Connecting people & communities PAKENHAM OFFICER Thursday, 14 July, 2016
A Star News Group publication
Incorporating South-East Star Real Estate Phone: 5945 0666
Pakenham
Connecting people
40c inc. GST and communities www.
south easter
.com.au
n
Life on ‘ice’
Life after ‘Apex’
Lions left to lament
PAGE 4
PAGE 9
SPORT
Thursday, 14
July, 2016 Page
1
Property ty Lift outt
ST YLE A
Brightest sparks By ALANA MITCHELSON A PAKENHAM sports club has become one of the first sites in the country to have the latest technology in solar batteries installed at its facilities. Pakenham Bowls Club has had the foresight to install a ‘super’ solar battery pack to save on energy expenses in the long-term. The $34,000 battery pack was funded evenly between the bowls club’s fund-raising kitty and a Cardinia Shire Council’s community capital works grant. President Terry McRedmond said the club has had an environmental mindset for some time. For the past eight years the club has
collected and stored water used to water its grounds and pumps water into clubrooms for toilet usage. The club also installed 60 solar panels in September last year, but on sunny days were found to generate more power than could be used. “We had been paying $1200 a month for electricity and since having the solar panels installed, it’s cut our bill in half,” Mr McRedmond said. “The idea was to get a battery unit that would store excess power and is believed to be able to keep the club self-sufficient for at least seven months of the year.“ The battery pack was installed on Monday 11 July with mayor Jodie
Owen doing the honours of flicking on the power switch. Cardinia Shire environment officer Brett Munckton said it was the first council building in the shire to make the switch to battery and solar power. “It’s a lithium-ion next-generation battery that’s highly efficient, much safer and lasts longer. It’s also a lot more compact,” Mr Munckton said. “It provides about 10 kilowatts of energy to the site. It stops feeding excess energy and instead stores it for other use. “Council is keen to learn from this project to see how this technology can be used at other sites to benefit the community.”
Pakenham Bowls Club past president Kevin Donald, Cardinia Shire mayor Jodie Owen and president Terry McRedmond. Picture: ALANA MITCHELSON
Curtains, Blinds & Shutters
JAGUAR XE
A FLEETING OFFER. A LASTING IMPRESSION.
Direct from manufactuter compare our unbeatable prices on...
BERWICK JAGUAR Corner Princes Highway and Clyde Road Berwick. Sales or Service call (03) 8726 1500. www.berwickjaguar.com.au * Complimentary on roads and 5 year warranty ofer applies to new and demonstrator 2016 model year vehicles ordered and delivered between 01.06.16 and 31.07.16 at participating dealers while stocks last. #5 year unlimited kilometres factory warranty: normal 3 years/unlimited kilometres warranty plus bonus 2 years/unlimited kilometres warranty. Finance provided by Jaguar Financial Services which is a registered trading name of Jaguar Land Rover Australia Pty Ltd. The registered trademarks and trading name referred to above are operated and used under licence by St. George Bank – A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141 AFSL and Australian credit licence 233714. LMCT11439 MCK35141
Property Investment Safe & Easy 1233135-RC26-16
UP TO
40% OFF
1142924-CB27-14
ROMANS, ROLLERS, CURTAINS, PLANTATION SHUTTERS, VENETIANS, PANEL GLIDES, VERTICALS... 1230951-RC23-16
WITH COMPLIMENTARY ON ROADS* AND 5 YEAR WARRANTY#
Pakenham Bowls Club president Terry McRedmond and past president Kevin Donald. Picture: ALANA MITCHELSON
Call 9796 1101
to arrange a quotation from your local Blinds expert or visit our showroom: 22-24 Intrepid St., Berwick.
safesuperhomes.com.au 9702 2595
“Our passion is the latest fashion” email: info@interluxdesign.com www.interluxdesign.com