The Leader | 7 November 2018 Georges River Council has joined a Climate Council initiative pledging to pursue actions to accelerate pollution reduction and source clean energy projects. The council is joining the Cities Power Partnership, a free national...
Data shows more people are installing solar in Ballarat. There has been a steady increase in solar panel systems installed on Ballarat households in the past 12 months, according to Clean Energy Regulator statistics. A Solar Victoria spokesperson says this rate is...
This article first appeared in the Bega District News on October 19 2018 The Bega Valley Shire Council says it is delighted to be involved in a partnership that has taken out top honours for knowledge sharing at the inaugural Cities Power Partnership National Summit...
A council’s floating solar farm and a museum’s energy upgrade project are among local government climate change initiatives recognised in awards. Since Newcastle Museum underwent an energy upgrade project, which saw new lighting and a 100kW solar panel installed, the...
This article first appeared in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 17 October 2018 Coffs Harbour City Council has joined forces with other councils across Australia to slash greenhouse gas pollution and tackle worsening climate change, as the latest council to join the Cities...
Californian Rex Parris is part mayor, part sheriff, part lawyer and part preacher. And his main evangelistic cause is renewable energy. Under Parris’s leadership his city – Lancaster, north of Los Angeles – has transformed from being named the “worst city in LA...
A city in southern California has become the first city in the world to be zero net energy with solar farms powering the entire city, and now it is inspiring Australian cities to follow its lead. Being zero net energy means the city produces more solar electricity...
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS have taken out top honours for their work on the climate change frontline, at the inaugural Cities Power Partner Summit Awards. The awards, held on Thursday 18 October in Kiama, New South Wales as part of the Climate Council’s Cities Power...
At the inaugural Cities Power Partnership summit held on 18-19 October, we saw over 150 participants from local government across Australia show up in a united call for climate action. As part of this local government summit, an awards evening was held to recognise...
Australia and the United States have many things in common. Unfortunately, in the past few years we have both come to experience increased natural disasters due to climate change – including catastrophic wildfires. For the past 10 years, I’ve served as Mayor of...
