I have previously written about the Victorian Government’s push to make us more sustainable including by only washing our hair once a week, click here for more information and my earlier blog piece is here.
Now, according to ABC Online, the Victorian Government is not practising what it preaches, when it comes to saving water and electricity. Apparently:
New figures show the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) used 13 per cent more water and six and a half per cent more electricity over the past year.
The Nationals says the DSE’s annual report also shows it has overspent its budget by $500,000 a day over the past three years.
The Nationals Leader, Peter Ryan, says the Government should be leading by example.
“There is no justification for this, the Government talks the talk about saving water, saving energy, and I think it’s got to walk the walk, it’s got to comply with what it’s urging other Victorians to do,” he said.
“And as for over spending the budget, well, like the rest of us, they have got to live within their budgets.”
I wonder how other state governments compare?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.