Climate change is the worldwide gradual temperature increase due to change in the earth’s atmosphere. Recent scientific evidence has shown that humans have contributed to climate change by pumping greenhouse gases into the air with coal electric plants, petrol-guzzling cars, and inefficient energy consumption. Climate change is one of the major challenges facing humanity in the 21st Century. Visit the following links for further information:-

Australian Greenhouse Office
Climate Change in Australia
Producing Green Buildings to save our environment

Energy Efficiency
With energy efficiency high on average households list of priorities, it is important to know how much energy you are actually consuming in the day to day running of your household.

You can access an efficiency calculator to work out your households usage by clicking here.

That's a Good Idea!
Project funded by NSW Environmental Trust aimed at reducing the ecological footprint of Councils in the Central West. As a part of this project a series of fact sheets known as the "Weather Report" as being produced on a quality basis. These aim to explain climate change in simple terms. All newsletters are available to download below.

 Weather Report - August 2008
 Weather Report - January 2008
 Weather Report - December 2008
 Weather Report - February 2009
 Weather Report - May 2009
 Weather Report - September 2009