Street and Public Lighting Audit Commencing

Published on 28 July 2023

Mansfield Shire has commenced a collaborative project to undertake an audit of street and public lighting for conversion to LED lighting as a key initiative under the Climate Action Plan adopted by Council on 21 February 2023.

The audit will review specific street and public lighting across Mansfield, Murrindindi and Strathbogie Shires in preparation for the introduction of new LED lights.

Mayor Cr James Tehan said Council is very happy to see this audit proceeding in support of improving energy efficiency.

“Council is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change,” he said.

By the end of 2024 the importation of Mercury Vapour (MV) lamps will be prohibited. LED lights consume significantly less electricity than MV lamps and produce the same amount of light.

Other forms of lighting technology are also being retired, including Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL), Metal Halide (MH), Fluorescent Tubular bulbs (T5) and High-Pressure Sodium (HPS) lights. In the future Council plans to replace all of these lights with more energy efficient LED lights.

The street and public lighting audit will be undertaken by Rapid Map Services and is anticipated to be completed by October 2023.

If you have any questions in relation to these works, please contact Council at council@mansfield.vic.gov.au or call (03) 5775 8555.