Green Precincts Fund
What is the Green Precincts Fund?
The Green Precincts Fund is an Australian Government initiative to prepare Australia for a future with less water, and to encourage local communities to better manage their water and energy use for current and future generations.
The Green Precincts Fund's objectives are to support project initiatives that encourage water and energy savings measures at the community level. Specifically the Green Precincts Fund will:
- raise community awareness about water and energy savings
- encourage the take-up of water and energy saving measures including using renewable energy in the home and community facilities
- deliver direct environmental benefits at project sites through water and energy efficiency measures
- encourage and demonstrate innovation in design and use of water and energy efficiency technology
The Green Precincts Fund was announced in the 2008-09 Federal Budget, with funding of $15 million over four years, to support at least 10 high-profile demonstration projects.
The Green Precincts Fund program provides matching funding between $500 000 and $1.5 million, for up to 50 per cent of the eligible project costs to deliver high profile, energy and water savings projects that demonstrate their achievements to the community.
Green Precinct Fund projects
Thirteen projects throughout Australia have been awarded funding; twelve to complete demonstration sites that encourage the take-up of water and energy saving measures through community engagement, and one project received funding to undertake a scoping study.
The projects will save an estimated 134 megalitres of water and 9 302 859 kilowatt-hours of energy a year. This will result in a reduced burden on potable water supplies and a substantial reduction in annual greenhouse gas emissions.
All projects are due for completion by June 2012. There are no future funding rounds planned at this time.
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| Organisation | Project | Funding amount | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian National University | Education Precincts for the Future | $1 032 980 | Canberra, ACT |
| Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE | Charleston Road Campus Redevelopment | $724 289 | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Blue Mountains City Council | Blue Mountains Sustainable Precinct | $1 500 000 | Blue Mountains, NSW |
| CERES Community Environment Park | Zero Emissions by 2012 | $1 150 011 | Brunswick, Victoria |
| City of Onkaparinga | Woodcroft Green Precinct - Combined Library and Neighbourhood Centre Demonstration Site | $750 000 | Onkaparinga, SA |
| Clean Energy for Eternity | Bega Valley Solar Farm Feasibility Study | $85 067 | Bega, NSW |
| Essendon Football Club | Windy Hill Green Precincts Project | $947 727 | Essendon, Victoria |
| Launceston City Council | Greening Inveresk Precinct - Towards Water and Energy Sustainability | $788 000 | Launceston, Tasmania |
| Manningham City Council | Doncaster Hill Green Civic Precinct | $1 500 000 | Doncaster, Victoria |
| Shire of Peppermint Grove | The Grove | $1 500 000 | Peppermint Grove, WA |
| Sydney Harbour Federation Trust | Sydney Harbour Green Precincts Project | $861 500 | Cockatoo Island & North Head, NSW |
| Sydney Theatre Company | Greening the Wharf | $1 200 000 | Walsh Bay, NSW |
| Wide Bay Water Corporation | An Island is not an Island - A Green Precinct in the Great Barrier Reef | $1 290 000 | Hervey Bay & Heron Island, Queensland |
Projects
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- Australian National University
- Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE
- Blue Mountains City Council
- CERES Community Environment Park
- City of Onkaparinga
- Clean Energy for Eternity
- Essendon Football Club
- Launceston City Council
- Manningham City Council
- Shire of Peppermint Grove
- Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
- Sydney Theatre Company
- Wide Bay Water Corporation