with Indigo Power to try and secure funding for a community solar farm and community batteries in the Eurobodalla.
2025 Community Resilience Awards
SHASA celebrates the community groups, organisations, businesses and individuals who have made outstanding efforts working with or alongside us, or with our support, to undertake initiatives to achieve a more resilient Eurobodalla. We acknowledge the following people for their work contributing to community resilience in 2025.
Congratulations to:
- Tricia Pye – Connect Eurobodalla Digital Literacy
- Andrew Everard – New SHASA Vice President
- Andrea Charlton – SHASA Secretary
- Sandra Makdessi – Eurobodalla Preparedness Guide
- Von Hutcheson – Eurobodalla Preparedness Guide
- Phil Shorten – Progressing Work on the Tilba Solar Farm
- Arno Schaaf – Securing SHASA Grants
- Pete Phillips – SHASA Project Management
- Frank Ross – ESC Housing & Planning Policy Reviews
- Brett Stevenson – ESC Housing & Planning Policy Reviews
- Linda Leung – Preparing Haven Case Studies
- Alex King – 1st ESC/SHASA Partnership – Dr Mackay Centre
- Southern Life Church – 9th Bushfire & Heatwave Haven
- AMH – BYD EV Dealership & Repairer Moruya & BB
- MESA – Far South Coast Solar and Battery Grant Projects
- Batemans Bay Welcome Park Group – Campaigning
