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Venue 114

Venue114 acknowledges the Sunshine Coast Country, home of the Kabi Kabi peoples and the Jinibara peoples, the Traditional Custodians, whose lands and waters we all now share.

We commit to working in partnership with the Traditional Custodians and the broader First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) community to support self-determination through economic and community development.

Sustainability

Sustainability 

Current Implemented Sustainable Practices

Venue 114 continues to deliver on sustainability initiatives including:

ENERGY

Installation of building management system (BMS) - Scheduled control of HVAC to optimise individual energy use for each room to coincide when room is in use.

Manage lighting with timers or switch off completely when space is not being used

Installed 3kW solar panels

Timed security lights

Replaced house lights in main halls with LED

Changed carpark lighting to LED

WATER

Water coolers/water fountains available for visitors to re-fill water bottles, glasses and jugs

2 x 20 000L underground water tanks used on garden and toilets

WASTE

Pairing landfill and recycling bin stations in event areas and across the facility

Catering with filtered coffee and tea using reusable crockery and utensils

Hiring of reusable crockery, cutlery and utensils available to all events

Setting up tables with water jugs, glasses and mints (packaged in recyclable cardboard)

Minimising waste with the Zest coffee van by offering:

  1. A $0.50c discount on BYO cups
  2. Reusable cups through the Community Cup Bank and reusable packaging for storage of food
  3. Food scraps/coffee grinds composted at the Eastbank Community Garden

Using electronic forms e.g. induction form to cut down on paper

Online Ticketing programs and scanning from phones limiting need for printed tickets

Rechargeable batteries for all battery-operated audio, lighting and presentation equipment thus eliminating single use batteries going to landfill

TRANSPORT

Encouraging car-pooling for events on the website

CATERING

Internal catering services based on sustainable practices, where possible

Collection of compostable food scraps and taking to EastBank Community Garden

Large leftover catering given to charities when applicable e.g. OzHarvest

PROCUREMENT

Purchasing 100% recycled paper

Changing to compostable packaging

The Sunshine Coast Council is committed to Sustainability.

For more information about our commitment to sustainability please read our Sustainability Vision.