Street lighting review

Woollahra Council is one of 34 councils within the Energy Australia distribution area that have joined together for the Street Lighting Improvement Program (SLIP) designed to improve street lighting throughout the region. The combined local government areas of the 34 councils represent 94% of all the lights in Energy Australia's distribution area and more than 40% of all lights in NSW.

The primary objective of the program is to seek street lighting improvements through negotiations with government, Energy Australia, industry regulators, technology suppliers and other key parties.

Funding for upgrading street lights

The SLIP was successful in gaining $4.2 million in funding through the NSW Government's Energy Savings Fund in 2006. The funds will be used to accelerate the installation of energy efficient street lighting technologies over the next four years. Implementation of the grant will provide energy, greenhouse and financial benefits to the community.

As a part of the grant, Council will have approximately 975 street lights upgraded to the value of approximately $100,000.