Win a double pass to ‘A sea change’

Barbara Ettinger’s multi award winning film follows Sven Huseby’s investigation of what is happening to the world’s oceans and poses the question, ‘what if there were no fish?’ His quest takes him around the world, speaking to marine experts as well as those directly affected by the changing oceans of the world. (www.aseachange.net)

The Environmental film festival runs in Melbourne from 16th to 19th of September and features 8 films that will challenge, inform, educate and entertain whilst posing important questions about our planet and it’s environment. (www.effm.org.au)

To win the double passes to ‘A sea change’, at 9.30pm on the 18th September at Kino Cinema simply add a comment to this post telling us what a world without fish would mean to you. Our favourite comment received by 12pm on 18th of September will win the passes.

Do you know of a great example of sustainable design based in Boroondara?

If so, you should nominate it in the council’s inaugural sustainability awards.

Awards are open until 31st December and you can find more information at the council’s website.

A couple of Sundays’ ago, we went along to St Kilda Eco Centre‘s Grow Your Own Balcony 2 day. We held a Green Renters stall and had a great  time   attending workshops and learning about gardening. For renters, particularly those living in apartments, gardening can be a challenge as you have to contend with limited outdoor space, above the ground growing, weight restrictions, wind and a body corporate. Read the rest of this entry »

We recently participated in Zero Carbon Moreland’s draught proofing initiative for residents of Moreland. We have done a lot of draught proofing ourselves but it’s always good to get an ‘expert’ eye cast over things. There were also I couple of things that we were unable to do without the necessary tools. We live in a single story terrace house which is over 100 years old. I’ve lived there about seven years and in that time have had no yearly property inspections. Any repairs are done extremely grudingly and only if the landlord considers them essential. Even the real estate agent calls him “a real tight ass”.

I made  an appointment for an installer to visit our home. The installer arrived promptly at the appointment time and I pointed out our front door as the area most in need of repair. We’ve tried blocking the top gap with wood but it makes it hard to open and close in summer when the wood swells. We constantly have a door snake against the bottom of the door otherwise dust and leaves can blow in!

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Expert presenters Matthew Nelson and Zandy Tibballs from the Metro Waste Management Group (MWMG) and a member of The Sharehood will explain hands-on ways you can become a Zero Waste Living household by taking fun, simple and interesting actions to reduce your waste.

Date and time
Tuesday 14 September, 7:00 – 9:00 pm.

Location
Darebin Council Chambers (350 High Street Preston)

Cost
Nil – This is a FREE event

To book and advise of any support needs/requirements, call 8470 8392 or email veronica.rustica@darebin.vic.gov.au

Do you live in the City of Sydney?  Are you keen to make your home more energy-efficient? The University of Sydney has asked for our help to find households to take part in their unique energy conservation research project.

A team at Sydney Uni would like to explore whether people would live more sustainably if their energy consumption were on display. To investigate, they plan to install temporary chalk boards on the front of participating houses, and update the boards regularly with changes in household electricity use.

The study will take place over a four week period in the coming months and participants will receive a free wireless electricity monitor! Taking part could help you learn more about your household’s electricity use and help you make long-term savings. For more information email Silje Johansen.

In the past we attempted to start our own listings service for environmentally friendly rental property and that didn’t really work…

Then we linked up with a US site, that didn’t really work either…

So imagine how happy we were when we came across a new Australian based service called ‘Green Moves’, who do exactly what you’ve all been asking for and much more! Green Moves not only list your sustainable property but also assess them (to current Australian standards) to create a reliable and consistent standard for listings across the site.

So if you’re a tenant looking for a new home, or a landlord looking to list your property to like minded tenants, then drop on by!

www.greenmoves.com.au