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The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy is the leading international alliance of cities and local governments with a shared long-term vision of promoting and supporting voluntary action to combat climate change and move to a low emission, resilient society. A new draft common global reporting framework has been released and ICLEI Oceania are seeking feedback and input. Come along to the webinar on Wednesday 23rd May 2018 - hear what this all means and have your say in program design!

Here we go again! Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last few years you’d be aware of the Federal Government’s “smart cities” push, which included a Smart Cities Summit in April 2016, launching Australia's very first Smart Cities Plan, and the first round of funding announced late last year. Round Two of the Program has just been announced and will be open for applications until 2nd July 2018. Over the last 5 years we’ve worked on funding applications with hundreds of councils around...

Australian councils are leading the way when it comes to changing to LED street lights. Indeed, over 18% of all Australian street lights have now been changed over to more energy efficient alternatives, including 26% of all residential (or local) roads. Every single successful project in Australia has been the result of cooperative dialogue and relationships between councils, DNSPs and other key stakeholders. We know that collaboration works. We know that arguing doesn’t. Which brings us onto...

Victorian local government sustainability managers and officers are invited to two special workshops on Thursday 3rd May. The first is Local Government Climate Action in Metro Melbourne (9:30am-12:00pm) and the second is An Introduction to GPC Accounting for Local Governments (1:30pm-3pm). Lunch will be held in between and all Victorian councils are invited. It is free to attend both workshops. Both workshops will be held at Level 10, 225 Bourke Street Melbourne. Check out the details; RSVP; and...

Ironbark is seeking part-time staff with project management, building auditing and administration/project support experience to assist with energy efficiency projects. We have a number of projects currently underway and the prediction of more to come.

Over the last 3 years, Ironbark have been working with Australian councils, ICLEI Oceania, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy, Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs) and other data sources to to develop community profiles for councils the length and breadth of the land. As of May 2018, the number of councils we're working to develop community GHG profiles now sits at 80 around Australia. We now have a ready-made program that any Council can access with three differing...

The results of the first round of the Smart Cities and Suburbs Program have been released by the Federal Government; and they’re very interesting! NSW is leading the way in terms of the number of projects and the funding secured, but there are innovative proposals from all states on the list covering transport, planning, energy, and many more areas. However, it is key that the Federal Government does not see ‘Smart’ as simply an alternative label for information technology, but instead views it...

Ironbark are thrilled to announce that we’ve teamed up with ICLEI Oceania and Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE) to develop the most comprehensive local government and climate change survey Australian councils and communities have ever witnessed! We're inviting Australian council and community stakeholders to take part in the survey to better understand local government climate change actions, policies, strategies and targets. The survey will identify successful case studies across Australia and help...

The common cries from staff, in certain council administration buildings, that drive facility managers to distraction are “it’s too hot” or “it’s too cold”! Cries that can even occur in the same place at the same time. And lighting issues (under-lighting and glare) can also be a bane.

Managing large buildings is a complex undertaking, and when a building has a combination of energy inefficiency and discomfort issues, it’s hard to know where to start.

Ironbark recently partnered with...

Ironbark held a webinar in March 2017 to discuss the current issues and potential solutions in planning for Victoria's future energy use. A video of this webinar is now available.