PROGRESSING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN BRISBANE COUNCILLOR AMANDA COOPER CHAIRMAN OF NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 2011 FLOOD
94 Suburbs 22,000 Residential Properties 7,600 Non-residential Properties
JANUARY 2011 FLOOD
JANUARY 2011 FLOOD
CITYSWITCH
CITYSWITCH By 2012, the CitySwitch national vision is to:
significantly contribute to a reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions produced by office tenants in Australia; substantially decrease overall electricity demand from tenancies in each participating council business district; and positively influence a widespread market transformation within the tenancy sector with a focus on office energy efficiency.
COUNCIL LEADING BY EXAMPLE
All of Council’s energy is green energy Bus fleet is carbon neutral 48 hybrid vehicles and 2 fully electric vehicles
COUNCIL LEADING BY EXAMPLE
COUNCIL LEADING BY EXAMPLE
COUNCIL LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Reduced Brisbane’s carbon emissions by 24,000 tonnes 2 Green Heart Fairs 12 Green Up Events 72,000 free plans distributed 25,000 $50 Climate Smart rebates Offered three Sustainable Development Assessment grants totalling $2,220,574
COUNCIL LEADING BY EXAMPLE
COUNCIL LEADING BY EXAMPLE In 2010/11
Continued the implementation of Towards Zero Waste Strategy and Litter Prevention Strategy.
Over 25,000 residents opted for a third kerbside bin exclusively for green waste
Provided more than 7500 households with larger domestic recycling bins.
COUNCIL LEADING BY EXAMPLE
COUNCIL LEADING BY EXAMPLE
COUNCIL LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Provided 293 business premises with 310 recycling bins. Collected 286,969 tonnes of refuse and 91,553 tonnes of recycling from the regular kerbside collection and 16,179 tonnes of refuse in bulk bins. Provided approximately 990 recycling bins to 540 multi-unit dwellings. This yielded 2600 tonnes of recycling.
COUNCIL LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Collected 1652 tonnes of waste from parks & footpath collections.
Repaired or replaced 48,720 bins.
Processed 91,553 tonnes of recyclable materials
Retrieved approximately 11,100 tonnes of furniture, white goods, household appliances, carpet, wood products and bicycles as part of the new Large Item Kerbside Collection program.
COUNCIL LEADING BY EXAMPLE
COUNCIL LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Collected more than 12 tonnes of e-waste and 67 tonnes of household hazardous waste at two e-Waste and four Household Hazardous Waste events. Collected a total of 837 tonnes of e-waste at transfer stations. Opened the Tip Shop, a second-hand good store to improve resource recovery and demonstrate Council’s commitment to reduced waste generation.
COUNCIL LEADING BY EXAMPLE
NEWSTEAD RIVERPARK
BURNETT LANE
DEALING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
Future development has to deal with the threat of climate change. The South East Queensland Regional Plan, says that Councils have to plan for sea level rise of 0.8m by 2100.
Industrial development in Pinkenba/Eagle Farm needs to cope with rising sea levels
Future development in residential areas of Sandgate and Lota
DEALING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
STATE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Energy Efficient Retrofit Program
Climate Ready Infrastructure Grants
Analysing the pressure for mandatory five star rating for new government owned office buildings
CONCLUSION
Enjoy your conference and I wish you every success for the future. Questions
