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34 Noxious weed guide During the year, we released a weed guide to help field employees identify noxious weeds and prevent their spread. The guide describes a range of the more easily spread plants and their characteristics, and a colour photo to assist with identification. Given that we manage Australia’s largest power supply network, we recognise that employees must take care to prevent the spread of noxious weeds in New South Wales and declared plants in Queensland. A new procedure has been put in place for field teams to confirm the action required if they encounter noxious weeds, and the best way to clean down vehicles after coming in contact with these weeds. Green fleet We continued to utilise more fuel efficient vehicles this year by increasing the number of gas-powered and hybrid vehicles – keeping the environment and our bottom line healthy at the same time. There was also a significant reduction in the number of large petrol engine vehicles. Country <strong>Energy</strong> is moving towards an LPG autogaspowered fleet because autogas vehicles typically produce 10 to 15 per cent less carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissons than petrol fuelled variants of the same model. Various green fleet initiatives throughout the reporting period saved an estimated 40 additional tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, the lower cost LPG autogas reduced our total fuel bill by at least $15,000 per month. Our fleet now includes 3,400 vehicles, and there are currently 163 sedans, wagons and utility vehicles running on LPG autogas. Testing of hybrid-powered vehicles, which use a combination of electric and petrol power, has proved beneficial, as the vehicle is cleaner and cheaper to run than even the autogas powered vehicles. In light of this, eight hybrid vehicles were purchased during 2004-2005. Our fleet policies and procedures have also been altered to encourage the increased use of four cylinder and gas-powed vehicles. 2004-2005 target – increase the number of hybrid vehicles to eight, LPG vehicles to 170 and reduce large petrol vehicles by 20 Outcomes – increased the number of hybrid vehicles to ten, LPG vehicles to 182 and reduced large petrol vehicles by 46 Future goals – place greater emphasis on replacing six cylinder vehicles with four cylinder vehicles, to further reduce fuel usage and greenhouse gas emissions. 200 LPG fleet 10 Hybrid fleet Number of vehicles 150 100 50 Number of vehicles 8 6 4 2 0 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 0 Years Years COUNTRY ENERGY ANNUAL REPORT 2004–2005
A valued part of the community 35 COUNTRY ENERGY ANNUAL REPORT 2004–2005
Page 1 and 2: Becoming Australia’s leading util
Page 3 and 4: Priorities in 2004-2005 Country Ene
Page 5 and 6: A leader in safety 5 COUNTRY ENERGY
Page 7 and 8: Detailed audit schedules have been
Page 9 and 10: Workers compensation In addition to
Page 11 and 12: A successful national retailer 11 C
Page 13 and 14: Looking inside We recognise that ou
Page 15 and 16: This resulted in the campuses reduc
Page 17 and 18: The best network manager 17 COUNTRY
Page 19 and 20: The table below highlights some exa
Page 21 and 22: • Large snowfalls in the Snowy Mo
Page 23 and 24: Vegetation management The managemen
Page 25 and 26: Information services In addition to
Page 27 and 28: A responsible environmental manager
Page 29 and 30: One of the most rewarding aspects o
Page 31 and 32: Our increasing involvement in proje
Page 33: Waste management A code of practice
Page 37 and 38: Increased presence Our program of r
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Page 41 and 42: Sponsorship spend $82,424 $125,000
Page 43 and 44: An employer of choice 43 COUNTRY EN
Page 45 and 46: Apprentices by region / operational
Page 47 and 48: Employees also initiated a fundrais
Page 49 and 50: Employee assistance program Country
Page 51 and 52: Our Executive Craig Murray - Managi
Page 53 and 54: Director Current appointment Board
Page 55 and 56: Risk management Country Energy appr
Page 57 and 58: Executive remuneration At the end o
Page 59 and 60: Consultants A total of $1.3 million
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Page 63 and 64: Financial statements contents Indep
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Customer information The following
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