Perth’s Red Hill Auditorium has announced their plan to become Australia’s first carbon negative music venue. The 5,000-cap venue surrounded by bushland has already taken steps to reduce its footprint, including:
- Capturing rainwater for redistribution
- A Perth wide bus service to reduce car emission
- 100% recycling system that rewards patrons for returning their waste
Moving forward, the venue aims to pull more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they add to it in the production and execution of a show.
“From this summer, for every show that hits Red Hill’s stage, the venue will contribute to the re-establishment of ecosystems in degraded farming land in the Western Australian wheatbelt, also known as the Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor,” Red Hill Auditorium said in a statement.
“The vision is to assist in the re-creation of a healthy, functioning landscape, restored after decades of habitat loss and degradation, and will become the new bushland that helps connect the Outback.”
Red Hill Auditorium emits an estimated 7 tonnes of CO2e and aims to keep this figure to a minimum. Hoping to inspire other Australian venues to follow suit, Red Hill are committed to making a change in the industry.
With live events slowly getting back up and running, we can’t wait to see how the venue continues to manage this great initiative.