About Us
Switch Your Thinking
What is SYT?
Switch your Thinking is a local government initiative based in Perth, Western Australia. We were founded in 2002 by the South East Regional Energy Group (SEREG) – a small team of passionate professionals with skills and experience in sustainability, community engagement, business management and science. SEREG is a joint initiative of the City of Armadale, City of Gosnells and the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale.
Switch Your Thinking’s work aligns with many of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, with particular focus on climate action, sustainable cities and communities, affordable and clean energy, responsible production and consumption, ecosystem health and developing partnerships.
For more information on what we do and how we can help you achieve your sustainability goals, check out the various section of our website or get in touch with the team via mail@switchyourthinking.com.
Switch Your Thinking
What do we do?
Our core mission is to encourage and enable people to live and work in a way that meets their needs without jeopardising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Since 2002, we have helped our program partners and community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 339,700 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent which is the same as putting 790,000 barrels of crude oil back in the ground.
Educate
Promote resource efficiency & environmental awareness
Trial
Trialling new technologies and new ways of doing things
Upskill
Upskilling communities and facilitate behaviour change
Assist
Assisting partner Councils to implement corporate greenhouse abatement strategies
Build
Forging partnerships with businesses, government agencies and community groups that share our vision
Who we are
Our Team
The South East Regional Energy Group is serviced by a small team of passionate professionals with skills and experience in sustainability, community engagement, business management and science.Â
Kerry Wilson
Program Coordinator
Dr Jaya Nair
Program Officer
Phil Webster
Program Officer
Bonnie Summers
Program Graduate
We've been recognised with these awards:
Finalist Best Residential Innovation 2019
Smart Cities and Suburbs Awards
Finalist Energy Efficiency Achievement 2019
Cities Power Partnership
Energy Efficiency Awards
Finalist Environment Action Category
United Nations Association of Australia (WA Division) Awards
Finalist Program Innovation
WA Australian Water Awards
Category Winner Education Award
Banksia Sustainability Awards
Category Winner Environmental Innovation
Keep Australia Beautiful Council Sustainable Cities Awards
Overall Award Outstanding Achievement
National Awards for Local Government
Category Winner Local Greenhouse Action
National Awards for Local Government
Category Winner Sustainable Management of the Environment
Western Australian Premiers Awards
Winner Environmental Innovation
Keep Australia Beautiful Sustainable Cities Awards
Overall Winner
Keep Australia Beautiful Sustainable Cities Awards
Category Winner Energy and Water Conservation
Keep Australia Beautiful Sustainable Cities Awards
Finalist
Banksia Sustainability Awards
Category Winner Government Leading by Example 2006
WA Environment Awards
Category Winner Community Energy Efficiency 2006
Switched On Councils
Our Partner Councils
Switch your Thinking facilitates community events, negotiates discounts for residents on sustainable products and provides up to date and locally relevant information to 17 Councils across the Perth and Peel region. We also work within Councils on corporate sustainability projects, advocacy and fostering collaboration.
