Solar and Energy Efficiency Projects

Project Addresses: Council childcare, community and operational buildings. See details below.

Project Description:

This program delivers energy efficiency projects such as PV solar power installations and LED lighting upgrades at a range of Council childcare, community and operational buildings. These works will deliver on Council’s strategic direction that Inner West is a zero emissions community that generates its own clean energy and Council plans such as Climate and Renewables Strategy and Pathway to a Carbon Neutral Council.

Read more about operating solar powered Council buildings completed to at the Powering our facilities with solar webpage

In 2021-2022 Council will complete:

Solar power installations and upgrades at:

Completed : Council Depot, Unwins Bridge Road, St Peters
Completed : Balmain Occasional Care, rear 370 Darling St, Balmain
Completed : Deborah Little Early Learning Centre, 1 Macarthur Parade, Dulwich Hill

Internal LED lighting upgrades at:

Deborah Little Early Learning Centre, 1 MacArthur Parade, Dulwich Hill
Enmore Children’s Centre, 305 Enmore Rd, Marrickville
Hannaford Community Centre, 608 Darling St, Rozelle
Jimmy Little Community Centre, 19 Cecily St, Lilyfield
Leichhardt and Marrickville Family Day Care- 22 Foster St, Leichhardt
Tillman Park Early Learning Centre, 75 Unwins Bridge Rd, Tempe
Stanmore Library, Douglas Street, Stanmore

Photo of completed lights at Tilman Park Childcare

Tilman Park Photo final internal LED

Completed:

Completed : Jimmy Little Community Centre,
Completed : LED Stanmore Library,
Completed : Deborah Little Early Learning Centre, solar expansion completed.
Completed : Leichhardt and Marrickville Family Day Care
Completed : LED Tillman Park Early Learning Centre
Completed : Hannaford Community Centre
Completed : Enmore Children's Centre

Completion date: 30 Sep 2022

Budget: Council has allocated a total of $1.6m over 4 years, commencing 2019-2020. The budget in 2021-2022 is $350,000.

Project Contact: Julian Oon on (02) 9392 5692 Julian.Oon@innerwest.nsw.gov.au