Pearl Beach community support centre to be launched
The Pearl Beach Progress Association will host the official launch of its $100,000 Community Support Centre project at 10am on Sunday, December 11, at Pearl Beach Memorial Hall.
The launch will include "public familiarisation and education".
The Community Support Centre project aims to provide a safer location for residents and visitors during catastrophic events such as a bushfire or other emergencies.
The project was undertaken with a Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grant of $91,680.
It includes a solar backup power system, costing $45,000, which comprises 7.4kW of solar panels, 24kWh battery storage with a 2.9kW load limit and a 10kVA generator.
Its automatic operation uses solar first, then batteries (down to 30 per cent), then grid import.
The generator will automatically start on loss of grid, as required after solar and batteries.
Uninterrupted supply to the hall independent of grid is expected to last more than 48 hours.
It also includes a bushfire sprinkler system and tanks with 18,000 litres of water.
SOURCE:
Website, 5 Nov 2022
Pearl Beach Progress Association