Environmental

Australian Golf Industry Environmental Initiative

The Catalina Country Club is committed to meeting our environmental responsibilties. 

STOP PRESS!!

Our government grant has been approved! 
The grant will assist us with a number of projects that will significantly reduce our electricity and water usage around the club.

The first project to be completed utilising our government grant was the installation of three (3) Quantam Heat Pump Hot Water Units connected together to supply hot water to our kitchen. 

Quantam Energy Technologies explains the benefits of the Heat Pump Hot Water Unit -

  • Uses up to 75% less energy than traditional electric hot water systems.

  • Does not require direct sunlight in order to operate. Due to its patented advanced design the Quantum system will produce hot water in all weather conditions, from -10?C up to 40?C, even at night. It simply absorbs heat energy from the environment ? from thin air!

  • The Quantum heat pump absorbs energy from a renewable and free energy source ? The Sun. With only minimal amounts of electricity required to operate, installing a Quantum makes perfect sense in the fight to reduce your carbon footprint and reduce global warming. Heating water is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the home. Quantum systems use significantly less energy, (approximately 75% less then traditional electric hot water heaters), therefore dramatically reduces the amount of greenhouse gasses produced.

 

Environmental Awareness -  We have been achieving electricity savings of between 7 - 11% per month ($1,200 - $1,500) from the introduction of minor changes and improvements in our activities.  This will continue to improve with the assistance of our government grant. 

ORGANISATION FOOTPRINT

The Catalina Country Club will be monitoring the organisations energy consumption, water consumption, greenhouse gas emIssions and fleet fuel usage over the next twelve months.  We have recorded our consumption and usage for the 2008/2009 financial year to give us a benchmark to measure against.

To view these reports click on the links below:

Organisation Footprint - Greenhouse - this report summarises greenhouse gas emissions 2008/2009.

Organisation Footprint - Energy - this report summarises our energy consumption 2008/2009.

Organisation Footprint - Water - this report summarises our water consumption 2008/2009.

Organisation Footprint - Fleet - this report calculates the consumption and emissions from our fleet vehicles and maintenance equipment 2008/2009.

QUARTER 1 - 2009/2010 Reports

Organisation Footprint - Fleet

Organisation Footprint - Energy

Organisation Footprint - Water

 

Golf Course -  Planting out has continued in the regeneration areas at the 10th, 23rd and 20th holes with some 300 plants that have been donated from a local nursery.  The generous nursery had an excess of stock and contacted the Eurobodalla Shire Council offering these plants for land care groups etc.