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Fri 03 Jun 2022 Recipient: 6132MCc1
REF: ACBNF3r1 IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Y/R: Rate-payers & Councils
Councillor E: mail@monash.vic.gov.au
MONASH COUNCIL M:{61}(4}
293 Springvale Rd GLEN WAVERLY 3150 P: {61}(3) 9518 3555
PO Box 1 GLEN WAVERLY 3150 W: Monash Councillors
Dear Councillor cc Australian Legislators
Interested Parties eg Rate-payers
MANY COUNCILS HAVE ELECTRICITY AS HIGHEST SOURCE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Thank you for your response stating that you as a Monash Council Councillor has no interest in Mosman
Council Sustainability history
From our research into Sustainability and Climate Change issues over the last 25 years it appears that
small Councils like Mosman are used as test sites before larger Councils adopt similar strategies
A similar example is the 2004 Request for Quotation [RFQ] to evaluate a Volunteer Management System
[VMS] developed by the Rio Tinto WA Future Fund, WA Department of Sport & Recreation [DSR] and
Mundaring Council (population 39,161)
We believe this RTVMS has been installed in many Councils probably with modifications - however it is
very difficult to discover how much local Volunteer Participation contributes to Councils' financial records
The Population of Mosman Council is 30,122 compared with Monash Council 197,980 and the Inner West
Council with 186,000
It appears that since 2018/2019 many Councils have similar plans for getting to Carbon Neutral at some
stage, many at 2025 like both Mosman Council and Monash Council
It appears that most Councils have developed "Waste and Sustainability" web-pages showing a
commitment for the Council becoming carbon Neutral and then a strategy for the households (rate payers)
to become carbon neutral
Around 2008/2009 many Councils gave to each household at least a 1 pack of 6 free LED light-bulbs to
replace halogen and compact fluorescent light bulbs - the cost of this generosity by Council Rate-payers
was never explained in Council Financial Accounts
In 2018/19 many Councils committed to Carbon Neutrality by a certain date
These plans include converting all the existing street light bulbs to LED bulbs, changing methods of
Council's operations and replacing Council vehicles with Electric Cars yet no costs for Rate-payers to
consider for the Council to obtain these CO2 savings
This is the web-page of Monash Council where it appears there are 3 Consultancies providing advice to
Council as to how to calculate the Council Carbon footprint and then how to offset that footprint
However as far as we can tell, there are only figures for showing the reduction of CO2 but no figures or
financial amounts for purchasing the necessary Carbon Credits to become Carbon Neutral each year
This is the link to the Monash Council Plan for getting to Carbon Neutral by 2025
"You Are Here :Home/Waste & Sustainability/Living Sustainably/Our commitment to climate action/
Getting to carbon neutral by 2025
In February 2020, Monash Council committed to working towards becoming carbon neutral, with a
target of zero net corporate greenhouse gas emissions, by 2025.
Our Zero Net Carbon Action Plan provides a pathway for achieving this goal, with a focus toward on-
ground action using a proactive and cost-effective methodology.
Action Plan
View our Zero Net Carbon Action Plan:
Zero Net Carbon Action Plan (PDF, 7MB)
Zero Net Carbon Action Plan (DOCX, 938KB)
This commitment has been based on detailed independent modelling by CarbonetiX, which determined the
annual corporate greenhouse gas emissions generated for Council, and identified actions required to
minimise our impact on the environment and achieve carbon neutrality by 2025.
In 2018-19, our corporate baseline greenhouse gas emissions were 20,503 tCO2e. cf Mosman 2,713
tCO2e
During 2019-20, we saw our emissions reduce by 8%, partly due to adjusting our services under COVID-19
restrictions.
With the Zero Net Carbon Action Plan in place, we hope to see continued reductions to help us become
carbon neutral by 2025.
Our top five sources of corporate greenhouse gas emissions:
"
" Electricity:59.5% (cf Mosman p21 fig4 69.6%)
" Gas:15% (cf Mosman p21 fig4 9.8%)
" Asphalt and concrete use: 8%
" Fleet vehicles: 7.2% (cf Mosman transport p21 fig4 13.8%)
" Employee commutes: 6.9%
"
Key actions to achieving our Zero Net Carbon Action Plan
"
" Source 100% renewable electricity
" Replace main road street lighting with LED lights
" Improve energy efficiency of Council's largest major buildings and key community facilities
" Reduce fuel use and transition to electric vehicles for fleet vehicles
Preference the use of sustainable products, technologies and services through sustainable procurement
" Implement an Environmental Sustainable Design policy for Council buildings and infrastructure
" Offset emissions that cannot be avoided
"
Supporting Information
Council Report on Carbon Neutral and Zero Emissions Actions (PDF, 233KB)
Trajectory to Carbon Neutrality for Council's Corporate Emissions (PDF, 2MB)
Towards zero carbon in Monash (PDF, 4MB)
Thanks to Iron Bark Sustainability, CarbonetiX (Energy Management) and Scientell (Media
Communications) for providing the initial research that supported the development of the Zero
Net Carbon Action Plan"
NEXT STEPS
With the costs of Electricity due to escalate considerably in the near future, many Rate-payers
are concerned about not only the increase in Council costs but also the implications for
purchasing Electricity Carbon Offsets
What is the potential costs of Carbon Offsets for Monash Council rate-payers after 2025 ?
Yours sincerely
Peter AXTENS LLB (Retired) Stephen GOULD
Chair - NSW Digital Economy Review Cmt Chair - On-line eBusiness Cmt
SUSTAINABILITY ACTION NETWORK OPEN INTERCHANGE CONSORTIUM
B: PO Box 517 Neutral Bay Junction 2089
E: trustee.THD@gmail.com
M: {61}(4)1600-9468
LEGEND
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
SME Small and Medium size Enterprises
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [UNFCCC]
XML Extensible Mark-up Language
I Other Inner West Council Documents that are part of the CSP2036
a Strategies
b Plans
c Statements
r Research References
a Strategies
Is1 Resourcing Strategy [ReS] 2018-2028 Adopted Jun 2018- PDF File
Is2 Climate + Renewables Strategy [CRS] - draft On-line
Is3 Employment and Retail Lands Strategy [EaRLS] - PDF File
Is4 Housing Strategy [HS] - PDF File
Is5 Integrated Transport Strategy [ITS] Adopted 03 Mar 2020 - PDF File
Is6 Asset Management Strategy [AMS]2018-28 Adopted Jun 2018 - PDF File
Is7 Workforce Management Strategy [WMS] 2018-22 Adopted Jun 2018 - PDF File
Is8 Information and Communication Technology [ICT] Strategy 2018-2022 Adopted Jun 2018 - PDF File
b Plans
Ip1 Community Strategic Plan [CSP] 2036 Endorsed Jun 2019 - On-line
Ip2 Economic Strategic Development Plan [EDSP] draft - On-line
Ip3 Long Term Financial Plan 2019-2029 Adopted Jun 2019 - PDF File
c Statements
It1 Local Planning Statement [LPS]
r References
R6 2019-01-19 Adelaide Advertiser: Compensation paid to Slave Owners 1835 - 2015 (180 yrs)
R5 2003-2014 Value of Volunteers to Australian State Economies
R4 2014-11-07 IBM "Blockchain" solution for the Diamond Industry Video
R3 1997 Lessons from a Dozen Years of Group Support Systems Research - 4,000 IBM projects
R2 Sir Evelyn de Rothschild - Director De Beers 1977-1994 & IBM UK 1972-1995
R1 1987-04-23 RUBAC Automatic eProcess Synchronisation Video
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