Community group
In response to the power reliability issues during the 2023-24 summer, we’ve created a group where community members, organisations and businesses can give their feedback to us and ask questions.
The Strathbogie Benalla Community Group is made up of local representatives that meet regularly with senior AusNet managers.
The SBCG has been meeting since August 2024 to hear about what we’re doing to improve power reliability in the area and share community feedback.
Representatives in the group:
- Euroa Chamber of Business & Commerce
- Violet Town Market Coordinator
- Local business owner
- Local farm owner
- Strathbogie Shire Council
- Benalla Rural City Council
- AusNet.
The group is independently chaired by Violet Town local Lachie McKinnon.
Meeting minutes will be published on this page within 20 business days of each meeting.
More information and contact
If you have any questions regarding the SBCG:
- Call: 0455 314 204
- Email: asksbcg@gmail.com
Andrew Linnie
Chris Raeburn
Chris Thomson
Hoang Vu
Lachie McKinnon
Rachael Anthony
Rachael Frampton
Steph Swift
Adrian Gasperoni
Some members of the SBCG at the first meeting on Tuesday 6 August (Euroa Memorial Oval)
SBCG members at the first meeting, Tuesday 6 August (left to right): Lachie McKinnon (local business owner, resident and SBCG Chair), Hoang Vu (Manager, Operational Engineering & Construction (AusNet), Chris Raeburn (Violet Town Market Coordinator), Rachael Frampton (Director, Community & Planning, Strathbogie Shire Council), Rachael Anthony (Manager, Customer and Community Engagement, AusNet), Kirrily McCombe (Vice President, Euroa Chamber of Business & Commerce), Andrew Linnie (Executive General Manager, Distribution, AusNet), Adrian Gasperoni (Manager, Assets and Infrastructure, Benalla Rural City Council).
Absent from photo Chris Thomson (local resident and business owner), Stephanie Swift (Member, Euroa Chamber of Business & Commerce).
Related projects
We're putting reliability improvements in place for the Benalla to Euroa line, to learn more visit Euroa region electricity supply.
We've installed bushfire mitigation technology that acts like a large safety switch in the electricity network, to learn more visit 'Rapid Earth Fault Current Limiter' under Completed projects.