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

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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.