Ballarat Foundation chief executive officer Noel Trengove, Ballarat Foundation chairman James Coghlan and on the ladder Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal chief  executive officer Sylvia Admans. Picture: Andrew Kelly

FRRR save the day

courtesy the Courier

THE Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal has proved to be a knight in shining armour for The Ballarat Foundation.

The Ballarat Foundationis currently building a seven-star low energy home in Alfredton which will demonstrate various energy saving attributes through design and the inclusion of low-energy features.

Following a limited period of public display, the home will be sold with the proceeds going to the foundation, which donates money to local groups, organizations and individuals.
Funding for the house’s photo-voltaic cells became necessary after the foundation fell outside the guide lines for State and Federal Government grants or rebates. This is where the FRRR stepped in, providing $32,000 for the purchase of the cells plus a source monitoring system which will display the home’s energy and water usage.

“This FRRR grant has enabled us to add two very important items into the project which would otherwise have been beyond our capability to fund,” The Ballarat Foundation chief executive officer Noel Trengove said.

FRRR chief executive officer Sylvia Admans said the national foundation saw “great opportunities in this project”.