Take Action on Climate Change

Energy use accounts for over 50% of your household ecological footprint. Our reliance on fossil fuels means the average home in Australian produces 14 tonnes of greenhouse gases per year.

To help picture how much this is, The Australian Greenhouse Office says
1 tonne of carbon dioxide would fill a family home.

With the price of energy rising fast there has never been a better time to act. To reduce household energy use you first need to know where in your home you're using, or losing, the most energy. In 2009 Woollahra, Waverley and Randwick Councils offered its residents a Free Home Energy Assessment and Action Plan.

Trained energy consultants responded to requests from almost 800 households across the region to help them save on energy bills, slash greenhouse gas emissions and ultimately reduce their ecological footprint.

Early indications of the results show that 90% of households in the City’s East have managed to substantially reduce their energy use as a result of our Home Energy Assessment. This program has now been replaced by a national scheme.

Book your Free Home Sustainability Assessment today

The Australian Government is now offering Free Home Sustainability Assessments to households across the country.

To book your free Home Sustainability Assessment, call the Australian Government Hotline on 1800 895 076 (9.00am-5.00pm EST, Monday-Friday).

Once you have received your Home Sustainability Assessment report, you can make water and energy saving changes as simple or as large scale as you like knowing that you will be making a difference.

Your Home Sustainability Assessment report is also the first step to qualifying for a Green Loan of up to $10,000 that is interest free for up to a maximum of four years. For more details visit http://www.environment.gov.au/greenloans/.