Celebrity Lighten Up Challenge 2008

In the lead up to Power and Water’s environment excellence awards, the Melaleuca Awards, local celebrities and identities in Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs have been challenged to reduce their environmental footprint and be part of ‘Celebrity Lighten Up’.

Celebrities are challenged to reduce their energy and water consumption and encourage the rest of the community to reduce their’s too. The types of ‘Celebrity’ households are diverse – from large houses with pools and babies in nappies (washing +) to small townhouses with the odd pot plant. Which of our celebrities are energy and water squanderers and misers?

This year’s local celebrities and identities are:

Darwin
• Pete Davies, Mix FM
• Daniel Bourchier, NT News
• Lisa Andrews, Channel 9,
• Daryl Manzie, Territory FM
• Wayne Zerbe, well known man about town.

Alice Springs
• Carenda Jenkin, Centralian Advocate
• Jessica Braithwaite, Imparja
• Tony Mayell, Dept. Chief Minister
• Angela Akarana, CAAMA radio
• Adrian Renzie, 8HA

Katherine
• Jane Goodings, Red Cross
• Joyce Adams, Terrace Emporium
• Sue Moran, Health and Community Services
• Toni Tapp-Coutts, Katherine Regional Arts Inc.
• Ben Coutts, United Petroleum

Tennant Creek
• Melissa Browning, Celebrity Teacher
• Alicia Scobie, Celebrity Teacher

Celebrities have now had their initial meter reading taken to find out their normal household usage. Now the challenge is on for them to make changes to reduce their water and electricity use and we’ll give them lots of tips on how to do this. When the meter is next read and the use calculated, we will see who has reduced their consumption the most. Next, Power and Water will monitor them to see if they are maintaining a lower usage.

A ‘consumption graph’ will be kept on the Power and Water website so you can see how our celebrities are going, together with tips on how to save water and power at your place.

Celebrity profiles click here.