The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts
Government backs Earth Hour
Media release
27 March 2009
PG/235
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Environment Minister Peter Garrett today confirmed that all of the 128 Australian Government departments and agencies in Australia have registered to participate in Earth Hour this Saturday.
Minister Garrett said the mass action covers more than 1,500 government buildings and more than 3.7 million square metres of floor space.
"The Government is doing its bit this Saturday to support the millions of Australians voting 'Earth' by switching off their lights this Earth Hour," Mr Garrett said.
"The lights will go out at the Federal Court of Australia, the Australian War Memorial, Parliament House, Australia's Casey Station in Antarctica and more than 80 Australian embassies and posts around the world."
The Government effort has been coordinated by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
"Earth Hour presents an opportunity to raise public awareness of the importance of energy efficiency and it also shows us what we can achieve when unite for a common cause through the simple act of switching off the lights.
"I'll be at the Earth Hour concert in Melbourne's Federation Square which is powered by more than 1,000 cyclists who have donated their time over the last week to give us a chance to gather and reflect on the positive things we can do to reduce our impact on the environment.
Mr Garrett said more information on what is being done to help Australians move to more energy efficient homes from energy rating labels to minimum energy performance standards and much more is available at www.environment.gov.au.
A list of participating government agencies follows:
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- ARPANSA
- Attorney-General's Department
- Australian Agency for International Development
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
- Australian Communications and Media Authority
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
- Australian Crime Commission
- Australian Customs Service
- Australian Electoral Commission
- Australian Fair Pay Commission
- Australian Federal Police
- Australian Film, Television and Radio School
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority
- Australian Government Solicitor
- Australian Hearing
- Australian Human Rights Commission
- Australian Industrial Registry
- Australian Institute of Criminology
- Australian Institute of Family Studies
- Australian Institute of Health & Welfare
- Australian Institute of Marine Science
- Australian Law Reform Commission
- Australian National Audit Office
- Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
- Australian Public Service Commission
- Australian Research Council
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)
- Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority
- Australian Sports Commission
- Australian Taxation Office
- Australian Trade Commission
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
- Australian War Memorial
- Bureau of Meteorology
- Cancer Australia
- Centrelink
- Child Support Agency
- Christmas Island Administration & Cocos (Keeling) Island Administration
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority
- Comcare Australia
- Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
- Commonwealth Grants Commission
- Commonwealth Law Courts
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
- ComSuper
- Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee
- CrimTrac Agency
- CRS Australia
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Department of Climate Change
- Department of Defence
- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Department of Finance and Deregulation
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Department of Health and Ageing
- Department of Human Services
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
- Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Department of Parliamentary Services
- Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
- Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Veterans' Affairs
- Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency
- Family Court of Australia
- Federal Court of Australia
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Geoscience
- Australia Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- High Court of Australia Insolvency and Trustee Service, Australia
- IP Australia
- Jervis Bay Territory Administration
- Land & Water Australia
- Law Courts Limited
- Medicare Australia
- Migration Review Tribunal-Refugee Review Tribunal
- National Archives of Australia
- National Blood Authority
- National Capital Authority
- National Competition Council
- National Film and Sound Archive
- National Gallery of Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- National Library of Australia
- National Maritime Museum of Australia
- National Museum of Australia National
- Native Title Tribunal
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority
- National Science and Technology Centre (Questacon)
- National Water Commission
- Office of Film and Literature Classification
- Office of National Assessments Office of Parliamentary Counsel
- Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner
- Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
- Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation
- Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner
- Office of the Workplace Ombudsman
- Private Health Insurance Ombudsman
- Productivity Commission
- Professional Services Review Scheme
- Property Group
- Royal Australian Mint
- Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
- Screen Australia (formerly Australian Film Commission & Film Finance Corporation Australia Ltd)
- Social Security Appeals Tribunal
- Special Broadcasting Service
- Superannuation Complaints Tribunal
- Takeovers Panel
- Teaching Australia
- Therapeutic Goods Administration
- Torres Strait Regional Authority
- Tourism Australia
- Wheat Exports Authority
- Workplace Authority
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