Holroyd City Council
Holroyd City Council has been committed to the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Australia program since joining in July 2003. Over this period Council has completed a Greenhouse Reduction Local Action Plan which was adopted by Council in July 2005. In addition, Holroyd Council has developed an Energy Savings Action Plan. These two documents are complimentary and have provided Council with over 60 initiatives and actions that will reduce Holroyd's energy consumption and by extension, greenhouse gas emissions. Council recognises its role as a community leader and as such it has developed a schedule of works to reduce its total CO2 emissions by over 350 tonnes/annum by 1 July 2009. Council is also looking for further initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and progressing to Milestone 5 in the CCP program.
A word from the Mayor
Actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Community
- Community education programs such as Sustainability Street and Sustainable Futures for Business in Western Sydney.
- Schools program involving the Big Foot computer modelling program.
Travel
- Council converted a majority of its passenger vehicle fleet to LPG in 2002, and is constantly exploring other alternatives as new technologies evolve and become economically viable.
Corporate
- As mentioned above, Council has both a Greenhouse Reduction Local Action Plan and an Energy Savings Action Plan.
- Council has also begun bench marking and monitoring these programs by commissioning a Planet Footprint assessment and an Australian Building Greenhouse Rating (ABGR) of Council's Administration building.
Future greenhouse abatement actions
- The Energy Savings Action Plan has provided Council with a list of actions to reduce energy consumption that will take Council well past 2010
- Council is running two additional Sustainability Street communities in 2007-2008.
More information
Contact: Bernadette Mackinnon, Environmental Policy
Web Address: www.holroyd.nsw.gov.au
Updated: October 2007
CCP Facts
State: New South Wales
Date joined:
1 July 2003
Current Milestone:
Milestone 3