On Albury Council The Greens will take action climate change and protect the environment by:
- Cooling and beautifying our streets with a minimum tree canopy cover of 45%
- Upgrading Council’s vehicle fleet and tools to modern, quiet, electric-powered models
- Ensuring our walking and cycling paths and outdoor parks and recreation facilities, including dog parks, have adequate lighting
- Making sure that Council money is not invested in fossil fuel companies
- Protecting and enhancing the natural environment through:
- Prioritising threatened species conservation
- Protecting existing and establishing new habitat corridors, including for pollinators
- Trialling virtual fences for kangaroos to prevent wildlife injuries
- Reducing light pollution through sensitive lighting selection
- Re-naturalising our concreted creeks
- Extending the opening hours of libraries and swimming pools on hot days
- Providing low-interest loans for solar panels and home battery systems
- Ensuring the provision of well-maintained, safe evacuation shelters for natural disasters like floods and bushfires
- Increasing solar car parks and electric vehicle (EV) charging station locations
- Supporting households to build cat enclosures to protect pets and native wildlife