Sustainable Homes and Gardens
The Victorian Green Renters' Guide
Environment
Are renters legally able to change their showerheads? How can you make your toilet waste less water when you don’t have dual flush? Sometimes it’s not easy to find answers to these questions, so Environment Victoria has put together the Victorian Green Renters’ Guide, to answer these and more. It’s full of suggestions which can be done on a shoe string budget.
http://www.envict.org.au/inform.php?menu=8&submenu=979&item=2035
Waterwise gardening
www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/plant_info/Plants_for_gardens/waterwise_gardening2
Blue Mountains City Council information about compost, worms and mulch
www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/main/wastemanagement/wastereduction/
Green Cleaning
www.safersolutions.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=208&Itemid=136
Sustainable building design
www.yourhome.gov.au/technical/index.html
Rebates for sustainability initiatives available
Federal Government - Renewable Energy Bonus Scheme - solar hot water rebate
www.environment.gov.au/energyefficiency/solarhotwater/index.html
Federal Government - Green Loans Program
www.environment.gov.au/greenloans/index.html
NSW Government - NSW Home Saver Rebates
www.environment.nsw.gov.au/rebates
Sydney Water customers - NSW rainwater tank rebate
www.sydneywater.com.au/SavingWater/InYourGarden/RainwaterTanks/
Sustainable Shopping
Greenhouse friendly Consumers
www.climatechange.gov.au/greenhousefriendly/publications/pubs/gf-consumers.pdf
Eating fish sustainably
http://www.acfonline.org.au/uploads/res/res_oceanwisebrochure.pdf
http://www.marineconservation.org.au/default2.asp?active_page_id=137
Sustainable Landscaping
Mountain Landscape - maximising the potential of the created landscape
An indiginous garden requires much less watering and provides a link between your home and the ecosystem in which you live.
http://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/landscape/