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25.01.2022 The Collins Creek community are now able to throw bigger and better functions at their local hall! Thanks to the money they received as an Essential Energy’s Community Choices Champion, the hall now has a brand new commercial sized fridge. Ray Skelton from the Collins Creek Hall Reserve Trust said The program is a great idea, especially for small communities that have limited funding ability and allows them to make the small but effective changes that matter to a community.... Keep an eye on our page over the next few weeks for more Community Choices Champion and visit essentialenergy.com.au/choices for more information.

21.01.2022 Power and people you can rely on, now and into the future. At Essential Energy we look after the poles and wires that deliver electricity to 95 per cent of New South Wales and parts of southern Queensland. Our people are central to making sure the electricity we deliver reliably powers the homes, hospitals, schools, businesses and services that form part of each community. Our network is resilient and flexible to the changing energy needs of our communities. Through continual... innovation and working closely with industry groups and organisations we can empower communities to share and use energy for a better tomorrow. Get to know the local faces behind Essential Energy and hear their stories at www.essentialenergy.com.au/reliable

21.01.2022 Residents in the small town of Wooloweyah - population 406 - can feel a little safer knowing their Community Choices Champion funding bought a lifesaving Automatic Public Access Defibrillator (AED) and training for locals. The AED will be kept at Hayman Park, and is available for anyone who might need it. Keep an eye on our page over the next few weeks for more Community Choices Champions stories and visit essentialenergy.com.au/choices for more information.

17.01.2022 We have had a power outage affecting approximately 2000 customers in Broken Hill. We have been able to restore supply to all but 319 customers in the last 5 minutes. We apologise but we do not have a restoration time for the remaining customers without supply at this stage.

09.01.2022 You might notice low-level planes flying around this week as we start aerial patrols which are critical to maintaining a safe and reliable electricity network, click here for more http://essentialenergy.com.au/aerial

09.01.2022 As @NRSW2020 draws to a close, we wanted to share one of our own team's road safety story. Mick Wilson, is one of our fleet planners from Coffs Harbour, and recently helped out a local woman who was in a motor vehicle accident.

08.01.2022 YOUNG/COWRA/COOTAMUNDRA/WAGGA WAGGA/BOOROWA/JUGIONG/WEST WYALONG & ALL SURROUNDING AREAS: strong winds and severe storms this afternoon across the Riverina have caused numerous power outages affecting over 12,000 and resulting in multiple poles and wires down. Essential Energy crews from across the region have been deployed to fault find and carry out necessary repairs on the network to restore power as quickly as safety allows, currently there are no estimated times of re...storation. Our Operations Manager, Shawn Eade, reminds the public to stay at least eight metres away from damaged or fallen powerlines. Always treat powerlines as live and remember that anything in contact with them, such as cars, trees or fences, can conduct electricity and pose a danger. We ask residents to immediately report fallen powerlines, network damage, fires or trees contacting powerlines to Essential Energy on 13 20 80 or call 000 if the situation is life threatening. For all non-life threatening power outages please call 13 20 80 or report on our website at https://www.essentialenergy.com.au/out/report-power-outages. For updates please visit essentialenergy.com.au/outages.

07.01.2022 The Woopi Gardens are using their Community Choices funds to complete their beautiful meeting space in their grounds that local community groups will use once it's complete. Congrats Woopi Gardens for being one of this year's Community Choices Champions, the gardens have been able to add extras like ceiling fans to finish the space nicely. Visit essentialenergy.com.au/choices for more information.

06.01.2022 On national #AgDayAU, we’re throwing back to our launch of the Look Up and Live app in September. With this year’s bumper harvest, it’s even more important to maintain safe practices when working around powerlines. Visit www.lookupandlive.com.au or search for ‘Look Up and Live’ on the App or Google Play store to plan for a safe operation.

06.01.2022 Essential Energy crews are working on an unplanned power outage that is affecting around 5,400 customers in the Werris Creek, Quirindi, Currabubula, Premer areas. The outage was caused by a broken insulator on the high voltage powerline which supplies the area. Crews on site estimate that power will be restored by 4.30pm. We apologise for the inconvenience as we know it's a busy time and appreciate your patience as we work to get the power restored.

04.01.2022 Our teams look after the poles and wires that deliver electricity to 95 per cent of New South Wales and parts of southern Queensland. Our people are key to making sure the electricity we deliver reliably powers the homes, hospitals, schools, businesses and services in each community. Meet Stephen, one of our Powerline Workers in Coffs Harbour. If you need help getting the power back on, Stephen, or people just like him from across our network, will be there to help keep the... lights on and restore power quickly. To learn more about us and our people, visit essentialenergy.com.au/reliable Coffs Harbour City Council Coffs Harbour Breakers AFNC Coffs Coast Bodyboarding Association - CCBA

02.01.2022 Our fleet travels the equivalent of driving around the earth's circumference - all before morning tea. That's right - more than 40,075kms between 7 and 9am to get to work sites across NSW. That's why we're right behind this year's National Road Safety Week theme Lead The Way: Drives So Others Survive." ... Keep an eye out for the yellow ribbons on our fleet that make this important initiative and for more info, visit https://roadsafetyweek.com.au/ Transport for NSW