BATHURST Regional Council has become one of the 70 councils across Australia to sign up to the Cities Power Partnership. New member councils – also including Orange, City of Sydney, Brisbane and Darwin – were announced at Lismore on Tuesday during the launch of...
Orange City Council
Cities Power Partnership on track, says Nugent
Orange City Council on track cut electricity costs and the city’s carbon footprint, as part of the Cities Power Partnership program.
EARTH FIRST: Council powering ahead after signing on for renewable energy scheme
Environmentalists and renewable energy advocates in the Orange area were delighted to learn that at the Orange City Council meeting on July 18, councillors unanimously voted to adopt the Climate Council Cities Power Partnership scheme. Officially launched in July this...
EARTH FIRST: Powering down for an hour to make a real change
On Saturday evening we are invited to celebrate Earth Hour. Between 8.30pm and 9.30pm we are asked to turn off all our lights for a time when we can think about how climate change is affecting our planet, and what we can do about it as individuals and communities....
Energy saving ideas sought
RESIDENTS have been asked to have their say on how they would like to save power. Orange City Council joined the Climate Council Cities Power Partnership in October and councillor Stephen Nugent moved to ask ratepayers which five pledges the council should make across...