Wollongong City Council
Wollongong City Council is proud to have been a pilot member of CCP and has long enjoyed many benefits from this association such as reduced greenhouse gas emissions and increased community awareness of environmental issues.
A word from the Mayor
Actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Community
Wollongong City Council has actively promoted greenhouse gas reduction within the local community through programs and initiatives such as:
- cool communities
- sustainability street
- the greenhouse park
- sustainability begins at home
- sustainability in the workplace and
- a greenhouse action plan.
Travel
Wollongong City Council has implemented a variety of activities and projects aimed at decreasing the greenhouse intensity of transport in the Illawarra region. These include:
- a bicycle plan which provides an integrated approach to cycleway planning and the provision of community facilities for cyclists in the Illawarra
- a report looking at travel demand management in Council
- several hybrid vehicles which are being trialled in the Council fleet and
- an increased proportion of fuel efficient four cylinder vehicles in the Council fleet.
Corporate
Wollongong City Council has undertaken several projects which have reduced its greenhouse gas emissions. These include:
- power factor correction at a number of sites
- replacing old equipment with more energy effeicent models
- installing an energy management system
- purchasing recycled paper and<
- recycling green waste and office paper.
Future greenhouse abatement actions
- Wollongong City Council is committed to reducing it's ecological footprint through a variety of means including further reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
More information
Contact: Ellen O'Brien
Web Address: www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au
Updated: October 2007
CCP Facts
State: New South Wales
Date joined:
1997
Current Milestone:
CCP Plus