Tanks, solar panels and pedal power

It is wonderful to see that Gosford Council has been able to install water tanks at the Peninsula Leisure Centre.

Perhaps this initiative could be extended so that water tanks are placed at all municipal centres such as surf clubs and libraries.

This could be followed by the installation of solar panels on the roofs of all such buildings. This would demonstrate that Gosford Council, which is after all a vulnerable coastal council, is truly aware of the importance of climate change and it would surely be an encouragement to other councils to follow suit.

I wonder if council could show some real initiative by harnessing some of the power expended by all the enthusiastic "peddlers" at the leisure centre.

This could be saved to a battery and then used to relieve some of the tremendous pressure on utilisation of electricity at the centre.

Although all of these ideas may be expensive to begin with, people with vision would realise that in the long run there would be a tremendous saving to the rate-payers and it would be a win, win, win for the planet.

Gosford council could become a leader amongst councils.

Margaret Lund, Woy Woy Bay