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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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!).

Come along to this free and inspiring workshop aiming to help us all live a little more sustainably. This session will cover bottling, drying, spicing, pickling, preserving, freezing and more.

Find out how you can inform and guide local action on climate change, for the Woodend district, at this event run by Macedon Ranges Shire Council and facilitated by Amy and Gavin from Hip V. Hype Sustainability

Booking required

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

Introducing the high performance, comfort and energy standard of Passivhaus (Passive House) utilising five key principles for healthy and comfortable buildings using almost zero energy. This session is aimed at beginners, including design professionals, homeowners and those intrigued by the new design nomenclature.

Professional gardener, passionate garden communicator and author Simon Rickard introduces the weird and wonderful world of heritage fruit and vegetables. A celebration of their beauty, diversity and history with tips on how to grow. (An event from the City of Greater Bendigo and Goldfields Libraries)

Waste Education, Information, Inspiration, Perspiration all at Holgates Brewhouse on Sunday afternoon

Learn about solar and find out if it’s right for you. The people from MASH (More Australian Solar Homes) are running an information session in Gisborne.

Eight homes will be open in and close to the Macedon Ranges, with owners enthusiastic about sharing their experience at making their homes more comfortable, more energy efficient and cheaper to run.

If you are in Melbourne on Wednesday with an hour to spare between 10.30 and 11.30, why not go along to hear a panel discussion on designing a sustainable future, as part of Melbourne Knowledge Week?

Free event - book tickets via the Melbourne Knowledge Week site.