Schools across the Noosa Shire are utilising their real time energy data to learn about energy efficiency through Zero Emissions Noosa’s exciting initiative Race to Zero.
The program utilises a mix of direct curriculum teaching with week by week lesson plans and a gamified approach which shows students how their real time energy decisions impact on emissions.
ZEN President Vivien Griffin said, “Schools are high energy consumers and the chance to curb wasteful energy use is important to the goal of reducing emissions across Noosa shire.“
When your business's power bills amount to $4000 a month, it's time to take action.
And that's exactly what Richie's Bakery at Tewantin did.
Bakery operator Catherine Wray said "the time had come” to find a solution, and now there are 56 solar panels on the roof of the bakery building, pumping natural power straight from the sun into the business.
"We use a lot of power with the ovens,” Ms Wray said.
"Our power bills cost $4000 a month.
"This should cut that in half.”
Coooran has once again stood up to be counted as it fights to exclude mining from its rural environs with the community on Saturday coming together to declare "hands off” our patch of paradise.
The Cooran Earth Rights movement was delighted by the turn out to the Declaration Day at Straker Park as locals celebrated becoming the first Noosa Shire postcode to proclaim it wants to be coal mine and gas field free.
Watching on was Noosa MP Sandy Bolton and Noosa Deputy Mayor Frank Wilkie.
Ms Bolton said the declaration was "an incredible effort from the community, working together with a united and powerful voice”.
Cooran is looking to celebrate this Saturday as it publicly declares itself off limits to coal and gas extraction.
The Declaration Day Picnic, hosted by Cooran Earth Rights, is to acknowledge the 98 per cent local rejection of any and all sort of fossil fuel resource exploration or mining.
From 10am-2pm in Straker Park, Cooran locals will be joined by Noosa MP Sandy Bolton and members of the Noosa Council who have formally voted to declare the township and surrounds a coal and gas field free area.
Deputy Mayor Frank Wilkie and Noosa Shire councillors will attend the celebration, which includes a community picnic, live music, a symbolic ceremony, dancing, sharing and the formal declaration. A Cooran Earth Rights spokesman said the group stood united with 440-plus communities Australia-wide who are making a stand against "industries that pollute our water and land”.
Noosa Council today joined more than 30 councils across Australia in a new initiative to slash emissions and tackle worsening climate change.
The Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership (CPP) aims to transform Australia’s energy future.
It offers Australian councils actionable, realistic, and effective methods to encourage clean energy technology, energy efficiency, sustainable transport and other climate solutions at a local level.
Speaking from the CPP’s Canberra launch Mayor Tony Wellington said it was "an absolute no-brainer for Noosa Council to jump on board".
Bike On's Justin Wyatt was on hand to last of the free cycling workshops funded through Noosa Council's support of Zero Emissions Noosa, to impart basic cycle maintenance skills to those keen to saddle up. In all 30 participants last Saturday learned how change flat tyres, adjust gears and brakes during the hands-on workshop held at Girraween Sports Complex.
Justin said Noosa had terrific bike shops able to assist with any tricky mechanical issues and offer a practical advice about purchasing a new bike. Bike On recommends Venture Cycles where Jez and the team do a terrific job of taking care of their customers at Noosaville. The three workshops have achieved their goal in encouraging new cyclists who may be lacking in confidence to ride their bikes more frequently.
At our Zero Emissions Noosa meeting on Tuesday 7 November, we decided we'd ask all candidates for the State Election two simple questions about our objective of zero net emissions in the Noosa Local Government Area / State Electorate by 2026.
We posted the questions on every candidate's Facebook page and have publish the results as we received them
"On behalf of Zero Emissions Noosa, would you be willing to answer the following questions?
1) Can you tell us one thing that you will do to support Noosa community’s goal of having zero emissions in the Noosa Shire by 2026?
2) Do you have solar on your roof?"
ero Emissions Noosa has been doing a feasibility study for a Noosa Solar Farm.
ZEN members Geoff Acton & Vivien Griffin were invited to present to the Mayor Tony Wellington, Deputy Mayor Frank Wilkie, CEO Brett de Chasel and six senior managers on 2 August 2017.
The presentation was well received and there was plenty of questions and interest.
