The City of Karratha is participating in the Switch Your Thinking program. The program is a local government initiative designed to help residents and small to medium businesses build energy literacy, and implement energy, and water efficiency measures, to create a more sustainable lifestyle.
From March to October 2025, Switch Your Thinking will host a series of FREE online workshops focused on Energy Efficiency and Savings. Additional presentations are also on offer with topics including:
- Understanding Solar and Batteries in Your Home.
- Planning Your Electrification Transition.
- Exploring Electric Vehicles.
Home Energy & Water Audit Kits now available
As part of the program, the City is offering four Home Energy & Water Audit Kits for loan. The kits are designed to help assess the energy and water efficiency in homes, giving residents valuable insights in areas they can improve their energy and water use. A kit will be located at each of the following libraries; Karratha, Dampier, Roebourne, and Wickham. Check online to reserve a kit at your local library: https://libraries.karratha.wa.gov.au/.
Participate to Win!
Win a new home plan assessment for homes yet to be built, by energy assessors NatHERS. To become eligible for a NatHERS assessment entrants must have attended at least one workshop or borrowed an energy audit kit AND completing the follow-up survey. Winners' will be awarded an NatHERS assessments between April – November 2025.
Register for a workshop
Choose from nine available online workshops, check out the session dates below, and use the links to register.
For Residents:
|
Date |
Workshop |
Time |
Location |
|
8 May 2025 |
Energy Efficiency Tips - Residents |
6pm – 7pm |
Online  |
|
14 August 2025 |
Solar panels and batteries |
6pm – 7pm |
Online  |
|
10 September 2025 |
Planning your Electrification Transition |
6pm – 7pm |
Online  |
|
9 October 2025 |
Understanding Electric Vehicles |
6pm – 7pm |
Online  |
Residents can register here: Eventbrite - Community Events
For Businesses:
|
Date |
Workshop |
Time |
Location |
|
15 April 2025 |
Energy Efficiency Tips - Businesses |
12pm – 1pm |
Online  |
|
14 May 2025 |
Energy Efficiency Tips - Businesses |
12pm – 1pm |
Online  |
|
6 August 2025 |
Energy Efficiency Tips - Businesses |
12pm – 1pm |
Online  |
|
17 September 2025 |
Energy Efficiency Tips - Businesses |
12pm – 1pm |
Online  |
|
16 October 2025 |
Energy Efficiency Tips - Businesses |
12pm – 1pm |
Online |
Switch Your Thinking’s Energy Efficiency Pilot Program is funded and supported by the Western Australian Government’s Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. 
To learn more about the program visit the Switch Your Thinking website:  https://switchyourthinking.com/energy/ 
To find contact details for your local library, visit https://libraries.karratha.wa.gov.au/.