During COVID lockdown in 2020 we lived in an offish-grid cabin, surrounded by excess eucalyptus wood that our landlady deemed a fire hazard. Our desire to be active managers of our woodlands inspired our cob-rocket-stove-thermosiphon-bathtub-water-heater design! Rainwater is collected in a barrel and plumbed into and heated around the cob stove. Through the law of…
We’ve all heard about the latest IPCC Report and the urgency with which most of the rest of the world is planning to address the Climate Crisis. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY! Can you join the voices that are rising into a crescendo to demand our leaders represent our wishes for strong targets? GetUp’s campaign is…
Funding of up to $18,000 per landholder is available to help landholders and community groups protect and restore waterways, wetlands and habitats impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires
Sustainable House Day provides the opportunity to explore some of Australia’s most unique and inspiring homes, and learn from the people who designed them, built them, and live in them.
The Bangalow Herald’s cover story in this month’s edition is a ‘whos who’ of likely candidates who will take the battons and continue to represent us and drive action on Climate Change in our LGA. In addition to finishing the great work of staff and councillors before them to reach the 2030 net zero goal…
While Covid-19 steals the airwaves the IPCC has published its 6th assessment report detailing the latest scientific understanding of what’s happening with our climate today and what we can predict for the future. We reject Scomo’s suggestion that Australia’s role to play is to put our faith in technology. We know we must all play…
These days you have to be careful when labelling a “revolution”. As we know, advertisers believe everything from mops to microwaves can earn the title. Sometimes, however, the real deal comes along – developments that change not only the physical product, they also shift how we think about the bigger context. Electric vehicles (EVs) are…
ZEB’S EV EXPO – Rescheduled for Sunday 7 November Yes, we’ve had to postpone this event again. The usual reason. Stay tuned and we’ll let you know more details closer to the time.But to get you in the mood, for our 2021 EV Expo, we’re asking high school students in the NSW Northern Rivers to…
July e-news EV Expo rescheduled for Nov; Update on solar uptake in our region; Switch to Enova now and support ZEB at the same time; Guide to Best Practice Native Vegetation Restoration; High School EV competition; Low Carbon Living online directory; Tips on how to stay warm and save money on your heating cost this…
Join us on May 21, to call on the Morrison Government to invest in renewable energy and First Nations solutions that care for country, not dirty gas projects.