Energy Champions are people from our communities who have been through their own electrification journey. They have volunteered to help other people to ease their own journey and achieve what they need, whether this is saving money, having a comfortable life or looking after the future.

Energy Champions have completed training and freely share their expertise without telling you what to do - just helping.

Energy Champions sit down with you and find out what you want to know about and will share their experience, ideas and offer general advice on a wide range of topics that include:

• How to save money through electrification, efficient appliances and use of solar energy

• Help to avoid scams and choose a good installer. Find products that suit your individual needs. Work with you to find suitable options

• Help you understand bills, navigate the jargon and how to get good deals

• Direct you to further information and navigate the subsidies, discounts and rebates available

• You make the decisions - with solid information behind you

Quite simply, you get to talk to people who know what it is like to do things that you are thinking of doing. You get a free consultation that is paid for by Sustainability Victoria and delivered by BREAZE and Hepburn Energy.

If the Champions talking to you don’t have what you need, we have further expertise available at your Champions Day and the ability to get back to you where we need to do some research.

After a consultation, most people find that they have a clear plan to achieve their goals and renewed confidence.

Does helping others this way sound like you? Click here to register your interest in becoming a champion!

As a champion, you receive free training and support as well as access to some very valuable information. Fact sheets covering more than 15 areas of frequent inquiry, experts in batteries, EVs, and other specialised topics are a phone call away and we work with you to choose which Champions Days for you to attend.

We even pay travel to and from all of your participation and a little bit extra to cover lunches etc.

Most of all, you get to help people and make a positive difference in their lives.

A Champions day starts when you book in for one at a day and location that suits you. You fill out a form that tells us what you are looking to discuss and a bit of demographic information.

Champions will usually be in a community facility such as a Neighbourhood House and we will introduce you to two of our Champions who will help you in a Consultation for around 30 minutes.

There may be a large number of people on the day and we will have sufficient teams to get through the Consultations in a morning and afternoon session. Sessions usually run 10-12 and 1 to 3 PM.

You get some followup information and we get in contact with you after about 3 months to see if you managed to get what you needed. We ask you to fill out an online feedback form that goes straight to Sustainability Victoria.

We have an online form to book your consultation. It can be found here:

also there is a list of places and times for you to book in at the bottom of the page.

We will get back to you to book you in. It sometimes takes a bit of adjusting due to competition for time slots

If you are a community organisation, NGO or Council, you can organise your own Champions day to deliver 4-32 Consultations per day at a location you organise with the CEEP team. Please contact assist@breaze.org.au to discuss details.

Interested in becoming an energy Champion yourself? We would love to hear from you. We have a registration form online here:

We will have a chat and slot you in for training.

We have some additional options for you:

• Dropin sessions at BREAZE on Saturday Mornings 11-12, 25 Barkly Square, Ballarat central.

• Dropin Sessions at Hepburn Energy, Vincent St Daylesford on Thursdays

• Online help by appointment. Bookings through https://www.hepburnenergy.coop/electrify/