Queensland’s Moreton Bay Regional Council is now using steam to whack weeds instead of herbicides, with a little help from solar power. Emphasis on the little. [Read more…]
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More Coal Country Councils Reaffirm Commitment To Climate Action
Seven out of ten local governments in New South Wales’ largest coal-producing area, the Hunter Region, are now part of the Cities Power Partnership. [Read more…]
Bayside City Council Claims Carbon Neutrality
With a helping hand from solar panels, Victoria’s Bayside City Council says it is the first Council in the state’s south-east to achieve carbon neutrality for its operations. [Read more…]
Geelong Council Going For Renewables Gold
The City of Greater Geelong has adopted an environment strategy that will see it increasingly turning to renewable energy. [Read more…]
Sydney’s Inner West Council Residents Can Become “Solar Gardeners”
Some of the many residents of Sydney’s Inner West Council area currently locked out of solar savings will have the opportunity to access them through a proposed PV project 500 kilometres away. [Read more…]
Shepparton Council Kicks Off Community Sustainability Grants
Greater Shepparton City Council’s Community Sustainability Grant program could provide a great opportunity for groups to get solar panels on their rooftops. [Read more…]
Hobsons Bay City Council VPP To Maximise Solar Self-Consumption
Melbourne’s Hobsons Bay City Council has announced a Virtual Power Plant project that will involve the installation of solar panels on dozens more of its buildings initially and community participation down the track. [Read more…]
Solar Energy Helps Woollahra Council Achieve Carbon Neutrality
Sydney’s Woollahra Municipal Council says it is third local government in New South Wales to attain net-zero emissions. [Read more…]
Blacktown Council Trialing Electric Garbage Truck, Doubling Solar Capacity
Sydney’s Blacktown City Council is taking more steps towards its emissions goals with the boosting of its solar capacity and the trial of an electric garbage truck. [Read more…]
Sydney’s Inner West Council Racking Up More Solar Installations
Inner West Council is in the midst of having its 36th solar power system installed; another step towards Council’s 100% renewable energy goal. [Read more…]
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