A brief snapshot of our region from the Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRCF) – of which Byron Shire is one part. The Northern Rivers is a diverse region, with over 300,00 people who have recently experienced challenges, but who are resilient too. The Northern Rivers Community Foundation undertakes research to benchmark opportunities to help better…
Last newsletter we looked at the environmental and environmental and financial motives for managing when and how we use energy in our homes and businesses (see Part 1 of this blog). In this second installment I’ll share details on the ways your household can take advantage of the options available, and fine tune your use…
Most households don’t think about when they use energy, yet some of the advantages of scheduling and moderating your energy use (especially high-level use), whether you do it consciously, or automatically via technology, can make a big impact on the environment and your finances! There are environmental and financial implications for when and how we…
Did you know that 12% of Australia’s total greenhouse gas emissions come from energy-use in residential homes? Contributing to this are over 8 million homes built before the introduction of building energy standards. Even homes built since the 1990s, often have inadequate thermal performance and inefficient appliances, making them hot in summer, cold in winter and expensive to…
What exactly is Zero Emissions Byron, and what have we been doing, you may ask? Zero Emissions Byron (or as well call it, ZEB) was initiated in March 2015 as a collaboration between the Byron Shire Community, the Byron Shire Council, Beyond Zero Emissions, and the Centre for Social Change. The organisation’s initial focus was…