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Out + about: Maroubra Junction Public School

11 June 2008

I attended the official opening of new facilities at Maroubra Junction Public School. I was joined by my state colleague, Michael Daley, the Member for Maroubra.
 
This extensive project, with works totalling $9.811 million, involved joint funding with the federal government providing $5 million and the state government providing $4.811 million. »more
 

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A dishwasher can generate up to 500 kilograms of greenhouse gas a year.


• Look for dishwashers with a 4-star water efficiency rating. (Water-efficient dishwashers are usually energy efficient.)

• Only run fully loaded dishwashers.

• Use the shortest program sufficient to clean the dishes.

• Clean the filter regularly to maintain washing performance.

See www.energyrating.gov.au


Water efficiency matters too.


• The most efficient dishwashers use half the water of average models.

• By 2016, the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards scheme (WELs) could save nearly 1200 megalitres a year in national dishwasher water consumption – that's enough water to fill 600 Olympic swimming pools each year.

• This represents a reduction of about 6.5 per cent in the water consumption of the dishwashers sold between 2003 and 2016.

See www.waterrating.gov.au

 

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