Camberwell Junction Activity Centre Plan

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...

Minimum Standards for Rental Properties and Rooming Houses

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...

Tree Canopy

Lighter Footprints’ Submission on Draft Tree Canopy Strategy and Action Plan- June 24 Almost half the actions in the strategy are to ‘develop’, ‘investigate’ or ‘explore’ plans, programs etc. In view of the declining canopy and the CAP commitments made in 2021...

Gas System Code of Practice

Dec 23 – Response to the ESC’s draft Gas System Code of Practice Key messages Support for making new gas customers pay for the full cost of connection. Provision of information and reporting requirements to better inform the transition. Allowing customers to leave the...

Future Gas Strategy

Nov 23 – Submission in response to the Future Gas Strategy consultation paper Key messages Our federal, state and territory work together and develop some policies that will lead to emissions reductions that will support the achievement of climate targets including a...

The role of renewable gas

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...

Community Engagement Review

Oct 23 – Submission to the ‘Community Engagement Review’ regarding renewable energy infrastructure and planning, developing and operating energy infrastructure to benefit communities, landowners and First Nations peoples Key messages De-carbonisation of the...

Residential Electrification

Sep 23 – Federal submission on Residential Electrification to the Senate Economics Reference Committee Key messages There is no time to waste. Don’t let perfection be the enemy of progress. Residential electrification / efficiency can be accelerated by action at...

Zero Emission Bus Transition

Sep 23 – Submission to the Victorian Government Department on Transport and planning on Zero Emission Bus Transition Key messages Strongly advocating battery electric buses

Review of the Gas Distribution Code of Practice

May 23 – Submission to the Essential Services Commission – Review of the Gas Distribution Code of Practice Key messages Reduce barriers to transitioning to electricity, require new customers to pay for their eventual disconnection, Review Unaccounted for...

Safeguard mechanism

Feb 23 – Submission on Safeguard mechanism Key messages Submission on the basis that, firstly our total opposition to new gas and coal be noted, secondly, that the Safeguard Mechanism (SM) legislation be written in such a way that new gas and coal cannot impact the...

Lighter footprints Submission Boroondara Budget 2022-23

This lighter Footprints submission on the Boroondara Budget for 2022-23 raises a number of concerns. -Lack of meaningful community engagement with the process of budget consultations. Lack of detail on the initiatives funded. -Overall low funding for the Climate...

Victoria’s Offshore Wind Policy (LF Submission 28/06/22)

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,...