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MBA Tradie Golf Day
The 2017 Tradie Golf Day was held at RMC Duntroon on Thursday 2nd November and raised over $3000 for The OzHelp Foundation and MBA Kids Assist.
RESULTS: 1st Place – Weldwise 2nd Place – Quality Building Services 3rd Place – Rovera Scaffolding (team 1) Longest Drive – Brad Freer, Quality Building Services Nearest to the Pin (Hole 2) – Peter Dolbell, Rovera Scaffolding Nearest to the Pin (Hole 5) – Sam Smith, Boral Nearest to the Pin (Hole 7) – Chris Diamond, Austral Bricks
MAJOR PRIZE WINNER:
Wine fridge valued at $1500 donated by Harvey Norman Commercial Josh Chivers of Wilby Constructions
THANKS TO ALL SPONSORS WHO MADE THE EVENT POSSIBLE:
Major Sponsor Presenting Sponsor
CANBERRA
Prize Sponsor
Hole Sponsors
Auction Sponsors: Asset Construction Hire, Geoff Comfort Photography, Master Builders Connect, JAX Tyres Mitchell, Carpet One and Paper Cut Graphic Design
Power of Choice starts December 1
From 1 December 2017, all new electricity meters for residential and small business customers in NSW, ACT, SA and QLD will need to be digital meters. Power of Choice is a suite of reforms to National Electricity Rules designed to encourage energy consumers to make more informed choices about how and when they use electricity.
There are a number of changes to electricity metering as a result of Power of Choice.
From 1 December 2017 all new meters installed (including replacements) must be smart or digital meters (Type 4), and all new meter installation requests (including alternations and replacements) will be managed by Retailers, not ActewAGL Distribution. ActewAGL Distribution no longer installs new electricity meters.
Currently electricity distributors arrange your new connections. From 4 December, all new connections will be performed by Meter Providers on behalf of retailers. A Meter Provider is a contractor who’ll install, operate and maintain meters on behalf of retailers and their customers.
New accredited roles have been established in the electricity market (Metering Coordinators, Metering Providers and Metering Data Providers) to undertake metering installations. The process of installing new meters will be the responsibility of Retailers. The Retailers will engage their Metering Coordinator(s), whom in turn will arrange with a Metering Provider to perform the actual metering works.
Electricians installing meters from 1 December 2017 must have a current unrestricted ACT electrical licence with a licence endorsement to perform interval metering work (contact Access Canberra for more details), and must perform the work for a Metering Provider (contact your Retailer for more information).
ActewAGL Distribution’s Electricity Service and Installation Rules have also been updated, and new training is available for the electricians installing meters and working on the ActewAGL Distribution network boundary.
For further information visit:
www.aemc.gov.au/Major-Pages/Power-of-choice www.actewagl.com.au/powerofchoice www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au www.actewagl.com.au/smart-meters www.originenergy.com.au/builderschoice
METER INSTALLATIONS ARE CHANGING!
From 1 December 2017 ALL new meter installation requests (including alterations and replacements) will be managed by Retailers, NOT ActewAGL Distribution. For more information go to actewagl.com.au/powerofchoice
Please note from 1 January 2018 ActewAGL Distribution will trade as Evoenergy.
Contact ActewAGL for all gas and electricity meter connections
As a result of recent regulatory changes, you can now contact ActewAGL to organise both your gas connections and electricity meter installations through our dedicated local ActewAGL New Connections team.
What you need to know:
Retailers are now responsible for electricity metering instead of electricity Distributors.
All electricity meters installed post 4 December 2017 will be a smart meter, and ActewAGL will arrange this installation for you – not your Distributor. You’ll pay $0 upfront for new electricity connections with ActewAGL. We’ve removed the upfront metering charges that you currently pay to the Distributor.
We have a dedicated New Connections team who are locally based to serve you.
In the ACT, a Request For Service (RFS) still needs to be completed and sent to the Distributor to run the electrical services to the property.
To organise your metering, contact our dedicated New Connections team on 1300 815 815 or visit actewagl.com.au/smart-meters.
EASY AND SEAMLESS METER CONNECTIONS
From December ActewAGL will organise and install your electricity and gas meter connections.
Need metering for a multi-occupancy or medium density development? Your dedicated ActewAGL business account manager will assist you with the installation process for your meters.
WE’RE HERE TO HELP For more information about electricity and gas meter connections call us on 1300 815 815. To apply for a meter connection visit actewagl.com.au/meter-connections
ActewAGL Retail ABN 46 221 314 841 a partnership of AGL ACT Retail Investments Pty Ltd ABN 53 093 631 586 and Icon Retail Investments Limited ABN 23 074 371 207.
Origin is ready for Power of Choice changes
While Power of Choice will bring significant changes to the way the industry currently installs and manages meters, builders won’t need to do anything differently. Origin has everything in place to arrange new connections quickly and easily.
As Australia’s leading energy provider, Origin can help you manage new connections with an end-to-end online solution that gets the job done quickly and keeps everyone informed. Connect Assist conveniently lets you submit and monitor all your energy connections at anytime from anywhere – it’s a fast way to get connected and stay updated. Find out more and register at connectassist.com.au For more information about Power of Choice, see Origin’s FAQs for builders at
originenergy.com.au/builderschoice
To arrange your new connections, give our New Connections team a call on 1300 132 480 or go to connectassist.com.au
$0 UPFRONT FEES FOR NEW ELECTRICITY CONNECTIONS
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Origin will waive the meter capital charge, saving you up to $700
New connections: connectassist.com.au or call 1300 132 480 Embedded Networks in Canberra: John Marshall 0476 813 525
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