Awarua Synergy

Southland Warm Homes Trust Awarua Synergy is proud to delivery in partnership the Southland Warm Homes Trust project. The SWHT works in partnership with local funders and government to provide subsidies for insulation across the Deep South region. The SWHT was formed in 2008 by the Southland Power Trust and Electricity Invercargill Limited. The SWHT, in association with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), offers support for warmer, healthier homes by providing insulation and heating assessments and retrofits for Southland homes. The Trustees of the Southland Warm Homes Trust are Neil Boniface (Chair), Jim Hargest, Anne Gover and Carl Findlater. The SWHT current community funders are Electricity Invercargill Ltd, Southland Power Trust, The Power Company Ltd, PowerNet, The Invercargill City Council, Gore and Southland District Councils, Environment Southland, Community Trust of Southland, The Southern Trust, Guy Waddel Charitable Trust and NZ Oil and Gas. The Southland Times and Work and Income New Zealand have also provided indirect support for the project. The SWHT acknowledge the support of both their present and past community funders, past funders include The Invercargill Licensing Trust and the ILT Foundation, Invercargill Te Ara a Kewa Health Trust, Southland Energy Efficiency Trust, Takitimu Health PHO Ltd, and Hokonui PHO. Their support has provided insulation and heating retrofits to over 6000 Southland and West Otago homes since 2008. PowerNet provides administration and financial reporting services on behalf of the Southland Warm Homes Trust (SWHT). Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority