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3. Environmental sustainability – responsiveness to energy effi ciency, water conservation and waste minimisation
• Continued progress in implementing energy effi cient measures during 2006, which were identifi ed in energy audits at 5
campuses within the College. The College has achieved a 5% energy saving against the baseline of 2001/2.
• Completion of the Nursery Water Recycling Project at the Murdoch Campus for the WA Horticulture and Environmental Science
Skills Centre
• Waste paper recycling is reported below.
12.13 Waste Paper Recycling
Challenger TAFE is committed to the conservation and preservation of physical resources.
The college conducts a recycling program including waste paper throughout its campuses and offi ces. In 2006, staff were actively
encouraged to recycle all paper. This was achieved by:
• The provision of special recycling bins in store rooms adjacent to photocopier machines
• The provision of a confi dential documents disposal system
• The provision of receptacles for staff to use at work stations to collect recyclable paper
• Utilisation of the WA Government’s Waste Paper Contract (146001/CT146011C 2002) Students are actively encouraged to
recycle containers manufactured from glass, plastic, paper and cardboard. This is achieved by the provision of receptacles for
glass, plastic, paper and cardboard for students to use at stations located at cafeterias to collect recyclable materials.
12.14 Corruption Prevention
Challenger TAFE has developed risk management strategies to minimise the risk of corruption and misconduct.
In 2006, corruption prevention and detection were addressed in the following ways:
• Consistent with an across TAFEWA approach, Challenger TAFE developed and placed on its intranet site documentation to
cover Corruption Reporting; Corruption Prevention and Detection; A Corruption Prevention Guide; and A Corruption
Control Plan;
• An offi cer was employed for three months to identify additional features within the Corruption Control Plan that would
expand this component of the Challenger TAFE Risk Management Plan; to conduct an audit of all existing Quality policies and
procedures and identify those documents requiring adjustment in line with current legislation; and consult with staff on areas
where staff considered there might be risk of corruption
• Challenger TAFE conducted a series of staff workshops relating to the Corruption Prevention and Detection legislation;
• Developed a 2007 Corruption Prevention Plan
• Strengthened the Complaints Management procedures to ensure all complaints were addressed but then followed up to ensure
the complainant was now satisfi ed with the outcome.
12.15 Energy Smart Government Policy
The College progressed Phase 3 of its Energy Management initiatives across the college. Energy audits were performed at
Henderson, Heathcote, Fremantle e-Tech and Peel and Rockingham campuses, to identify areas of energy waste and
potential savings.
Campus Services has achieve a 5% reduction in total energy consumption (non-transport related) during 2005/6, whilst the
college has experienced an effective full time student numbers increase of 19%, and fl oor area has increased by almost 5% since
the baseline data was established. In real terms, energy consumption has decreased by 20% per student and 9% per square
metre of college fl oor area.