Tag: energy conservation
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MAV Energy Efficiency and Generation Forum
Along with Cr. Jo-anne Taylor and members of Maroondah’s Sustainability Department, I attended a forum hosted by the MAV on energy efficiency to learn about initiatives being undertaken by other councils around Victoria. The forum explored projects being undertaken by councils and the community to improve the sustainability and efficiency of energy production and usage.…
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Media Release: You have the power! Cutting greenhouse gas emissions
Residents of 48 Maroondah homes are now better equipped to cut their greenhouse gas emissions following the ‘You Have the Power: Save Energy’ home assessment program. ‘You Have the Power: Save Energy’ was run by environmental consultants Going Solar, and was designed to educate residents about simple and inexpensive ways to reduce household greenhouse gas…
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Croydon Conservation Society Film Night: An Inconvenient Truth and the End of Suburbia
Urban sustainability and the environment have continued to remain at the forefront of the Maroondah community with the Croydon Conservation Society holding a film night, showcasing Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth and the End of Suburbia. An Inconvenient Truth is a documentary surrounding former US Vice-President Al Gore’s presentation on climate change. Through the presentation…
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Maroondah Leader: Cash boost fills cracks highlighted by drought
As part of its feature on Council’s Budget, the Maroondah Leader has also extensively reported on the $1 million sustainability fund which was passed as part of the Council’s Budget. Cr Alex Makin said council infrastructure had been hit hard by the drought, but this raft of sustainability projects, approved in the 2007/08 Budget last…
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Maroondah Leader: Rate rise sparks discord
Maroondah Council has passed its budget for the 2007/2008 fiscal year. While the budget unfortunately includes a rate increase of 7.4% it facilitates a number of initiatives that will finally commit Maroondah towards a path of urban sustainability. The Maroondah Leader reported on the discussions that took place in regard to the Council Budget: Cr…
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Delegates' Report: Examples of Leadership and Passion
On the 29th of April until the 1st of May I attended the Local Government Managers Association Conference in Hobart. The conference was themed the Power to make a difference and the Passion to lead and this was reinforced through the focal points of People, Process and Place, to reflect the foundations of local government.…
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Maroondah Climate Change Action Group
The Maroondah Climate Change Action Group was formed by concerned residents who are concerned about the future sustainability of Maroondah. This weekend the Maroondah Climate Change Action Group hosted a combined meeting with other environmental groups, including the Croydon Conservation Society and other Climate Change Action Groups, to outline a strategy to ensure action on…
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Maroondah Environment Forum an overwhelming success
Approximately 200 attendees flocked to Maroondah’s first environment forum, demonstrating the pressing community concern over the implications of climate change. A number of issues were raised including the need for ongoing communication between council and the community, energy and water conservation, sustainable transport and the need curb rising greenhouse emissions. A report on the environment…
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Maroondah Journal: Councils 'no' to nuclear
As a Councillor for Maroondah I joined Eastern Metropolitan MP Brian Tee and a number of councillors from Whitehorse, Manningham and Knox to demand that nuclear plants would not be built within the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. “While Australia must be encouraged to discuss our future energy needs, it is imperative that the Federal Government…