Come to one of the two MASH2 Info Meetings tonight, at the Castlemaine Civic Centre (also know as the Council Offices). The Civic Centre is is opposite Togs and next to the Town Hall. The first session is 5-6.30pm, and the second 7-.8.30pm. Cr Christine Henderson, Mayor of Mt Alexander Shire, will open each session […]
Solar Matters #1
For the next 10 weeks, Neil Barrett, the chair of the not-for-profit Hub Foundation, the organising body behind the MASH2 solar bulk-buy project, will provide updates on the project and on solar news from Australia and overseas. This column is published in the Midland Express. MASH2 is open to all households in Mount Alexander Shire, […]
MASH increases community outreach
MASH2, the second stage of the Mount Alexander Solar Homes project is preparing to go out to the people with six information sessions in community halls around the Mount Alexander Shire. Each session will be chaired by the Mayor or the councillor for the area and feature several well-informed speakers. Last year over 200 people attended […]
MASH2 solar bulk-bulk supports people at risk of homelessness
Once 100 MASH2 solar systems have been installed, the MASH community solar bulk-buy project will donate 2 free solar PV systems to properties lived in by people who were previously homeless (or at risk of being homeless) who live in Mount Alexander Shire. This picture is of Jane Gell, a client of CADARG (Castlemaine and District […]
Solar Coffee Mornings Start
Have a free coffee and a chat about solar on Tuesday mornings at the Good Table, Barker Street, Castlemaine – with the next one Tuesday 7 July, 9.30am-11.00! The Hub Foundation, organiser of the MASH2 (Mount Alexander Solar Homes) project, is hosting coffee mornings for anyone who is interested in going solar. The coffee mornings are informal, friendly […]
MASH2 reported in RenewEconomy
The launch of MASH2 was reported in RenewEconomy today, 10 June 2015. “A community solar initiative that gives households in the Central Victorian shire of Mount Alexander access to quality approved rooftop solar at a bulk-buy price has launched a second-round offer, after a highly successful first round led to the installation of 225 solar […]
