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LighterFootprints ‘Sustainable Suburbia’
Ian Goodes
Manager Engineering and Environmental Services
City of Whitehorse
Whitehorse Sustainability Journey
Our Journey to Sustainability
Whitehorse Sustainability Strategy
Whitehorse Sustainability report 2009-2010
DRAINAGE & STORMWATER RE-USE
Bolton Park Stormwater Retention and Re-use System
Workshops and Forums
Workshop and forum topics:
• Sustainable gardening• Home composting• Community Power – Energy in the Home• Solar Suburbs• Grey water systems• Interfaith Network• Other energy and water saving retrofits
General attendance: 50 – 150 people
Sustainable Transport
Integrated Transport StrategyWalking school busTravelsmart
•Box Hill Tafe & Box Hill Hospital•Burwood Highway (Tram 75)
Green travel planCycling and walking
Sustainable Ambassadors Program
STREET LIGHTING
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Community Emissions
2,064,058
2,640,2862,458,813
1,651,246
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1996 2001 2006 2012 Goal
Year
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Council Operations Community Emissions
Council Greenhouse Gas EmissionsTarget - Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% from 2002 by 2012Achieved – Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 63% from 2002
Water
Council Operations Community Usage
Council Water UseTarget - Reduce Council water use by 25% from 2002 by 2012Achieved – Reduced Council water use by 41% from 2002
Waste
Waste DiversionTarget – 65% of municipal waste to be recovered, recycled and/or diverted from landfill by 2014Achieved – 50% diverted (39% in 2001)
Whitehorse Sustainability Report2009-2010
Some other key achievements for 2009-2010
Community Rebates119% increase in uptake of Council Sustainability Rebates from previous year. (total 698 rebates claimed in 2009-2010)Sports Fields22 out of 40 Sports fields converted to warm season grasses so far.Green Purchasing$6 million of Council “green” purchases – up 52% from 2008-2009Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESD) Planning PolicyAdoption of an ESD Policy to encourage environmental sustainability principles into land use planning & appointment of an ESD advisor for implementation.