June 19, 2013
The Greens have slammed the Federal Government for slashing funding to local councils to improve energy efficiency.
Australian Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne told the annual Local Government conference in Canberra yesterday that the end of the Low Carbon Communities Fund was a blow to ratepayers around the nation.
“The Low Carbon Communities Fund was helping local councils to reduce the costs of running community halls, replacing street lights with energy-efficient globes and installing co-generation systems in large public buildings,” Senator Milne said
“All these projects aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy cost pressures for local councils.
“It’s a great disappointment that the Federal Government chose to cut this funding after only one year.
“Many local councils which planned to apply for funding in the coming year will have had the rug pulled out from under them by the government’s Budget decision.”
