Head along to the TAFE campus at Wollongbar, 61 Sneaths Road this Saturday for a day filled with all things Green Living. Our star Board Member, Sebastian Crangle, will be on the 1.30pm panel discussing “Creating a Green Home” alongside Phil Dudman (ABC Garden Gugu). The Northern Rivers Green Living Expo is a family-friendly community…
Electric vehicles are making their way onto Australian roads. But when will we start to see more EVs on our farms? In what timeframe will electric heavy machinery become available? What infrastructure will be required to ensure that farmers and rural Australia are equipped to deal with this new demand? Hear from Stephanie Gersekowski, John…
Each month Brunswick Valley Landcare publishes a comprehensive newsletter of what’s happening in the land of landcare in our shire and beyond. If you haven’t already read November 2022’s edition the topics include: HABITAT ACTION GRANT RESTORING FISH HABITAT ON THE BRUNSWICK RIVER MAIN ARM NEW WILDLIFE CORRIDOR SYSTEM TO OPEN VITAL LINKS FOR NATIVE…
Renew.org.au announce Sustainable Renters Week No matter if you’re a homeowner or a renter, you can make changes to your home to improve it’s comfort, reduce energy bills and limit your environmental footprint. This December we’re shifting our attention to rental properties. Join us as we navigate how to encourage your landlord to upgrade the efficiency…
From the School Strike 4 Climate website: The next few months have some exciting action in store for strikers all across the continent! On March 25, we will be joining hundreds of thousands of students across the world in the Global #ClimateStrike to demand world leaders fight for #PeopleNotProfit! Many of our Local groups are planning…
ZEB is excited to support Enova + the Good Car Co’s EV Bulk Buy initiative to accelerate Northern Rivers residents transition to EVs as a powerful action on climate change. Intimate in-person workshops (max 20 people) are scheduled to provide you with all the information about electric vehicles that you may need, PLUS the ability…
Sustainable Living – One topic at a time. Which will you chose this year? The list of courses on offer is so extensive we’ve decided to just list the Sustainable Living courses in this post that start in February. In addition to learning skills that will reduce your footprint studying locally is a great way…
WWF Report Details a Huge rise in demand for sustainable goods during Pandemic New global research conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), commissioned by WWF, shows a staggering 71% rise in popularity of searches for sustainable goods over the past five years, with continuing growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story on…
If you haven’t heard about Haystacks Solar Garden (or maybe never heard of the term Solar Garden!) have a browse of their website here. Our next members update will be combined with our Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the start of November. Each year we will hold this meeting to report on the progress of…
Sustainable House Day is on Sun 17 Oct 2021, 10 am – 6 pm AEDT Online, details here BUT this invaluable offering is now a month long experience of unprecedented access to experts and home owners who have built or retrofitted their own sustainable homes. This week is Week 3 in the 4 week program. …