Charge Up! project

Want to be more energy efficient?

  • Understand energy use
  • Reduce your energy bill
  • Become more energy efficient

The Charge Up! project aims to help residents within the Childers and Gin Gin communities to reduce their energy bills, improve their energy knowledge and become more energy efficient.

The program will run in Childers and Gin Gin through the local Neighbourhood Centres.

Get involved

View the upcoming Charge Up! Project events below:

Please note: all events are free to attend.

 Event Date Time Location Register
 Pop-up stall  12/03/25 1.30 pm   Gin Gin IGA  N/A
 Information session / workshop  08/04/25  10 am Gin Gin Community Hub TBA
 Pop-up stall  12/05/25 9.30 am Childers IGA  N/A
 Information session / workshop  10/06/25 9.30 am Childers Neighbourhood Centre  TBA

Please check back soon as more dates will be added throughout the year.

Free one-to-one information sessions will be available throughout 2025.

Pop-up stalls

Learn about the Charge up! project and meet your local energy educator at a pop-up stall event in Gin Gin or Childers.

Find out about upcoming workshops and how you can benefit from this free community program.

Get switched on! Information sessions and workshops

Residents of Childers and Gin Gin are invited to take part in a free community workshop to learn how to be more energy efficient.

Learn:

  • tips and tricks to reduce energy usage in the home
  • available concessions
  • understand your energy bill

One-to-one sessions

Benefit from a private meeting with our local energy educator to discuss your bill and learn about your meter.

The Charge Up! project is funded by the Queensland Government as part of the Enable Grants Program through the Queensland Council of Social Services Ltd.