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  • What are some good native plants for Sydney that like clay soil & semi-shade?
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    What windbreak species do you suppose could work for a south-east facing wind-swept narrow corridor?
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  • Feb. 8, 2012

    The little garden that could

    I’m writing this post on behalf of my husband, who’s the green thumb. I’m the writer and documenter of our duo, and constant admirer of Adam’s adeptness to growing and greening. We live in a small but charming one-bedroom flat in Bondi, and are ...

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  • Sept. 7, 2011

    Skills equip graduates to revitalise communities

    For participants, the third day of Spring 2011 was an auspicious start to the season of growth and abundance as they stepped forward to receive their certificates for completing the latest Living Smart course and the first of a new course in sustainability leadership. Awarding the certificates were ...

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  • July 6, 2011

    Tubers, WIRES and Wetland in second Hub MeetUp

    Above, the blades of the wind turbine spun slowly in the light breeze. A mild and sunny winter day, it couldn’t have been better for the second Sustainability Hub MeetUp at the Randwick Sustainability Education Centre. The first MeetUp had been this year's National Permaculture Day ...

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  • June 27, 2011

    Cultivating Community - Hannah Moloney

    What sort of woman makes a livelihood out of creating places where people can grow food in the city, teaching permaculture and small-scale organics and working as a Community Food Systems Officer with Cultivating Community in Melbourne, where she co-manages a number of community gardens?

    An extraordinary woman ...

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  • Barrett House

    The 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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  • Backyard Educators

    Backyard Educators are helping your neighbours to become green!

    Who can you ask when you need a hand setting up your compost bin?

    Who can help convince your neighbours that a compost bin or wormfarm is a good thing to set up?

     

    Backyard Educators to the rescue!!!


    The ...

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  • Sustainability Street

    Sustainability 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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