It’s been an action packed few months for BREAZE members with Sustainable House Day, the renewal of BREAZE’s permit to conduct the Ballarat Farmers Market for the next 2 years and the unveiling of BREAZE’s first community renewable energy project at BRI last Thursday.
While these events have consumed much time and effort by our Board and volunteers, we have also been busy in our advocacy roles making a submission to the Victorian Parliamentary Enquiry into Community Renewable Energy Projects and responses in the media to the recent criticism of the progressive state’s renewable energy targets.
The BREAZE Board has sold down its shareholding in BREAZE Energy Solutions to 20%.
Since its inception BREAZE has been involved in the sale of renewable energy solutions. Together with the changes in regulation, acceptance and normalisation of solar hot water and electricity in the community, and the administration costs involved, your Board undertook a very thorough review of the need to be the sole shareholder in BREAZE Enterprises Pty Ltd, trading as BREAZE Energy Solutions, earlier this year.
The outcome of this review was that it would be in the best interest of both organisations for BREAZE Inc. to reduced its shareholding to 20%.
Social Solar By BREAZE acknowledges the valuable contribution made by Peter Lambert Design
BREAZE acknowledges the valuable contribution made byMelanie Stanger, The Changesmiths, for the BREAZE branding, posters and graphics since we began in 2006.
BREAZE partners with groups and organisations within the Ballarat area that have a natural affilliation due to their goals and values.
Probono services are also provided by local organisations, and we thank them for their expertise. We encourage members to support the companies supporting our Sustainability and Environment.
BREAZE is partnered with Bank Australia through their Affinity Program.
Why? We want to support a Bank with similar ideals to ours.
We want people to divest from fossil fuel.
Bank Australia does not and will not directly invest in the fossil fuel industry.
We want companies to be carbon neutral
Bank Australia is carbon neutral
We want companies to be socially and environmentally responsible
Bank Australia was named Socially Responsible Mutual Institution for 2015 by Money Magazine
We want a bank that supports us locally
Bank Australia through the Affinity Program will support Social Solar by BREAZE
Bank Australia is now offering a basic home loan rate of 3.98%pa1 (4.02%p.a. 2 comparison rate). (Redraw Available3) (Loan repayment pause4 available)
If you are with one of the big four banks, and you consider yourself environmentally responsible, you should consider switching now.
If you switch your home loan, or take out a new home loan through the Affinity Program, BREAZE will receive 0.4% from Bank Australia. It won’t affect your interest rate, fees or loan structure in any way. At least 50% of this will be used in the BREAZE’s Social Solar by BREAZE.
If you would like to know more please contact Paul Tant - 03 5320 0708
1 mecu Limited ABN 21 087 651 607 AFSL/Australian Credit Licence Number 238431 trading as Bank Australia. Terms, conditions, fees and charges apply. Loans subject to normal lending criteria and approval. Rates apply to applications received from 04/04/2016 however are subject to change at anytime. Check bankaust.com.au for the latest rates. Offer available to new and existing borrowers. Excludes investment loans. For existing borrowers the new loan funds must exceed $100,000. Borrowers must transfer their full salary credit to a Bank Australia account to be eligible for the basic home loan – salary credit rate of 3.98%. For self employed borrowers, in lieu of a salary credit a minimum $2,000 per month deposit to a Bank Australia account is required. If a full salary credit is not established the rate will be 4.10%.
2 The Comparison Rate is based on a loan of $150,000 for 25 years. Fees and charges may be applicable. WARNING: This comparison rate is true only for the examples given and may not include all fees and charges. Different terms, fees or other loan amounts might result in a different comparison rate.
3 Redraw. A $25 redraw fee is payable for each redraw transaction. Minimum redraw of $500 applies. Redraw not available during an interest only or fixed period.
4 Repayment Pause. Loans must be established for a full 12 months and a maximum Loan to Value Ratio of 90% (Family-Pause) or 90% (Eco-Pause) applies. Pausing repayments will result in interest continuing to accrue on the loan, potentially increasing the term of your loan. Full conditions available from Bank Australia.
Web Directions
Web Directions Buninyong
Jill Clarke and Paul Duggan run Web Directions Buninyong, and continue to provide IT services to the BREAZE organisation
AC Accounting
AC Accounting & Business Solutions
Chris Murphy from AC Accounting continues to assist BREAZE by consulting on account matters.
Cinque Oakley Senior
Cinque Oakley Senior - Lawyers
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Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Social Solar By BREAZE acknowledges the valuable contribution made by Peter Lambert Design
BREAZE acknowledges the valuable contribution made byMelanie Stanger, The Changesmiths, for the BREAZE branding, posters and graphics since we began in 2006.
Ballarat City Council
Ballarat City Council
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Ballarat City is sponsoring the Smart Living Center and related sustainability activities.
To download a pdf of the Environment Sustainability Strategy 2012 - 2014 click here
It’s been an action packed few months for BREAZE members with Sustainable House Day, the renewal of BREAZE’s permit to conduct the Ballarat Farmers Market for the next 2 years and the unveiling of BREAZE’s first community renewable energy project at BRI last Thursday.
After nearly ten years the time has come for another website revamp. 
