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All of central Sydney’s electricity, heating and cooling needs could be met from renewable energy sources according to the most detailed investigation ever undertaken of renewable energy resources in and around Sydney.
A draft renewable energy master plan prepared by the City of Sydney provides a blueprint for providing 30 per cent of the city’s electricity demand from carbon-free renewable electricity, mainly from harnessing solar and wind power, and 70 per cent from renewable gases derived from waste.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the plan outlined how 100 per cent of the city local government area’s electricity, heating and cooling could be supplied from renewable sources by 2030.
A light bulb the size of a fish oil tablet that lasts up to 12 years has helped the City of Melbourne claim a major international design award for its Swanston Street redevelopment.
Council claimed an Australian International Design Award for innovative and contemporary fixtures purpose-built for the $25.6 million Swanston Street upgrade, including the world-first use of tiny plasma bulbs in street lights. The lights also won an IES Victoria/Tasmania Award of Excellence.
City of Melbourne director of Urban Design Professor Rob Adams said the small, energy efficient plasma bulbs have a 12-year lifespan and allowed for a unique and modern, slim design.
The ‘Luminaire’ street lights and contemporary stainless steel street furniture were chosen to give Melbourne’s main thoroughfare a modern, pedestrian-friendly feel.
The City of Casey today (Wednesday 5 June 2013) announced a visionary plan to create a truly unique cultural, community and civic precinct at Fountain Gate in Narre Warren.
City of Casey Mayor Cr Amanda Stapledon said the announcement of the $125 million Casey Cultural and Civic Precinct is fantastic news, not only for Casey’s 270,000 residents, but also for residents of the outer east and south east of Melbourne.
‘The Casey Cultural and Civic Precinct is one of the largest projects ever embarked upon by local government in Victoria and will be a truly unique and iconic facility of which the community can be extremely proud.
‘As the Casey community continues to grow, residents, artists, performers, schools and community groups want to see a facility built in the area which reflects their aspirations and showcases our status as Victoria’s largest and most vibrant municipality.
More than 70 jobs will be created as a result of the latest round of City of Melbourne small business and social enterprise grants.
Grant funding in this round will support six start-up companies, three businesses to enter export markets and one business expansion project. A further 11 businesses will receive small business mentoring to develop their business concepts.
Chair of the Economic Development portfolio Councillor Kevin Louey said the Council’s Small Business, Micro Business and Social Enterprise Grant program was a success story spanning nearly two decades.