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A new user offer is available for a limited time
Whitehorse City Council has joined over 170 councils across Australia by signing onto the Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership, working together to create cleaner cities, a healthy environment and thriving communities.
At the heart of the Cities Power Partnership is networking and knowledge sharing between participating Councils. From nation-wide events and webinars by experts, to an active online forum, councils have many opportunities to work together and learn from one another about how best to achieve environmental improvements and emission reductions. As part of being a program partner, Whitehorse has pledged five actions to tackle climate change locally, guided by Council’s Sustainability Strategy and Climate Response Plan. The pledges Council is working towards are:
Renewable Energy
▪ Use Council resources to support the uptake of renewable energy ▪ Facilitate large energy users collectively tendering and purchasing renewable energy at a low cost
Energy Efficiency
▪ Adopt best practice energy efficiency measures across all Council buildings, and support community facilities to adopt these measures
Sustainable Transport
▪ Ensure that new developments are designed to maximise public and active transport use, and support electric vehicle uptake
Work Together and Influence
▪ Support the local community to develop capacity and skills to tackle climate change
L More information: www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/sustainability-council
5 star food nomination
Smart Brown Catering is Council’s 5-Star Food Safe business for November for achieving outstanding results in Council’s food safety assessment.
Find out about other local businesses that achieved excellent star ratings by visiting www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/ehealth-portal
Smart Brown Catering
Address: 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill Trading hours: Mon-Fri, 7.30-2.00pm (hours may vary) Website: www.smartbrown.com.au Phone: 1300 884 892
Invest in the circular economy with our food and garden organics service
Council has introduced a limited-time new user offer on the lime green-lid food and garden organics bin to encourage more residents to divert their food waste from landfill.
Residents who are eligible for the service and opt-in for a lime green-lid bin for the first time can enjoy 30-40 per cent off the standard fee for a 140 or 240 litre food and garden organics bin. Did you know that the average Whitehorse garbage bin contains approximately 48 per cent food waste? When organic waste is sent to landfill, it needlessly takes up space and rots, producing a potent greenhouse gas called methane. This is why Council introduced our food and garden organics service, giving residents the ability to recycle their food waste. “Landfill waste is a big issue for all levels of government. It is wonderful to see that our community is keen to reduce their waste, with so many households already taking part in this new service,” said Simpson Ward Cr Prue Cutts (pictured far right), who represents Council on the Environment and Sustainability Reference Group. “We believe that the new user offer on the food and garden organics bin will encourage even more households in Whitehorse to be a part of this positive change.” Cr Cutts, along with five other Whitehorse Councillors, recently visited Bio Gro’s organics processing facility to witness firsthand what happens to our recycled food waste. “It was exciting to see the processes behind turning our food waste into high-quality compost and mulch, ready for a second life,” said Cr Cutts.
L More information: www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/food-recycling
Image (L-R): Deputy Mayor Cr Denise Massoud, Mayor Cr Tina Liu, Cr Mark Lane, Cr Blair Barker, Cr Amanda McNeill and Cr Prue Cutts at the Bio Gro Facility in Dandenong.
