Meet the locals who are electrifying their homes — and telling it exactly how it is.
Our video series Real People. Real Stories shines a light on everyday Ballarat households taking bold steps toward a cleaner, cheaper, all-electric future.
No scripts. No spin. Just honest conversations, practical insights, and a whole lot of heart.
The Ballarat Tool Library is a volunteer-led initiative that provides access to the tools needed to repair and care for your home and belongings while saving you money from having to buy new tools you may only use once or twice. Click on the image above to learn more.
Free monthly workshops sharing practical tips for sustainable living — from energy saving to eco-friendly habits. Powered by BREAZE. Click on the image above to learn more.
Need an item repaired or mended?
Don't toss it, fix it! 1 - 4pm last Saturday of the month at Barkly Square
BREAZE at the Smart Living Expo 2025 - here to electrify everything
The full 30-minute interview with Tim Forcey at the Smart Living Expo, Buninyong, 23 Feb 2025
Here’s a link to the ABC news article on 4 March 2025 by Julie Bergin. Please note, this is not an endorsement or support by the ABC—just coverage of the current situation.
Here's a link to the ABC's Ballarat Breakfast broadcast from Tuesday, March 4. The story about BREAZE and the request to return funding begins at the 2-hour, 21-minute mark. Please note, this is not an endorsement or support by the ABC—just coverage of the current situation.
What Does BREAZE Do?
Meet BREAZE—Ballarat's dynamic force propelling us toward a sustainable future! Dedicated to achieving zero emissions by 2030, BREAZE empowers the community with practical solutions and innovative projects. Join BREAZE and be part of Ballarat's green transformation!
Local climate action.
BREAZE educates and supports the wider Ballarat community to work towards a goal of zero emissions by 2030.
We undertake advocacy, community education, and project management, to reduce our carbon footprint as well as supporting the installation and provision of renewable energy sources.
Become a member
We love members! By becoming a member of BREAZE you can join us in reducing emissions and living sustainably in Ballarat. The more members we have, the more influence we have in advocacy and environmental campaigns. Members automatically receive the BREAZE newsletter. We are a volunteer run organisation and your membership helps to fund our overhead costs so we can keep operating.
Please direct any queries to: membership@breaze.org.au
Make a donation
Every $1 donation to our Social Solar program funds 1 watt of renewable energy and more renewable energy means fewer emissions! How good is that? But One Dollar for One Watt equals even more.
Each time a combined total of $1,500 is donated BREAZE, we will install 1.5kW of solar panels on the roof of a social housing property. Depending on the size of the house, 3kW of solar panels may be needed, so BREAZE will do this when a combined total of $3,000 has been donated. (For those of you who watch the price of solar panels, you will know that 1 watt of solar costs a bit more than $1, but the shortfall will be made up with other money.). Donations of $2.00 or more are tax deductible
Donate online here or by Direct Deposit (insert bank details)
The BREAZE Public Fund is a public fund listed on the register of environmental organisations under item 6.1.1 of subsection 30-55(1) of the income tax assessment act 1997.
NEWS & RESOURCES
BREAZE is committed to working respectfully, inclusively and independently with and for the community to ensure a bright and sustainable future. BREAZE is a volunteer run organisation.
The privately expressed views of Breaze volunteers and members are their own and should not be attributed to BREAZE policy or positions.
BREAZE’s core objective is to help the Ballarat community achieve zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. What does zero emissions mean and what will it take to get us there? Also 2030 is only 5 years away. How far have we progressed on this journey and how close are we to achieving this target?