Carrathool Shire Council
Carrathool Shire Council recognise the threat of global warming and the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Council became an active participant in the international Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Australia program in February 2001. The program has encouraged Council to take a proactive approach to the Greenhouse issue through its completion of five strategic Milestones.
Carrathool Shire Council recognises that to ensure the ongoing success of its greenhouse initiatives it must continue to integrate CCP and energy-related actions into its core business management systems. Council is currently working to expand its ISO 14001 certified Environmental Management System to become an integrated sustainability management System of which CCP related processes will form a part. Council is well on the way to successfully integrating energy-related actions into its core management plan and thus has progressed swiftly through the program to complete all five milestones in 2004.
A word from the Mayor
Actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Community
- Installation of Solar heating at the Goolgowi Pool
- A policy has been developed to include energy efficiency guidelines in tenders for Council buildings
- General Street lighting policy is currently underdevelopment in cooperation with country energy
- An architect’s competition for the sustainable Council house has been completed and winners announced.
Travel
- A six-cylinder Holden Executive Station wagon had been replaced with a four cylinder Toyota Prius as a pilot trial.
- Three fuel-efficient Mack trucks have been purchased
- One fuel-efficient Isuzu truck has been purchased.
Corporate
- The administration centre has installed high-grade window tinting (DTI Quantum) and new (Holland & Vertical) blinds
- Lighting retrofit at Goolgowi and Hillston administration buildings
- Photocopiers and desktop computers have had the energy saving feature, (Energy Star) enabled
- Operating hours of air conditioners and heating systems in administration buildings have been reduced
- Installation of timers on water boilers and coolers
- Installation of sensor lights
- A sustainability Purchasing Policy has been developed for appliances and equipment with energy efficiency guidelines
More information
Contact: Ben Churchill
Web Address: www.carrathool.nsw.gov.au
Updated: July 2005
CCP Facts
State: New South Wales
Date joined:
2001
Current Milestone:
Milestone 5