Stage 1
The first stage of the project was launched by the Chief Minister in June 2002. In the first stage we received funding from the Australian Government to support 100 households by providing Home Energy Audits, information, financial assistance and workshops and social events. We started off working with households from the suburbs of Parap, Ludmilla, Fannie Bay and The Narrows and then invited households from all over Darwin and Palmerston (including the Darwin rural area) to join us.

We aimed to help these 100 households each save 750 kg of carbon dioxide per year and achieved an estimated saving of 1,900 kg per household per year – that's more than double our target!

Stage 2
Stage two of the project was launched on 5 March 2004 and a further 60 households joined the project. In 2004 we also won an Environmental Excellence Award from the Power and Water Corporation.

Stage 3
From September 2004 COOLmob became a uniquely Territorian project. We work closely with our sister organisation in Alice Springs, Desert Knowledge Australia COOLmob. We continued to provide Home Energy Audits as well as educate the community about how to reduce greenhouse gases through community service announcements, the media and printed information resources.

Stage 4
From July 2006, further funding from the NT Government will enabled COOLmob to expand beyond Greenhouse issues to become a sustainable living project. Our first step has been to include information about sustainable domestic water use.

Stage 5
In 2008 COOLmob expanded its work to include audits of Public Benevolent Institutions and in 2009 COOLmob commenced auditing in Katherine. In 2009 COOLmob, in conjunction with the Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES) also established a very popular Photo Voltaic Bulk Buy of panels for household roofs. We also expanded our staff and the number of audits we do each year. In 2010 we established a COOLmob Bulk Buy of the very efficient variable speed pool pump.