Jul 19, 2026
Submission to Department of Transport and Planning on Activity Centres Program Expansion – Phase 1: Understanding place
Jul 19, 2026
Submission to Department of Transport and Planning and Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action on Building Electrification – Regulatory Impact Statement
Jul 19, 2026
Submission to the Environment and Planning Committee of The Legislative Council on Decommissioning Oil and Gas Infrastructure
Jul 19, 2026
Submission to The Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee on Electricity Supply for Electric Vehicles
Jul 19, 2026
Submission to The Essential Services Commission on the Energy Consumer Reforms – Regulatory Impact Statement
Jul 19, 2026
Submission to The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment & Water on Solar Sharer offers
Jul 19, 2026
A submission made to the Environment and Planning Committee of the Legislative Assembly by lighter Footprints and DCAN on 27 February 2026
Nov 17, 2024
Lighter Footprints response to the Victorian Government’s The Draft Camberwell Junction Activity Centre Plan, made 2 October 2024. Lighter Footprints agrees that Victoria needs additional housing located on public transport and close to existing medical and...
Jul 2, 2024
Lighter Footprints supports the proposed minimum standards for Rental Properties and Rooming Houses and encourages the State Government to help low-income home owners to improve the thermal efficiency of their homes. Lighter Footprints also encourages the State...
Jun 29, 2024
Oct 23 – Feedback to Victoria’s Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action on the role of renewable gas Key messages Produce a transition plan that will result in a speedy reduction in demand for fossil gas and communicate this plan widely. Focus on...
Jun 29, 2024
Sep 23 – Submission to the Victorian Government Department on Transport and planning on Zero Emission Bus Transition Key messages Strongly advocating battery electric buses
Jul 4, 2022
Submission to Vic Govt for “Victoria’s Offshore Wind Policy Directions Paper”: LINK:>> LF submission – offshore wind policy 28th Jun 2022 The Victorian Government has recently committed to a 2032 offshore wind target for Victoria of at least 2GW,...
Jun 5, 2022
Jun 2, 2022
Dec 1, 2021
Lighter Footprints has signed the Joint Statement on Victoria getting off Fossil Gas
Aug 13, 2021
Submission on Victoria’s Gas Substitution Roadmap
Jun 26, 2021
Lighter Footprints submits that a Crib Point gas terminal would be a mistake, and the facilities at Point Kembla are sufficient Westernport is unspoilt, environmentally valuable and valued for its recreational uses The gas terminal at Crib Point would cause...
Jun 26, 2021
Reducing Victoria’s Emissions Detailed suggestions in three sectors – electricity, land use and transport. “Victoria has just experienced over the 2019-20 summer what a 1-degree Celsius hotter climate can mean. The costs of not taking action on...
Jul 17, 2020
We wish to express our concern over provisions in the Local Government Act 2020 relating to electoral systems in local government. This new legislation gives the Local Government Minister significantly expanded powers to alter the existing arrangements and to replace...
Aug 1, 2019
An opportunity to contribute to the inquiry that the Environment and Planning Committee is undertaking into Tackling Climate Change in Victorian Communities. Our Position The debate around climate change has become complex, multi-faceted and highly politicised. This...
Jul 3, 2019
An opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed Local Government Bill 2019 that the Victorian Government is planning to table in Parliament in the near future. This bill is the successor of the Local Government Bill 2018 which lapsed following the recent Victorian...
Jul 2, 2019
An opportunity to provide input to inform the Government’s decision on targets and consideration of priority actions to reduce Victoria’s emissions to inform development of pledges to 2025.
Jul 1, 2019
This booklet contains submissions that Lighter Footprints has made to reviews and inquiries by Governments at the Federal, State and local levels from July 2018 to July 2019.
May 2, 2018
Victorian government’s consultation on emissions targets – Questions: The Independent Expert Panel’s recommended targets. Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Victoria. Benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Victoria. Barriers to reducing...
May 1, 2018
Interim Emissions Reduction Targets for Victoria (2021 – 2030). Thank you for the opportunity to make a submission to the Independent Expert Panel that was established by the Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio to provide...
