20100416 - mav environment...

MAV National

Environment ConferenceTransitioning to a climate

resilient future

Presentation by Phil RowlandChief Executive Officer

Mount Alexander Shire Council

16 April 2010

MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

COUNCIL’S LEADERSHIP

o Greenhouse gas emission targets in 2006.

o Greenhouse Action Plan adopted in 2007.

o MAP2020 Community Plan.

Sustainability Coordinating Committee.o Sustainability Coordinating Committee.

o Partner in regional initiatives.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON

CLIMATE CHANGE

o Mount Alexander Sustainability Group

o Water Is Life Mount Alexander

o Mount Alexander Shire Community Action Network

Transition Mount Alexandero Transition Mount Alexander

o Connecting Country

Diversity of views

– Councillors, Council officers and in community.

AGE PROFILE OF

COUNCIL OFFICERS

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COMMUNITY ATTITUDES TO

FEDERAL PARLIAMENT’S ACTION

ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Source: Attitudes to climate change and CPRS - Research results for The Climate Institute – August 2009 by Auspoll.

WHAT’S WORKED AND WHAT

HAVE WE LEARNT?

o Attraction of low hanging fruit (Green Power,

Biodiesel, building energy audits).

o HACC home care audits.

o Sustainability Coordinating Committee.o Sustainability Coordinating Committee.

o Challenges in measuring and reducing community

emissions.

o Mitigation and adaptation.

A COMPLEX POLICY AND

POLITICAL LANDSCAPE

o Central Victoria Greenhouse Alliance

o ICLEI

o Local Government Sustainability Accord

o CPRSo CPRS

Is it a prolonged drought or something else?

OPPORTUNITIES FOR

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

o Key role in mobilising community.

o Local economic development.

o Landuse planning.

o Re-work community facilities.

o Rating system.