We all love to celebrate Easter and indulge our loved ones with gifts of chocolate and other Easter treats. It’s a wonderful time for family and friends but it can get expensive and wasteful. You can create your own Easter gifts and treats for a fraction of the cost, and by making considered choices about the consumables that we do buy, we can reduce the impact on our wallets and the Earth.
Read MoreWattwatchers is partnering with MRSG to offer residents and small businesses of the Macedon Ranges and surrounding districts a special offer on their My Energy Marketplace. This is a limited introductory offer for the installation of their energy monitoring device and access to their app and marketplace for 3 years for $199 ex-GST.
Read MoreKnowing your running costs for appliances is a great place to start when it comes to saving energy. Energy Networks Australia have published some very useful infographics…..
Read MoreWhilst owner-occupiers are installing solar panels on their homes like it’s going out of fashion, many renters are still missing out.
Read MoreThe following is a recording of Dr David Holmgren’s talk titled, RetroSuburbia and Rural Resettlement; how will our regions respond to the stresses and opportunities of Covid triggered change, given oniine at the 2020 MRSG AGM on Sunday 25th October 2020.
Read MoreHelen was keen to install a solar system on their house in Mount Macedon but it was so frustrating. She struggled to find the information they needed and getting straight answers to her questions was a nightmare…
Read MoreThe new Virtual Sustainable Living Festival will provide year-round access to presentations and guides to living sustainability under eight key themes produced by local sustainability businesses, community organisations, and MRSG’s action groups.
Read MoreFor those who are feeling a bit “time poor” at the moment, we’ve posted a selected list of the Climate Zone 7 homes “open” for this year’s Sustainable House Day.
We’ll expand the list as time permits, but please pop over to sustainablehouseday.com to see what’s on offer - and remember to use the maps posted earlier to help you hunt for the homes in Climate Zone 7.
Have a great weekend!
Image: Radiata (Enduring Domain Architecture) via Sustainable House Day
Read MoreRenew’s Sustainable House Day 2020 kicks off tomorrow, Saturday 12 September. Are you ready?
Today we have a “map” to show you where to look for the “treasure”!
Have a great Sustainable House Day, everyone!
Image: N@elladee via Unsplash
Read MoreA recording of a MASH webinar on Solar Battery Systems on 1st September 2020
Read MoreRenewable Energy Group member Barney Hearnden recently conducted some interesting research into the solar uptake of each postcode in the Macedon Ranges Shire. Find out how your postcode did.
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