Resilient Buildings

We’re enhancing resilience in the Yara Ranges by installing solar panels, batteries, HVAC systems, LED lighting, and generator plug-ins across 22 strategic locations.

This includes upgrading all 22 community buildings with generator plug-in points and purchasing mobile generators to improve community resilience and emergency preparedness during environmental emergencies.

These upgrades, along with solar panels and battery systems at key sites across the municipality, ensure that our facilities remain operational when power fails, offering safe, reliable spaces for the community during emergencies like bushfires.

To ensure these facilities can respond effectively during times of need, Council is working alongside local sporting clubs and Community Centre Committees to develop an operations manual. This guide will offer clear, step-by-step instructions for managing the pavilion's solar and battery systems, as well as other essential resources.

Key Upgrades at Yarra Centre and Sporting Pavilions

As part of the Resilient Energy Precinct project, we've upgraded the battery system at the Yarra Centre in Yarra Junction and installed a solar and battery system at the Olinda Sporting Pavilion.

Similar enhancements at Healesville and Yarra Glen Memo include window glazing, improved insulation, LED lighting and more.

These enhancements boost energy efficiency and ensure these community spaces are ready to support residents during emergencies.

Upgrades will also be made to the Monbulk Sporting Pavilion and the Monbulk Living and Learning Centre, which will be set up as a combined microgrid, enabling them to share power and operate independently of the power grid during power outages.