Yarrabah Shire is the largest discrete indigenous community in Australia. Located just 10km south of Cairns by direct-line distance, but the Trinity Inlet and the Murray Prior Range separate the two geographically, making it just over 50km via road. 

The Yarrabah Microgrid Feasibility Study aims to analyse the options to showcase Yarrabah microgrid as a self-reliant, sustainable, community-based energy solution that can be replicated at other fringe-of-grid and regional and remote communities.

The full report can be viewed by clicking this link:

The Yarrabah Microgrid Feasibility Report 

The report acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land within Yarrabah shire boundaries,  the Gunggandji and Yidinji peoples; and the area agreements developed through previous negotiations that provide clear opportunities and processes for traditional owners to be formally involved in the land planning process.  The authors also wish to acknowledge the historical people brought to Yarrabah from various locations by government policies of the past.

We would like to express our appreciation to the Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council for their active participation in the project and their ongoing support throughout its progression into the next stages of development are acknowledged.

Additionally, the authors extend their gratitude to the residents of Yarrabah, who graciously welcomed them into their community, opened their homes for discussions, and generously shared their time to address the challenges they face.

Our collaboration with Community and Council aims to foster resilience in Yarrabah and similar locations, exemplifying a collective effort towards building stronger and more resilient communities.

The report was commissioned through the Australian Government’s Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund administered by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources.  The work for this study has been led by Ener-G Management Group working in collaboration with ITP Renewables, Planz Town Planning and The Missing Link.