Invest in Rooftop Solar and home Battery with no up-front cost
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Thanks to everyone who stopped to chat with the volunteers from Sustainable Homes Action Group and Go Renewable Energy Group at the Woodend Community Farmers’ Market on Saturday 7th October.
We were exploring the level of interest in electrifying home heating and hot water and the obstacles to electrification.
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Tips for winter gardening in the Macedon Ranges
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Are you trying to reduce your soft-plastic use in the wake of the soft-plastics recycling debacle? Read on for tips…
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Tips for getting your garden ready for Spring in the Macedon Ranges
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Not sure what “net zero emissions” means? Want to know how you can impact climate change?
Project Drawdown has produced an excellent series of 6 videos, ranging from 10-25 minutes, explaining where we can have the most impact on climate.
This is a thought-provoking series, highly recommended for anyone starting out on the road to sustainability.
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Tips for our region for staking broadbeans, eliminating curly leaf, mulching and more
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Thermal imaging cameras detect areas of heat loss and unwanted heat gain, and allow you to make changes, many of them low or no cost, that will make your home more comfortable and save energy and money.
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Tips for our region for ripening those last tomatoes, planting garlic and more
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Don’t panic and pull out your tomato plants just yet, sowing green manure and cold season veggies, fruit tree care. Jobs to do in the garden now in our region…
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Growing tomatoes, brassicas, root crops and managing those pests and diseases. Jobs to do in the garden now in our region…
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Did you know that 90% of homes in high risk areas are not resilient to bushfire, putting lives, homes and livelihoods at unacceptable risk?
Would you like to learn more about upgrading your home for bushfire resilience?
(Image: Jen Theodore via Unsplash)
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Time for mulching, pumpkin care and hand pollination….Read on for gardening tips for our region
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Tomato care, growing salad greens and netting fruit trees….Read on for gardening tips for our region
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Wow this wintery weather has set back our summer veggies but it is all systems go in the veggie garden. Plant, plant, plant! Read on for this month’s gardening tips for our region…
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October is really the start of true spring in the Macedon ranges. Read on for this month’s gardening tips for our region…
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Spring has sprung in the Macedon Ranges! Read on for handy gardening tips for our region…
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Home energy saving tips such as stopping draughts, LED lighting, heating, windows, energy monitoring, insulation, motion sensor lights, standby power and solar PV.
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Jobs to do in your garden in the Macedon Ranges in June
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Tips for buying bare rooted fruit trees, jobs in the garden, what to plant and sow now in preparation for winter. Photo Credit: Mel Mackie
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