Annual Report 2005 NSW Department of Education and Training

Appendices
Table 15.1 2004-2005 Financial Year: Major assets purchased
Plant and equipment (valued at $50,000 and above)
Institute / Region College / school Item Value ($)
Hunter Newcastle College Backup Recovery Unit 72,726.00
Hunter Newcastle College Spectrophotometer UV VIS 79,000.00
Northern Sydney Northern Sydney College HP Tape Drives 70,000.00
Northern Sydney Northern Sydney College Hitachi Disk Storage Backup Unit 108,940.00
Northern Sydney Northern Sydney College Arriflex Film and TV Camera-
Insurance Claim 68,500.00
Northern Sydney Ryde College Audio Visual System-Auditorium 74,331.73
South Western Sydney Macquarie Fields College Macbro Mortar Mill 55,500.00
South Western Sydney Granville College Plasma Cutter 70,000.00
South Western Sydney Lidcombe College Router 79,800.00
South Western Sydney Lidcombe College Sigma Prima CNC Panels 83,675.00
South Western Sydney Macquarie Fields College Siemens Hipath 3750 V40 PABX
Telephone System 111,408.00
Sydney Ultimo College Laser Welder 52,500.00
Sydney Randwick College Dust Extraction Unit 157,360.44
Western Dubbo and Orange Institute Institute Telephone System -
Allcom Networks 615,664.00
Western Orange College Backhoe Loader 4X4 71,000.00
Western Orange College Printer DT6135 120,000.00
Western Sydney Castle Hill College HP Fileserver 72,493.53
Western Sydney OTEN Network Management Monitor 50,000.00
Western Sydney Richmond College John Deere Tractor 67,457.82
Appendices
Source: DET, Asset Management
Appendix 16: Waste Reduction and
Purchasing Policy
Introduction
The NSW Government’s Waste Reduction and
Purchasing Policy (WRAPP) requires all State
Government agencies to develop and implement
a WRAPP plan to reduce waste and increase the
purchase of recycled content in paper products, office
equipment, vegetation material and construction and
demolition material. The Department has incorporated
WRAPP throughout key policy and strategic planning
documents such as the Environmental Education
Policy for Schools and the DET Environmental
Management Strategy. Achievement of WRAPP
objectives is facilitated through school environmental
management plans and the TAFE NSW Service
Delivery Strategy. The Department’s Purchasing of
Recycled Content Paper Memorandum recommends
the purchase of paper with at least 50% recycled
content. In addition, the Department works closely with
suppliers and stakeholders to further develop waste
reduction and recycled content purchasing initiatives.
WRAPP requires State Government agencies to report
periodically to the NSW Department of Environment
and Conservation. Collection and analysis of waste
related statistics was undertaken in the preparation of
the Department’s WRAPP Reports submitted in 2001,
2003 and 2005.
Reducing the generation of waste
In early 2002 the Department established an
Environmental Management Committee and
developed a broad departmental Environmental
Management Strategy.
The Environmental Education Policy for Schools
released in 2001-02 continues to be implemented
progressively across the State. This policy is designed
to guide schools in developing and enhancing
environmental education programs that equip
students with the knowledge and skills required for
active participation in managing the environment,
and to develop attitudes and skills conducive to the
achievement of ecologically sustainable development.
The Environmental Education Policy requires schools
to develop a School Environmental Management
Plan that addresses the focus areas of curriculum
development, management of resources and
management of school grounds.
The implementation of the Sustainable Schools
Program commenced in 2003 in partnership with the
NSW Department of Environment and Conservation
and the Australian Government Department of the
Environment and Heritage. The pilot program took
place in 200 schools statewide. A major review of
the pilot program was conducted and a report was
produced in March 2005.
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