2018 Submissions
Solar Homes Package (Aug 2018)
EAGA welcomes the State Governments’ commitment to invest $1.2B in affordable renewable energy for Victorian households. EAGA’s letter to the Premier raises a number of concerns regarding the Package, based on recent experience in leading the delivery of local government’s flagship low income solar program, Solar Savers.
EAGA letter Solar Victoria (PDF, 198KB)
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Electric and Automated Vehicles (Aug 2018)
Infrastructure Victoria’s consultation on the evidence base for ‘Automated and zero emission vehicle infrastructure advice’ is important for councils who are supporting the uptake of EVs through the adoption of EVs in council fleets, installing publicly charging infrastructure and engaging with regional transport providers.
EAGA submission IV electric vehicles (PDF, 433KB)
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Planning controls for sustainable buildings and vegetation management (June 2018)
In June 2018, EAGA partnered with the Council Alliance for a Sustainable Built Environment (CASBE) and the Victorian Greenhouse Alliances to develop a joint submission to the Planning Minister to raise several important issues relating to planning controls for sustainable buildings and vegetation in urban areas.
Joint Letter Planning Minister CASBE Alliances (PDF, 1,540KB)
Major Road Lighting (April 2018)
In May 2018, EAGA met with the Minister for Roads (Hon. Luke Donnellan MP) to discuss an equitable co-investment model for replacing cost-shared lights. EAGA’s business case report demonstrates that the region may forgo savings of $2.1M and 7,592 tonnes of emissions annually if the lights remain unchanged. An estimated up-front investment of $8.8M is required from the State to unlock and bring-forward a larger investment of $14.5M from EAGA councils, which would be recouped in ~5.5 years.
EAGA letter to Minister for Roads April 2018 (PDF, 170KB)
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Victoria’s Interim Emissions Targets (April 2018)
Victoria’s Climate Change Act 2017 establishes a long-term target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. EAGA’s submission to the review of interim targets includes a number of recommendations to ensure the State’s ambitions are aligned to the two degree Paris goal.
EAGA submission Vic Interim Emission Targets (PDF, 336KB)
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Review of the ERF Safeguard Mechanism (Mar 2018)
EAGA’s response calls on the Federal Government to address the complete lack of policy coordination impacting emissions from land use change and to ensure that emission baseline cannot be increased over time.
EAGA submission ERF Safeguard (PDF, 410KB)
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Draft Local Government Act Bill (Feb 2018)
In response to EAGA’s advocacy in October 2018, a number of improvements to the Rates and Charges section of the Draft Bill have been adopted, including the expansion of EUAs from the commercial and industrial sectors to the residential sector.
EAGA submission LG Act Draft Bill Feb 2018 (PDF, 371KB)
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Minimum Electricity Feed-in Tariffs (Jan 2018)
Read EAGA’s response to the Essential Services Commission’s draft decision regarding the Minimum Electricity Feed-in Tariffs to Apply from 1 July 2018.
EAGA submission ESC Feed In Tariff Review (PDF, 271 KB)
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