The Electrify 3442 team is planning a Community Forum for Sunday 21st April.

Sustainable House Day will be held on Sunday April 21.

MRSG is not presenting a Community Event this year but there will be open homes in the region, including one MRSG member household.

Tours of open homes are being offered via ticketed sessions and a small fee is payable.

Join GREG and friends for an exciting morning of Speed Dating with a Sustainability Focus at Gisborne Library.

(Image: Christina @ wocintechchat.com via unsplash.com)

Learn about Goldfields Libraries’ new Sustainable House Kits and find out how being energy efficient can save you money and help our planet.

Thinking About Buying an Electric Vehicle?

Is your house READY?

Bluegum Electrical Solutions is running an online information session to help you discover:

• 5 Avoidable EV Mistakes that could cost you $$$ (and how to avoid them)

• 3 things you need to get the RIGHT EV Setup (two of these things most companies won't tell you)

• Discover how to power your car for FREE from the Sun with your solar now or in the future.

Learn about Goldfields Libraries’ new Sustainable House Kits and find out how being energy efficient can save you money and help our planet.

Internationally recognised inventor, author, founder, scientist and ‘man of the moment’ Saul Griffith will make the case for an Electrification Revolution in Greater Bendigo that will reduce our power bills, switch our buildings to renewable energy, create healthier homes and make the biggest wealth transfer in history. Also, hear a response from a panel of Bendigo leaders.

Learn how to make your home more energy efficient, reducing running costs, while being kind to the environment.

MRSG is supporting Hepburn Energy’s partnership program to deliver an affordable regional bulk-buy, providing economic and premium heat pump hot water heaters.  The Round 2 Heat Pump Hot Water Bulk-Buy is offering information webinars, great support and premium products to help residents improve their energy efficiency and lower emissions.  

Learn about Goldfields Libraries’ new Sustainable House Kits and find out how being energy efficient can save you money and help our planet.

Back in the Macedon Ranges for 2023!

Homes open across the Ranges provide a range of ideas and practical implementation suggestions to help you start or continue your efforts to make your home more comfortable, cheaper to run and more environmentally-friendly.

MRSG is supporting Hepburn Energy’s partnership program to deliver an affordable regional bulk-buy, providing economic and premium heat pump hot water heaters.  The Round 2 Heat Pump Hot Water Bulk-Buy is offering information webinars, great support and premium products to help residents improve their energy efficiency and lower emissions.  

Learn about Goldfields Libraries’ new Sustainable House Kits and find out how being energy efficient can save you money and help our planet.

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New energy efficiency standards for buildings are on the way! Energy efficient homes need less energy to stay comfortable all year round. They cut household energy bills and emissions, are more comfortable to live in, and provide better protection from extreme weather events like heatwaves.

New national building standards commence October 2023 and include a new requirement for a building to be minimum 7 stars (the current standard is 6 stars).

MRSG Sustainable Homes’ Building Ideas Group is hosting three speakers who will explain the updated energy efficiency standards and their application. Stay on to chat over a “potluck” dinner.

Uncover the FIVE mistakes people make when going solar that could cost you $$$, and how you can AVOID them

A free interactive webinar that explores easy and affordable ways to stay warm and save money at home in the Macedon Ranges.

To mark the Winter Solstice (which occurs on June 22), the Sustainable Homes Action Group will host a talk about Energy Efficient Lighting on Thursday 9th June at 7pm.

Photo by Austin Neill on Unsplash

Thinking about getting a solar system or battery storage at your home or business? This community meeting organised by the MASH team aims to provide information to help you decide what’s right for you.

(Image: Bill Mead via Unsplash)

A mini version of our popular Sustainable Living Festival will this year be a celebration of sustainability by showcasing our 14 dedicated action groups at the November Woodend Community Farmers' Market.

Want a cooler home this summer and to cut down on bills?
Come along to this free webinar to learn about easy, cost-effective ways you can make your home cool and efficient.

We all want to be warm and comfortable in winter. If you’re like me, you’ll also be keen to keep your energy bills under control.

Through the MASH solar bulk-buy, we are offering a free electricity monitoring device – called Powerpal – to all new customers. I got one installed at my Castlemaine home to see how it works and I have to say that it’s great!

A presentation, discussion and property inspection with local resident Karl Kny to discuss global trends and their relevance to the Macedon Ranges. Karl has 30 years experience managing plantations and conservation forests for global and Australian investors who have a high stewardship ethic.

Eliminating gas as a fuel in your home is an important change for a sustainable future.

Moonee Valley City Council is hosting a free webinar, presented by Jeremy Spencer of Positive Footprints, to help you learn more about how and when to transition away from gas.

The Sustainable Homes Action Group, with support from the Renewable Energy Action Group, is planning a morning of retrofitting at the Woodend Neighbourhood House. We’ll be working on draughtproofing windows and doors and applying secondary glazing (a layer of Perspex inside the window glass as a DIY alternative to double glazing). Let us know if you’d like to join in, by email to susthomes@mrsg.org.au, by about 19th June, so we can organise teams mindful of social distancing requirements.

The WNH Winter Energy Improvement Project is supported by the Federal Government “Stronger Communities” Programme.

Heating and cooling accounts for about 40% of an average household’s energy use (maybe more in our chilly climate!), so improvements in efficiency are worth knowing about.

Join this free webinar on”Heat Pumps - Space Heating” presented by Tim Forcey of Renew, who knows the subject very well. You can read Tim’s bio on the registration page.

Image: Carlos Lindner on Unsplash

Kyneton Community House is running a workshop to show how to use essential oils to make your own beauty products that you can fill into your own containers (goodbye single-use plastic!).

Be part of a community- led planning process to guide local action on climate change in the wider Woodend district. The project involves a few facilitated workshops over the next few months, to develop a plan for the Woodend community to act on climate change at the local level.