Newtown Climate News

Our vision is to be Australia’s first inner city zero emissions community, through a transition that is fast, fair and fun. We are inclusive and democratic, community led, positive and focused on what works. Hello (or warimi in Dharug language) and welcome to our first newsletter for 2024. As ever we would like to acknowledge…

Our vision is to be Australia’s first inner city zero emissions community, through a transition that is fast, fair and fun. We are inclusive and democratic, community led, positive and focused on what works. Hello (or warimi in Dharug language) and welcome to what is our first newsletter for some time! We’ve had some new…

We’ve launched two community surveys to get the views of local residents and businesses as we head into the holiday season and start to plan for 2024. These surveys will help us to better understand and more accurately represent our community’s needs and desires for the zero emissions transition. Thanks in advance for your responses!…

Inner West Council will vote on Tuesday 5 December on a motion to begin the phase-out of gas in Inner West houses. If successful, the motion will see the council move away from gas in its own facilities, and amend its Development Control Plan (DCP) to prevent new indoor gas connections in residential dwellings. Over…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…