We want to make sure that all decisions made by staff and Council have a positive impact on our natural environment. We will: Continue to seek methods of reducing energy, water and waste consumption. • Consider environmental impacts when designing and delivering capital projects and providing • services. Demonstrate leadership and share and embed our skills and knowledge within the community • and surrounding local organisations. Progress indicators: Y = Target achieved P = Progressing/awaiting data Type of Indicators Target Results Comments indicator Council greenhouse Decrease Council greenhouse gas gas emissions by emissions show a 4% sector (waste, fleet, decrease from the D Y buildings) financial year (42,703 tCO2) to 2013-2014 financial year (40,907 tCO2). Average fuel use Decrease This is the first year that this per vehicle in indicator has been tracked Council's fleet with the following results: ULP - 10.22 lt/100kms D P LPG -14.45 lt/100kms Diesel - 9.32 lt/100kms These will form the base year figure for future reporting. Council's potable 25% reduction in Council has achieved the water consumption potable water 25% reduction in potable consumption by water consumption and it D 2015 and a 30% Y continues to decline each reduction by 2020 year. In 2013-2014 470,347kl were used, 35% below the target. Council waste (solid 63% Targets achieved for and green) diverted 60,000 tonnes D Y from landfill (kg and percentage) Usage rate for Drysdale - 31,000 Overall usage rates were transfer North Geelong - achieved with 93,566 stations/resource 62,000 transactions (Drysdale - D Y recovery centres 28,406 and North Geelong - (transactions per 65,160). annum)
We want to make sure that all decisions made by staff and Council have a positive impact on our natural environment. We will: • Continue to seek methods of reducing energy, water and waste consumption. • Consider environmental impacts when designing and delivering capital projects and providing services. • Demonstrate leadership and share and embed our skills and knowledge within the community and surrounding local organisations. Progress indicators: Y = Target achieved P = Progressing/awaiting data Type of indicator Indicators Target Results Comments D Council greenhouse gas emissions by sector (waste, fleet, buildings) Decrease Y Council greenhouse gas emissions show a 4% decrease from the financial year (42,703 tCO2) to 2013-2014 financial year (40,907 tCO2). D Average fuel use per vehicle in Council's fleet Decrease P This is the first year that this indicator has been tracked with the following results: ULP - 10.22 lt/100kms LPG -14.45 lt/100kms Diesel - 9.32 lt/100kms These will form the base year figure for future reporting. D Council's potable water consumption 25% reduction in potable water consumption by 2015 and a 30% reduction by 2020 Y Council has achieved the 25% reduction in potable water consumption and it continues to decline each year. In 2013-2014 470,347kl were used, 35% below the target. D Council waste (solid and green) diverted from landfill (kg and percentage) 63% 60,000 tonnes Y Targets achieved for D Usage rate for transfer stations/resource recovery centres (transactions per annum) Drysdale - 31,000 North Geelong - 62,000 Y Overall usage rates were achieved with 93,566 transactions (Drysdale - 28,406 and North Geelong - 65,160).
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