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 solar panels
www.environment.gov.au/settlements//renewable/pv/index.html

Federal Government solar hot water heaters
www.environment.gov.au/settlements/renewable/solarhotwater/index.html

NSW Government hot water system rebate

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/rebates/ccfhws.htm

NSW Ceiling insulation rebate

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/rebates/ccfcir.htm

NSW Government Washing Machine rebate

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/rebates/ccfwmr.htm

NSW Government rainwater tanks rebate
www.environment.nsw.gov.au/rebates/ccfrtw.htm

Sydney Water customers - NSW rainwater tank rebate
http://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