Facilities/Maintenance

• Dual flush toilets in all buildings
• Timers on dormitory heaters and lights inside and outside of gym
• Insulation installed in walls, ceilings and under all dormitories
• Energy saving mini fluoros in dormitories
• Energy saving instantaneous gas water heaters for showers
• Hydrotherms turned off at weekend/school vacation periods
• Water coolers turned off during weekend/vacation periods and when temperature is 25 degrees or below
• Refillable soap dispensers in all buildings
• Earthwise toilet paper purchased in bulk
• Bin for recycling cans, glass in visiting teachers room
• Insulation placed in roof and walls of gym as part of asbestos roof removal
• Spring loaded taps installed at rainwater drinking trough
• Rainwater tanks installed at caretaker's residence to model one aspect of a sustainable house
• Rainwater tanks with UV and bacterial filters at dining room used for drinking water by students, reducing use of mains water
• Waterless urinals installed in staff and gymnasium toilets
• Water saving shower heads that meet the Australian standard of 9 litres per minute installed. Head has a non removable restrictor.
• Hydrotherm in staff room not replaced when deemed 'beyond repair'
• 2 x 132,000 litre tanks installed to capture rainwater from gym roof - to be reticulated though all buildings
• Floodlighting turned off weekend/vacation periods and when groups are not in residence
• Wattage of outside lights reduced to 30W fluoro from 70W