Cooma Monaro Express
18/09/2007 Page: 5
Cooma Monaro Shire Council has begun taking steps to create a cleaner greener future in the region. The council has showed interest in undertaking an energy audit and decided to investigate the pros and cons of doing this at council's monthly meeting last week. Mayor Roger Norton has indicated it could been done within the next six months. "The councillors seem to be enthusiastic that we can achieve a worthwhile reduction in our energy use," said Cr Norton. "We need to look at the costs and benefits first but it certainly could be done within a six month period, while the Cooma Monaro Climate Change Working Group (CMCCWG) is investigating solutions," he said.
Council has also elected two staff members, Cr Norton and town planner Mark Adams to join CMCCWG, which was established to address climate change at a local level. "This indicates that council is supporting the working party and the councillors look forward to the report in about six months to see how to reduce our energy use and greenhouse gas emissions," he said. Cr Les Sutcliffe is also attending a conference this week (Monday and Tuesday) in Bendigo aiming to identify climate change in regional Australia and look at solutions to the issue. "This conference has a great list of speakers, a lot of seminars and covers everything from biomass to alternate diesel fuels, and solar, wind and wave generation technologies," said Cr Sutcliffe. "This will give me a better knowledge of what alternative technologies are out there and I'll be able to advise council of the alternatives and which ones are feasible and economically viable," he said.
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