Supporting the community in the transition to healthier homes and businesses with the use of affordable energy that gets us back on track for climate change.
ShireCAN is asking Sutherland Shire Council to introduce requirements for new residential and commercial builds to be all electric.
Find out more and register your support HERE
Your registration will allow ShireCAN to show Council that the community supports this initiative. (It will take no more than 30 seconds of your time).
Council’s First Step to Electrification – EV Chargers in New Buildings
It is encouraging to see some progress towards electrification with proposed changes via the Council’s draft Amendments to Sutherland Shire Development Control Plan 2015 – Vehicular Access, Traffic, Parking, and Bicycles. This went out for public consultation at the end of 2025. ShireCAN supported these amendments, particularly electric vehicle-ready and active transport plans for new developments. The draft requires new off-street parking to install wiring for EV chargers. This is particularly important for Shire residents in apartments, ensuring they have equal and easy access to be able to install EV chargers. This amendment is an important step supporting the Climate Strategy’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions – community pathway.
This Council’s approval of of EV-Ready Infrastructure for new developments is a positive shift in our Council’s approach and leads into the obvious next stage – full electrification of new builds.
Background to ShireCAN’s All-Electric Campaign
The Victorian and ACT governments have already passed new laws to ban gas connections to new homes. Victoria has even taken a further step with gas hot water systems to be phased out of Victorian homes under new energy reforms by March 2027. See story HERE and new electrification and efficiency standards and regulations for Victorian buildings HERE.
It is disappointing that NSW state government has refused to follow Victoria and ACT’s lead in banning gas connections to new homes. That’s why it’s important that NSW councils take the leadership that the state government won’t.
ShireCAN worked with 350.org, a movement focused on building a world of clean, accessible and affordable renewable energy. The Electrify Your Council campaign, launched by 350.org, advocates for all-electric new buildings to reduce health problems, energy costs and climate emissions and encourages councils to adopt planning rules that require all-electric, gas-free new homes. There are a number of councils across NSW that are part of this growing, council-led movement. They are leveraging their powers over the planning system to create all-electric, gas-free new homes and businesses. Unfortunately, Sutherland Shire Council is not one of them.
Can you let our Council know that new buildings need to be All-Electric. ShireCAN and our community supporters want Council to know that this change is important and to act now, especially for equity, health, financial reasons and the Climate.
