Earth Hour

LIGHTS OUT AT PACIFIC FAIR

There should be no cause for alarm when the lights are dimmed on the iconic waterlily at Pacific Fair on Saturday night – this will simply be a case of charity at work.

Pacific Fair, along with fellow AMP Capital Shopping Centres throughout Australia, will be supporting Earth Hour by turning off the lights from 8pm to 9pm on Saturday 29 March. Earth Hour, which started in Sydney last year as an initiative of the conservation group WWF-Australia, is part of an international effort to reduce global warming.

Earth Hour has once again put out the call businesses and members of the public to turn off their lights and appliances in support of the event.

This year Pacific Fair has once again answered the call and will support Earth Hour at a local level by turning off external lights including the Pacific Fair signs featuring the iconic neon waterlily.

Pacific Fair centre manager John Green said not only will their effort help reduce energy consumption, it will show others just how simple it is to make a difference.

“Pacific Fair is proud to be working with the local community to take a positive step towards reducing global greenhouse gas emissions,” Mr Green said.

“The centre is the prime venue from which to assert a positive message about taking responsibility for our planet. We hope to set an example for our customers and retailers and inspire them to introduce some changes that will help support a more environmentally sustainable future.”

The Earth Hour initiative has already resulted in 2.2 million people and 2,100 businesses in Sydney turning off their lights for one hour, reducing the city's energy consumption by 10.2%.

When icons such as the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House participated the world took notice resulting in the signing up of Adelaide, Atlanta, Bangkok, Brisbane, Canberra, Chicago, Christchurch, Copenhagen, Dublin, Manila, Melbourne, Montreal, Odense, Ottawa, Perth, Phoenix, San Francisco, Suva, Tel Aviv, Toronto and Vancouver. All these cities will turn off their lights for an hour in the name of fighting global warming.



ABOUT PACIFIC FAIR
Pacific Fair is the Gold Coast’s premier fashion destination with over 120 fashion and accessory stores and the Gold Coast’s only Myer. Pacific Fair also features Kmart, Target, Coles supermarket, a Birch Carroll & Coyle 12 Senstadium Cinema complex and over 300 specialty stores and services. A Gold Coast landmark, the centre also attracts domestic and international tourists and is one of Australia’s best sales performers.


ABOUT AMP CAPITAL SHOPPING CENTRES
AMP Capital Shopping Centres is the specialist shopping centre division of AMP Capital Investors. Representing the property owners, AMP Capital Shopping Centres adds value to investment performance through its expertise in: Development, Asset Management, Property Management, Leasing, Finance, Operations, Marketing and Retail Design.
The company has a total portfolio of 42 shopping centres (combined property and asset management). AMP’s vision is to be a world best practice manager of retail property assets in Australia and New Zealand providing maximum investment returns to its owners and investors.