Environment Victoria’s popular free renters guide has been reprinted!

The guide is also downloadable and is full of tips on how to reduce their environmental impact and their bills, without needing a big budget.

The guide’s available at: www.environmentvictoria.org.au/rentersguide

It includes sections on everything from heating to fridges to food, as well as information on government rebates, a checklist for people looking for a new place to rent, and an explanation of renting law in Victoria.

A few weeks ago we came across Melbourne’s upcoming Building and Home improvement Expo and whilst we were sceptical about what we might find for renters we were still keen to attend and take a look around.

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Whilst we all know decreasing our car usage is an effective if not always easy step in reducing our carbon footprint. As Australian suburbs gradually become more dense, renters in inner city suburbs may also increasingly find that they have a decreasing amount of space to park and store cars.

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Whilst the issue of and justifications for Smart Meters and their roll out across Victoria (aiming to be complete by 2013) is not completely an environmental or tenants one, we have been asked enough questions about it over the past few months that we deemed there be enough reason to write a special post about it. I met with the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) for a special briefing on Smart Meters, what they are and how they will affect Victorian residents, so here’s a round up of salient points in (hopefully) easy to understand language…

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If you’re a City of Melbourne or City of Yarra resident and would like some help bringing your home up to environmental standards, potentially getting lightglobes and showerheads replaced, insulation advice and more then you’re in luck.

The two councils have accessed funding from the State Government’s Energy Saver scheme and in the case of the City of Melbourne, several other sources, and coordinated organisations in their areas to carry out assessments and installations for little or no cost.

If you live in the City of Melbourne,  visit here to find out more.
If you live in the City of Yarra, visit here for more information.

As the end of the Australian financial year approaches, our calendar over the next couple of weeks is rapidly filling. We have a few spaces left to present workshops nationally, so get in touch to arrange something asap!

Green Renters has a lot of great activities going on at the moment and we’re keen to build on that, doing more workshops, pushing for changes in government poilcy, running events, creating regular content for this site and much more and there are currently several ways you can get involved in helping out :

• Contribute to the website, we’re always on the look out for articles in any type of media
  • Clear concise recipes with lots of tempting pictures
  • Tutorials and advice on things you’ve tried around your home (again, with images or videos)
  • News on topics relevant to renters or the environment
  • Interviews
  • Reviews of exciting new products

• Volunteer at one of our public events, such as
  • Stalls, including set up, set down, handing out flyers, providing advice etc.
  • Fundraisers
  • Workshops

• In the very near future we shall start the process of becoming an incorporated group and will be looking for anyone interested in joining our board of members.

Interested? Don’t hesitate to get in touch!

contact@greenrenters.org
+61(0)3 8300 0233