QPRC sustainability project officer Cameron Pensini… “We are going to test out tree species to see which ones cope with heat best.” Photo: Belinda Strahorn
QUEANBEYAN is leading the way to “beating the heat in the burbs” with an ambitious new plan to tackle urban heat.
Climate-change projections show Queanbeyan is likely to experience 12 more days a year over 35C by 2070.
Heat mapping technology is detecting “severe” heat pockets across the CBD, so Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council’s (QPRC) “urban vegetation and heat adaptation strategy” is a new approach to keeping cool, inevitably helping the region prepare for a hotter future.