Solar success at the Drill Hall… As part of Maribyrnong City Council’s ongoing commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a 7.5 kilowatt solar system has been installed and lights have been changed over to LEDs at the Drill Hall in Barkly St…
Yearly Archives: 2018
Maribyrnong City Council – helping community services and the environment at the same time
Posted in News Tagged with: Drill Hall, Energy efficiency, Energy efficient lighting, Footscray, Footscray Park Bowling Club, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, LEDs, Maribyrnong, RecWest Braybrook, Solar
Hobsons Bay trials Toyota Australia’s hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
Hobsons Bay City Council is participating in an Australian first with a 12-week trial of three Toyota hydrogen fuel cell powered Mirai cars. These cars emit only water vapour, not greenhouse gases, and don’t generate any engine noise. They are…
Posted in News Tagged with: Cars, Council vehicle fleet, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, Hobsons Bay City Council, Hydrogen fuel cell powered Mirai, Toyota
Survey for businesses on energy efficiency and renewable energy – please help
Sustainability Victoria (SV) and the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning (DELWP) have commissioned research into barriers around energy efficiency and renewable energy take-up among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and not-for-profit organisations. The research will help SV develop…
Posted in News Tagged with: business, DELWP, Department of Environment Land Water and Planning, Energy efficiency, Renewable energy, Sustainability Victoria
Low Carbon West research, and low carbon alternatives to cement and road base
Implementation of Low Carbon West, the plan for transition to a low carbon economy in the WAGA region, is well underway. WAGA is now researching actions to be undertaken over the next two years, to take account of rapid changes…
Posted in News Tagged with: climate change, Drawdown, E-crete, Ecoflex, Geopolymer, Green Roads, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, Low Carbon West, Plant-rich diet, Reconomy, Recycling, Reducing food waste, research, The Zeobond Group, Transport, Wyndham
Hobsons Bay’s trial of Emesh – recycled plastic
In a Victorian first, Hobsons Bay City Council will trial Emesh, a 100 per cent recycled plastic fibre product used to reinforce concrete. An 80 metre section of new path along the Seabrook trail will be reinforced with the fibres,…
Posted in News Tagged with: climate change, Emesh, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, Hobsons Bay, Hobsons Bay City Council, Low Carbon West, Recycled plastic, Steel alternative, Waste minimisation
Sustainability Victoria – support for businesses to reduce waste, energy and bills
Sustainability Victoria can support businesses to become sustainable or even just to explore what it takes to reduce energy and materials use, invest in solar or otherwise save money and address climate change. Please forward the following information to any business which…
Posted in News Tagged with: Buildings, business, climate change, Energy efficiency, Environmental Upgrade Agreements, Renewable energy, Solar, Sustainability Victoria, TAKE2
Greening the Pipeline
Now, here’s a ‘good news’ story. The Greening the Pipeline project is revitalising the entire 27 kilometres of Melbourne’s Main Outfall Sewer (MOS) reserve, from Millers Road in Brooklyn to the Western Treatment Plant in Werribee. The old MOS was built in the 1890s…
Posted in News Tagged with: Brimbank, climate change, climate change adaptation, Greening the West, Hobsons Bay City Council, Wyndham
Resilience-Oriented Urban Planning
A new book explores the nexus – and sometimes clash – between climate change and urban planning. Resilience-Oriented Urban Planning: Theoretical and Empirical Insights, edited by Yoshiki Yamagata and Ayyoob Sharifi, has just been published by Springer as part of…
Posted in News Tagged with: climate change, climate change adaptation, Covenant of Mayors, How Well Are We Adapting, Land-Use Planning, Resilience, Urban Planning
Largest Environmental Upgrade Agreement (EUA) in regional Australia
This week the largest regional Environmental Upgrade Agreement (EUA) in Australia was signed for the $4 million installation of a water treatment facility at the Booth Transport facility in Numurkah with Moira Shire Council, assisted and partly funded by Sustainable…
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Geelong’s Own Solar Revolution
Geelong residents and businesses are embracing the solar revolution in their thousands. They are well-supported both by the City of Greater Geelong and passionate local people. This combination of local government and community appears to be a winning formula for…
Posted in News Tagged with: City of Greater Geelong, Community, Geelong Sustainability, Greater Geelong, ReEnergise Geelong, Solar, The People's Solar
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