The Light Years Ahead event booth travelled to the Australia Day celebrations in Parramatta Park on 26 January.

The project is changing approximately 13,000 mercury vapour street lights to LED street lights across nine Western Sydney Councils. The LED upgrade is accompanied by a community information campaign discussing energy-efficiency in the home. Community events are just one of the ways the project team has been interacting with residents.

Cllr Steven Issa, Parramatta councillor and Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Senior Vice President, also visited the event stand. Leanne Niblock, one of two project Reference Group Members, joined Cllr Issa to discuss the project’s progress as well as the adjoining Council booths including Liveable Parramatta (opens campaign Facebook) and Cool Parramatta (opens campaign website) teams.

Residents stopped by the event booth and chatted to the Light Years Ahead project staff, Michelle Playford and Nicole Miller. Residents keenly discussed how to save energy in the home and how they have been making changes including LED lighting, blinds and planting for shade, and solar panels. A number of residents enjoyed holding an LED street light.

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Photo credit: Jay La Photographer

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This activity received funding from the Australian Government.

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Light Years Ahead website (opens external site)

Light Years Ahead project page on WSROC website