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Senate enquiry into residential electrification
The Federal Senate Economics References Committee is currently conducting an enquiry into residential electrification. The enquiry’s terms of reference include the economic benefits of household electrification, barriers to electrification, costs and benefits, and solutions to economic barriers for low-income households. Public submissions to the enquiry are due by 29 September. Electrifying our homes and neighbourhoods…
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First public EV charger opens in Newtown
Newtown finally has its first public EV charger, with an EVX Australia charger opening on Brown St, outside Newtown Library. The charger has two type-2 plugs and is part of a City of Sydney trial. The lack of public charging facilities has been a barrier to EV uptake, with many Inner West residents unable to…
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Newtown Climate joins call for 30 km/h local streets
Newtown Climate has joined a group of community organisations across the Inner West calling for Inner West Council to introduce 30 km/h local streets in some parts of the Inner West as part of its planned InnerWest@40 strategy. While the initial plan for InnerWest@40 would have seen a 40 km/h speed limit introduced across the…
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Inner West Council seeking your ideas for King St and Enmore Rd
The Inner West Council is seeking community views to inform a new public domain master plan for King St and Enmore Road. The Council is calling for input via an online map and short survey on Your Say Inner West, or you can also write to the Council. We’d love to see King St and…
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Inner West Council to roll out LGA-wide FOGO collection by October
According to the Sydney Morning Herald the Inner West Council will roll out bins for kitchen scraps and food waste to all Inner West households by October, achieving full coverage of Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) collection across the local government area. The Council is aiming for a 40% reduction in waste going to…
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Renewable energy mural lights up Newtown
Newtown has a new piece of renewable energy-themed street art, following the completion of a new mural on Commodore St. The work was commissioned by local residents and Newtown Climate members Mamoon and Carly and painted by artist James Middleton.
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Newtown Climate joins the Better Streets Coalition
We are pleased to announce that Newtown Climate is now a member of the Better Streets Coalition. We’ll support Better Streets’ network of community groups in campaigning for safe, healthy, people-friendly and climate-friendly streets that are accessible to all, and give people more options to move around safely and enjoyably. The Better Streets campaign has…
