Sustainable Homes and Gardens

The Victorian Green Renters' Guide

Environment Victoria has put together a free, downloadable guide for renters, full of tips on how to reduce environmental impact without needing a big budget.

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