2023/2024 reflection: A year of learning, growth and opportunity

June 29 2024

Our first year has been a period of significant learning and growth as we’ve spent time building strong community connections, developing strategic partnerships with and managing our first summer ‘wet season’ emergency response in remote communities.

As we continue on this journey, our understanding of the challenges faced by these communities, alongside a firsthand appreciation of their unique beauty has deepened, stregthing our commitment in providing Aboriginal communities with access to safe and reliable power, regardless of where they live.

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Stephanie Unwin, CEO Horizon Power

We are at the beginning of our journey in this significant and important program of work. I hope you find this update informative and demonstrative of our unwavering commitment towards improving the delivery of power services in 117 remote communities and assisting the State Government in achieving its goal of Closing the Gap by 2031.

Stephanie Unwin, CEO Horizon Power

Community engagement

Our Remote Community Engagement Strategy guides how Horizon Power undertakes meaningful engagement with 117 Aboriginal communities who are transitioning power services, encompassing approximately 7,000 new community members, as our regional WA footprint expands.
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Keep the lights on

The sustained wet season continued later than usual this year, posing increasing road access challenges and impacting fuel security for several remote communities. Putting Remote Communities’ inaugural Summer Readiness Plan to the test, our team worked hard to evacuate and accommodate workers without disrupting essential power maintenance activities and, critically, maintain fuel supplies in impacted remote communities.
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Improved access

We've established processes for new connections, life support, and critical loads, and are progressing towards compliance. We engage actively with communities, facilitating applications for the Household Electricity Credit and providing cost-of-living relief through meter top-ups. Collaborating with RSPs and Energy Policy WA (EPWA), we're enhancing service delivery methods for the year ahead.
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Developing partnerships

Horizon Power collaborates closely with Regional Service Providers (RSPs) to enhance support for remote communities. Each RSP has exceeded the 15% benchmark for Aboriginal employment across trades, administration, and Aboriginal Essential Service Officers (AESOs) in community roles. Looking ahead, Horizon Power continues to expand Aboriginal employment and training initiatives.
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Horizon Power acknowledges the Traditional Custodians throughout Western Australia and their continuing connection to the land, waters and community. We pay our respects to all members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and their cultures; and to Elders past, present and emerging.

We recognise and appreciate a continued connection through stories, traditions and living cultures and commit to building a brighter future together. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this presentation may contain images, names or voices of deceased people.