Council’s new heat pumps reduce reliance on gas
Two Blacktown City aquatic centres now use heat pumps rather than natural gas, with one centre saving 3.1 gigajoules of gas per year.
21 October, 2022Two Blacktown City aquatic centres now use heat pumps rather than natural gas, with one centre saving 3.1 gigajoules of gas per year.
21 October, 2022A council’s floating solar farm and a museum’s energy upgrade project are among local government climate change initiatives recognised in awards.
22 October, 2018Operating costs a drag on balance sheets.
16 June, 2016LED lighting a cause celebre for councils.
20 January, 2016New CEFC guidelines will make it harder for local government
13 July, 2015Total Facilities conference this week.
23 March, 2015Apartment blocks get the sustainability treatment
24 September, 2014Calls to flick the switch on shonky suppliers.
11 September, 2014Phosphorescent surfacing on fast track from Feds.
1 September, 2014The Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus, has announced the latest schools to receive grants as part of the Gillard Government’s National Solar Schools Program. Under the 2011-12 round about 784 schools across Australia have each been awarded grants of up to $50000 to help save and generate energy, as well […]
25 January, 2012The implementation of green IT strategies within the public sector is not hindered by costs, but by an apparent lack of knowledge, the latest readers’ poll has found. In the recent online poll, Government News readers were asked ‘What’s stopping your organisation from implementing green IT?’ Of the respondents, 25 per cent said they did […]
8 March, 2011Melbourne City Council is one of the six recipients of energy efficiency financing from the Australian Carbon Trust. Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, announced on Friday the signing of multi-million dollar financial agreements between the Trust and six major organisations. The Australia Carbon Trust was established to encourage and promote energy efficiency technology and practices. […]
30 November, 2010Councils in Victoria have presented the Premier and Opposition Leader with community petitions in support of energy efficient street lighting upgrades. The petitions were delivered by the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) ahead of the Premier’s Local Government Climate Change Summit on Friday. MAV president Bill McArthur said more than 3500 people signed the online […]
15 October, 2010By Lilia Guan Determined to reduce green house admissions by 70 per cent by 2030, the City of Sydney has proposed to install solar panels on its properties. The City of Sydney Council planned to install 2,000 kilowatts of photovoltaic panels on at least 30 of its properties over the next five years. […]
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