syt! Wins National Award
The switch your thinking! program has won the Federal Government’s 2008 National Award for Outstanding Achievement.
About switch your thinking!
Overview
switch your thinking! (syt!) was launched in June 2002 to enable the South East Regional Energy Group (SEREG) Councils and their communities to implement measures that will save energy, water and operating costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It has been strategically designed to engage the community in participating in achieving our regional emissions reduction target of 15% by the year 2010.
The award winning syt! program operates in collaboration rather than competition with other agencies. It takes advantage of the niche available to local government to work effectively at delivering actions at a grass-roots level, in a mutually complementary way with the broader approach of State and Federal agencies.
A key feature of syt! to date has been the formation of successful partnerships with government agencies, corporate sponsors, and residents. Since the program's inception four years ago, SEREG and its project partners have invested more than a million dollars in regional actions promoting energy and resource efficiency, helping reduce greenhouse emissions by more than 250,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
