Strategies To Minimise Damage

Question 1

Traffic Management strategies?

Why

Answer 1

Traffic free zones
Park and Ride - Nearby cycle hire, river access if poss, mini-bus to take visitors to winery
Discounts for electric vehicles
Wine trail Vehs - take groups one winery to next. No risk Drink / Drive
Because Emissions pollution and don’t want to clog up community streets

Question 2

How avoid Economic damage in the community?

Answer 2

Keep money local
Ensure visitors treated fairly and in a friendly manner
Consider infrastructure projects to protect historic streets BUT retain local feel

Question 3

What can be done at the winery for the greater good?

Answer 3

Clear environmental massaging and practices
Walk the talk
Get visitors on board!

Question 4

Strategies at Winery to preserve the Energy resource?

Answer 4

Energy efficiency
Solar power
Lag tanks esp chilling for Tartrate stability
No a/c, optimise natural cooling (channel droughts), Hydronics (cold water piping)

Question 5

Strategies at Winery to minimise waste?

Answer 5

Winery cleaning water capture and re-cycling to use for irrigation or just watering the lawns. Use to flush toilets
Minimise landfill - Zero waste policy, Collection and banding of materials for landfill, use crockery NOT plastic / paper plates, cups, cutlery
Anaerobic digesters, Biomass boilers

Question 6

Avoid damage to Vineyard and leisure areas?

Answer 6

Zoning - fenced off areas, clearly signposted nature walks. Visitors can see but not trample
Vineyard tours but always accompanied
Biosecurity esp Aus and NZ
Trap run off water to avoid damage by flooding - build wetlands

Question 7

The Circle of Continual improvement?

Answer 7

Self assess >>
Interpret performance >>
Action Plan to improve >>
Inplement Change >>
Repeat!