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Jan. 23, 2012
But what can one person do?
Read moreSo, you already do everything you can to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions, right?
Perhaps most of your friends do too, but have you stopped to think that most of those actions are largely invisible to the wider public? How many people would know if you take short ...
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Dec. 9, 2011
Twelve Green Days...
Read moreA New Song For Xcessmas (or XSmas )
On the first day of Christmas,
my planet said to me,
a cloth bag is so waste free!On the second day of Christmas,
my planet said to me,
buy green power,
and a cloth bag is so waste free!On ...
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Nov. 17, 2011
Introducing the new 111 Navy Chair™ at Barrett House
Read moreWhen you recycle a plastic bottle, you're doing something good. When you recycle 111 of them, you're doing something great. Help your bottle become something extraordinary again…
In its first year, the 111 Navy Chair® has
diverted 3.5 million bottles out of landfills.
Up-cycling consumer ...
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Oct. 7, 2011
Earth Overshoot Day - 2011
Read moreIt sounds like a film title, and if it was, the voiceover would be something like this .. "Humanity has exhausted the budget of what nature can provide this year - September 27th, 2011 is Earth Overshoot Day."
New research from the Global Footprint Network, an international research organisation with ...
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June 1, 2011
Our 'Living Smarties'
Read moreIf enthusiasm is catching then all of those who arttended the first three sessions of Randwick City Council's Living Smart course are well and truly infected.
Living Smart is a five week, twenty hour course in sustainable living that is offered several times a year on Saturdays ...
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May 13, 2011
National Permaculture Day...
Read moreThey came from the local east, a few from the more distant north and a few from the City of Sydney local government area... and even a few from further west. In its first major public event, the Randwick Sustainability Education Hub attracted an estimated 200 people, over ...
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Jan. 27, 2011
Reaching for the stars on Dolphin Street
Read moreA new home about to be built at 3 Dolphin Street Randwick is leading the way in the sustainability stakes by going well beyond current regulation. The existing home was built in the 1930s and the owners Dorothee and Wolfgang decided to knock the home down and build ...
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Jan. 17, 2011
New Sustainability Hub
Read moreIn Randwick, a humble community centre has been turned into an innovative sustainability hub - a learning and demonstration centre imagined around the sustainable use of our water, energy and food.
You know when you are approaching the Randwick Sustainability Hub - the tall wind turbine spinning in the breeze ...
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Nov. 26, 2010
Solar Success Story - Clovelly townhouse
Read moreInstalling a solar power system on our townhouse turned out to be easier than expected - here's some handy info on how we did it and what we learnt along the way...by Geoff from Clovelly.
Early attempts at solar electricity
I looked into installing solar panels several ...
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Sept. 30, 2010
Phillip Bay joins ‘Global Day of Action’
Read morePhillip Bay Sustainability Street are hosting a free Compost workshop on the 350.org Global Day of Action – Sunday 10 October, 2010.
Founded by American environmentalist Bill McKibben, 350.org is a world-wide campaign on Climate Change. There are thousands of events taking place around the world from ...
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Barrett House
Read moreThe establishment of Barrett House as a sustainability demonstration house provides the opportunity to see working examples of practical sustainability measures in action. The retrofit incorporates energy and water efficiency, the use of sustainable building materials, waste avoidance, minimisation and recovery, together with a working Permaculture garden.
Whether ...
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Sustainable Business Program - save money & reduce your energy & water use
Read moreClick here to register your business!
Helping business save money and reduce their impact on the environment. Businesses that register will receive on-site assistance by qualified assessors who will provide;
- A water use assessment & free water efficient products.
- A energy use assessment & assistance accessing generous financial incentives.
Who ...
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Sustainability Street
Read moreSustainability Street puts the idea of thinking global while acting local into practice, bringing friends and neighbours together to reduce household waste, water and energy use, as well as work on local sustainability projects. Are you interested in turning your street into a Sustainability Street?
Sustainability Street: Clovelly ...
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Go Solar - exclusive discounts on reliable solar systems
Read moreThe Eastern Suburbs embraces solar…
According to Energy Australia figures, over 650 Eastern Suburbs households have made the switch to solar power and a further 570 have submitted applications to switch as at December 2010. Congratulations to those GO SOLAR participants who are already reaping the rewards of ...
