ZEB is excited to support The Good Car Company and Enova Energy to offer the Northern Rivers community the opportunity to purchase Nissan Leaf’s directly from Japan in a Bulk Buy later this month – with the closing date to be sometime in March. Look here for more details. Sasha was lucky enough to be…
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 to meet likeminded people. The office at the college reopens after the Christmas break…
There’s nothing worse than paying too much on your utility bills for a home that’s too hot, too cold, too dark or even too loud. By considering and including simple energy efficiency features, you not only slash your bills but also get a better quality, healthier and more comfortable home. Bec and George from Renovate…
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…
As climate change/climate collapse becomes a more pressing issue in our day to day lives, I wanted to do everything I could to minimise my impact on the planet and help other people reduce their impact. So I decided to research, learn and share everything I could about sustainability, reducing your carbon footprint and understanding…
Gerd Kuhlmann supplied this story as an entry to our Fight for Planet A campaign in August 2020 Bavara’s car had broken down, we needed a second vehicle and wanted to avoid another petrol car. New electric cars were still too expensive for a second vehicle. I read an article in my RENEW alternative technology…
Christobel Munson, ZEB Chair & EV Working Group We have been promoting the uptake of Electric Vehicles as part of our strategy to reduce local emissions. In 2019, we held a successful EV Expo which was attended by over 500 people. Over the Covid lockdowns we organised a series of 8 Webinars on different Electric Vehicle…
Soil is the unlikely story of our most maligned resource as swashbuckling hero. A saga of bombs, ice ages and civilisations falling. Of ancient hunger, modern sicknesses and gastronomic delight. It features poison gas, climate collapse and a mind-blowing explanation of how rain is formed. For too long, we’ve not only neglected the land beneath…
by Sasha Mainsbridge ZEB Community Engagement Officer, founder of Mullum Cares Inc and mother of two almost teenage boys.😝 Bikes are an awesome, low carbon transport option and a great way to get exercise into your life – if you’re lucky enough to live somewhere they are useful. Last week I had to get a…
Soil health pioneer Gabe Brown did not set out to write a book on no-till, regenerative agriculture but that was the end product of his research into a new method of farming that would bring back life to his farm, rather than taking away from it. As a series of weather-related crop disasters put the…