Green Precincts Fund - Greening Inveresk Precinct - Towards Water and Energy Sustainability
Water for the Future – Fact sheet
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, September 2009
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Recipient: Launceston City Council, Tasmania
Funding: $788,000
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Image credit: H Duncan & DEWHA
The Australian Government has granted funding to Launceston City Council for its Greening Inveresk Precinct project.
Through the project, the Inveresk precinct will undergo a retrofit with the latest energy and water saving technologies. The Aurora Stadium, the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, and a number of educational and other facilities - all located on one central site - will showcase how smart and innovative design can cut water and energy use.
Key initiatives of the Greening Inveresk Precinct project include:
- installing a building management system at Aurora Stadium, saving 220,000 kWh each year
- lighting upgrades throughout all venues for more efficient energy use, including the use of natural light
- an air conditioning system upgrade at the Museum, increasing efficiency by 10 per cent to save 64,000kWh a year
- a groundwater and rainwater harvesting system for the Precinct, including rainwater tanks to reduce the amount of potable water used for irrigation
- installing irrigation sensors - reducing irrigation water use by 25 per cent.
The Inveresk precinct is a community hub with cultural, sporting, recreational, educational and commercial facilities serving a large number of residents and visitors.
Aurora Stadium is a multi-purpose venue that hosts large entertainment and sporting events, such as the Hawthorn Football Club's Tasmanian home games.
As a member of the Cities for Climate Protection Program, Launceston City Council recently announced its targets to reduce the Council's CO2 emissions by 15 per cent, and the community's emissions by 10 per cent by 2015.
The Aurora Stadium and Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery are two of the Council's largest water and energy consuming facilities. The energy and water saved at these facilities through the Greening Inveresk project will help the council achieve its energy and water targets.
During the three year project, the Council will coordinate sustainability events, demonstration days, tours, lectures and workshops to involve local businesses, sporting groups and the community.
More than 325,000 people visit the Aurora Stadium and the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery each year, which provides a great opportunity for a high level of community engagement on the project and great potential for visitors to adopt similar measures at home.
The Greening Inveresk project is one of a number of high-profile demonstration projects to be undertaken with funding from the Green Precincts Fund.
The Green Precincts Fund is an Australian Government initiative to prepare Australia for a future with less water and to encourage local communities to better manage their water and energy use for current and future generations.
Annual savings
Water: 15,400 kL Energy: 531,470 kWh CO2 emissions: 60,000 kg
kL = kilolitres kWh = kilowatt hours
More Information
For further information on the Green Precincts Fund you can email greenprecincts@environment.gov.au or call 1800 218 478.
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