Cooma-Monaro
Update
Friday 18 November 2011
We are pleased to announce that the Cooma Energy and Sustainability Survey will be conducted in North Cooma over the last few weeks of November 2011. A small team of surveyers has been recruited and trainied to conduct the survey, and will doorknock selected homes in the targeted areas over 2-3 weekends and some week days through to early December. The team consists of:
- Simon Moore
- Natalie Spencer
- Danielle George
- Bec Minear
- Kayla Crofts
- Jenny O’Connell
The survey has been designed to ask people about their home and lifestyle habits related to energy use and conservation, and general sustainable living practices (such as growing food or having chooks). The aim is to identify the best strategies and programs to introduce to assist residents to live more sustainably, reduce energy use and costs. For more information about the survey contact Stephanie McDonald on the contact numbers at the bottom of this page.
Wednesday 18 May 2011
Hello everyone
The Monaro Sustainability and Energy Team (MSET) have been plugging away at development of the Monaro Sustainability and Energy Matters! Survey, a door-to-door market research project in Cooma. The survey covers a broad range of questions about energy consumption and lifestyle, including food, transport, shopping and gardening.
Given our resources, it is likely that we will limit the research to an area in Cooma North of approximately 80 homes defined by Essential Energy infrastructure. This will enable us to accurately monitor electrical energy consumption and any differences in consumption that future projects may have. We aim for full participation.
Our journey has included a meeting in February with Dr Garry Egger who gave us some pro-bono advice on the design of the survey and many things to think about including using inclusive language, sampling techniques and data analysis considerations.
We have met with Cooma-Monaro Shire Council and Essential Energy on several occasions to ensure collaboration regarding development and collation of sound base-data and ongoing measurement techniques for (predominantly) electrical energy consumption in the Cooma-Monaro LGA. In this way the data can be used to benefit multiple purposes, including Cooma-Monaro Shire Councils ongoing measurement of their “aspirational 50/50 by 2020 target”.
The cold weather has hit us once again (somehow it’s a shock every season!) On the other side of freezing, when life shows evidence of emerging, our market research team will be tapping on doors and tapping into what’s going on regarding energy consumption on a household basis in our community in our extreme climate.
Warm regards to all
Stephanie
For more information on the project
Contact Stephanie McDonald on 0408 425 430 or email: s.mcdonald@snowy.net.au
