White Pages Covers Program

White Pages® puts the (energy efficient) spotlight on Gordon Fraser-Quick

April 21, 2011

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South Lismore resident, Gordon Fraser-Quick has been selected to appear on the cover of this year’s Lismore Yellow Pages^® and White Pages^® book which will be distributed throughout Lismore, Ballina, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, Coffs Harbour, Grafton and surrounding towns from 23 April 2011.

Each year, Sensis, the publisher of the Yellow Pages^® and White Pages^®, recognises the contribution of local residents in the community by featuring them on the cover of its books.

The theme for this year’s covers, Australians Creating a Better Future, recognises people throughout Australia who have made a positive contribution to their community through projects or initiatives that help to make a better future for Australia. These projects have contributed environmentally, economically and/or socially to the local community and will benefit the next generation of Australians.

Gordon’s selection recognises his commitment to promoting the benefits of green living within the Lismore community.

In 2008, Gordon began a mission to make Lismore a solar-reliant town so he established the Lismore Climate Care Solar Rollout. With overwhelming support and enthusiasm from the community, Lismore now boasts the largest concentration of solar power of any post code in regional Australia. The project prompted hundreds of homes to install solar panels, which also created 28 local jobs.

At present, Gordon spends much of his free time hosting sustainability events including Sustainability Soul forums. These events encourage like-minded local residents and interstate visitors to come together to share and discuss ideas and strategies on how to improve current sustainability initiatives.

“I feel educating the community about sustainability is the first step to a healthy future. Without this knowledge people are unaware of the effects their lifestyle choices have on the environment. I feel honoured to be recognised for my volunteer work and passion,” said Gordon.

Amongst many accolades, Gordon has been the recipient of the local council Australia Day Award in 2009, and the Southern Cross University Alumnus of the Year Award in 2010.

Did you know? The last three local people to appear on the Lismore Yellow Pages^® and White Pages^® cover were:

2010/11: The current 2010/11 Yellow Pages® and White Pages® features Coffs Harbour residents David O’Brien and Ian Gill on the cover under the theme Courageous Australians. David and Ian courageously entered raging waters during the March 2009 floods to save a woman trapped in her car during the flash floods.

2009/10: Alstonville resident Scott Trevelyan featured on the 2009/10 Yellow Pages® and White Pages® cover under the theme Creative Australians: Inspiring our Communities. Scott was recognised for his work running fortnightly art classes at Willowbank Studio for those living with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and his role as Brain Injury Support Service Inc (BISSI) president for ABI survivors.

2008/09: For the 2008/09 Celebrating Australian Flavour theme, Byron Bay resident Donald Recsei was selected for his contribution to the Byron Farmers’ Market and his commitment to promoting sustainable agriculture.