Monthly Archives : July 2013

Congratulations Hume City Council, huge grant to boost energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gases, and light the way for the community.

Hume City Council has received a grant of $M1.9, to accelerate and boost energy efficiency initiatives in Melbourne’s North.

From the Hume City Council media release:
“Energy efficiency works including lighting upgrades, installation

Carbon Tax: what’s in a name?
On 16th July 2013, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that Australia would switch from a fixed price ‘carbon tax’ of $24.15 / tonne CO2-e to a floating price based on the European permit price. Interestingly, this was exactly 5 years to the day, that the