Community Choices Program - 2023

Essential Energy’s Community Choices program provides an opportunity for customers to nominate and vote for community groups, community halls, not-for-profit and registered charities, in their network area, that could benefit from a funding boost. In 2023, funding has been increased to $250,000 with awards based on community votes. Funding will be shared across 20 zones.

Each zone will be eligible for $12,500 broken down as follows for participating groups:

• First funding allocation: $5,000
• Second funding allocation: $3,500
• Third funding allocation: $2,750 and
• Small Communities funding x 1: $1,250

Funding allocation will be awarded to groups with the most votes ranked in order.