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Ancillary Events
As part of Sustainable House Day we encourage as many community groups, businesses, schools and councils to host or run an event that promotes awareness of sustainable living.
If you have a Sustainable Living event over the Sustainable House Day weekend 10th and 11th September 2011 planned contact us to list it here.
Australian Capital Territory
Sustainable House Day ACT Free Public Seminar – SUSTAINBILITY vs AFFORDABILITY
Date: Thursday 8th September
Time: 6-8pm
Event Address: Johnson Auditorium, Pilgrim House Conference Centre, 69 Northbourne Avenue Canberra City ACT 2603
Cost: FREE – please RSVP to act@architecture.com.au
Website: www.architecture.com.au/act or direct link www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=1.13262.156.3142.13190.8592.16523
Event Description:
This seminar will address affordability issues in the delivery of sustainable housing. There will also be an overview of all of the houses that will open in and around Canberra on Sunday 11th September.
SPEAKERS & TOPICS
“Cost Benefit Pathways to Zero Emission Housing” Trivess Moore, RMIT University
The costs and benefits of more energy efficient housing are frequently argued in terms of a trade off between sustainability and affordability, and debate is focused particularly on upfront capital costs. There is a lack of clear cost benefit information on the impact of higher energy efficiency standards, and similarly on the impacts of integrating renewable energy strategies with energy efficiency strategies. Trivess’ research at RMIT investigates the lifetime economic and environmental costs and benefits of improved sustainable housing options.
“Molonglo Sustainable Demonstration Precinct” Rob Thorman, Land Development Agency
The Land Development Agency is proposing a Sustainable Demonstration Precinct in Molonglo which will include innovative compact housing that demonstrates sustainability outcomes and life cycle cost savings. The precinct will include around 60 houses with a common open space area. There will be a focus on solar access to show that solar requirements can be met even on small blocks. Quality of construction will also be a priority with the use of thermal imagery and air leakage testing. An important part of the project will be to assess materials and inclusions (for example hot water systems, glazing, lighting and materials) for cost effectiveness. How do you go about making the trade-offs to optimise sustainability and affordable living?
Thank you to the sponsors of this event: Greg Hedger of Luton, Enviro Friendly Products & the ACT Government Land Development Agency.
For more information:
Please email: act@architecture.com.au or phone: (02) 6208 2100 or visit
website: www.architecture.com.au/act
direct link http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=1.13262.156.3142.13190.8592.16523
shmeco link: http://www.shmeco.com/shmeco-story/1263/Sustainable-House-Day-ACT-FREE-PUBLIC-SEMINAR-Thursday-8th-September/
New South Wales
Bathurst Tour of Sustainable Houses and Buildings
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 2.00 – 4.00pm
Event Address: Bathurst area NSW
Cost: Free
Event Description:
Bathurst Community Climate Action Network is running a tour of Sustainable Houses and Buildings to coincide with the Opening of the Bathurst Sustainable Lifestyle House. Members of the public are invited to view the Sustainable Lifestyle House and then to proceed by car to visit a selection of sustainable houses and buildings located in or near Bathurst. Owners and members of BCCAN will be in attendance from 2- 4pm to assist and answer questions.
Bathurst Sustainable Lifestyle House – Cnr McGirr St and Darwin Way Bathurst
See http://www.sustainablehouseday.com/new-south-wales.php
Central West Community College – 227 Howick St Bathurst
“The building is 1200sqm in size and boasts a range ‘green’ features.
These features include installation of double glazed windows, use of
energy efficient lighting, additional insulation, storm water harvesting
and water saving devices. A state of the art, energy efficient air
conditioning system has also been installed. The system is the first of
its kind in the region and has attracted national and international
interest from the industry.”
Private Home – 299 Eleven Mile Drive Bathurst
Straw bale house. Very even temperatures in summer and winter
Private Home – 18 Eugenie St Raglan
built 1984, designed by Jim Lavis, north facing, double brick, tiled floors downstairs, roof insulation, clerestory windows,l ight and ventilation, 5kw solar panels installed 2011, perfect pitched roof 34 and aspect
Private Home – 18A Eugenie St Raglan
built 2009, architect designed by Claire Lavis, north facing, polished concrete floor, insulated very well, timber frame, solar hot water, good roof for future solar panels
Private Home – 20 Eugenie St Raglan
built 2011, architect designed by Claire Lavis, north facing, polished concrete floor, insulation, timber frame, solar hot water, clerestory windows, facing south for ‘soft’ light and ventilation
Private Home -37 Godfrey St Raglan
built 1995, designed by Jim Lavis, north facing, concrete floor, rammed earth walls on 3 sides for insulation, clerestory windows, light and ventilation
For more information:
Please contact Iain Townsend on phone: 0429 314 500
Sustainable Food Growing
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011 
Time: 9.00am – 3.00pm
Event Address: Shaw St WAGGA NSW
Cost: Donation
Website: www.demogardens.org.au
Event Description:
Practical demonstrations of organic gardening, compost making, using recycled building materials in the garden and earth building basics will be on show at teh Demogardens on the 11th come and join in.
For more information:
Please contact Jim Rees on ph: 0411 417 956 or visit www.demogardens.org.au
Sustainable House Day Tour
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 10am – 12noon
Event Address: Mosman area NSW 2088
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/events/2464/sustainable-house-day-tour
Event Description:
Local Mosman residents have made changes to their homes to make them more sustainable. Jump on the bus for a tour of these residences! Includes DIY tips and advice from those who have done it.
More information and bookings, go to http://www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/events/2464/sustainable-house-day-tour
This tour is offered in collaboration with Mosman’s Clean Energy for Eternity group.
For more information
Please contact Henrietta Alexander – Environmental Sustainability Officer, Ph: (03) 9978 4043 or email environment@mosman.nsw.gov.au or visit www.mosman.nsw.gov.au
Sustainable House Info Fest
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Event Address: Redfern Town Hall, 73 Pitt Street Redfern NSW 2016
Cost: Free
Website: http://community.ata.org.au/sydney/
Event Description:
This event is a Mini-Expo to profile Sustainable Living, with all-day displays and presentations by householders about their sustainable houses, plus talks from 12.30.
All are welcome to come and learn from householders who have made their homes more sustainable and who will showcase their homes and discuss what worked for them. Each house will have a display with information and images of the work done, with the people involved ready to share their experiences. In a separate hall nearby, from 12.30pm, there will be talks, workshops, and events to find out more about how you can be sustainable in your house, terrace, apartment, or rented property.
The houses that will be on display will range from new built houses with all the latest design features to retrofits of older houses that have been given a new lease of sustainable life by their owners. If getting around to see different houses on Sustainable House Day is a challenge for you then this one event allows you to meet with various householders and learn from their experiences. The hall is wheelchair accessible and is only a short walk from Redfern station.
For more information:
Please contact Graham Hunt ph: 0403 547 457 email: gehunt@netspace.net.au or visit http://community.ata.org.au/sydney/
Sustainability at the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 9.30am – 5.30pm
Event Address: The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah, Bells Line of Road, Mount Tomah NSW 2758
Cost: Free
Website: www.mounttomahbotanicgarden.com.au
Event Description:
The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah will be displaying information on its sustainable practices and buildings, including giant composting, huge worm farms and solar panels. We will also have a list of sustainable homes open in the local area on Sustainable House Day. Also check out our events and community workshops on botany and organic gardening: http://www.mounttomahbotanicgarden.com.au/your-visit/whats-on/
Every plant has a story to tell at the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah. Set on the summit of a basalt-capped peak, Mount Tomah is home to over 40,000 plants displayed by geographic origin in peaceful gardens, as well as pristine rainforest and the World Heritage Exhibition Centre. Entry is free. Opening hours: 9am (9.30am Sat/Sun/pub hols) to 5pm daily (closed Christmas Day).
Find us on Facebook
For more information:
Please contact Louise Clifton on ph: (02) 4567 3014 or visit www.mounttomahbotanicgarden.com.au
Sustainability In Action
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 1.00 – 4.00pm
Event Address: Mandalong (Address will be provided when booking) NSW 2264
Cost: Free, although bookings essential. Please call (02) 4973 7000
Event Description:
Many families, struggling to balance the weekly budget, typically ask themselves the question: ‘how can we live cheaper?’ And with so much information around at the moment about the environment, they sometimes also ask themselves ‘how can we live more sustainably?’
The good news is that sustainable living practices can save you money; the bad news is that there’s so much information out there about green products and services, it’s easy to be hypnotised by the complexity of the whole thing. And anyway, what does sustainability really mean in practice?
Morisset Sustainable Neighbourhood Group would like to invite you to ‘Sustainability in Action’, an event that may help you take the first steps towards living greener. If you’ve been thinking ‘I’d like to make a difference, but it’s way too hard’ join us on Sunday 11th September at a rural property in Mandalong as one family discusses how they have put sustainable living practices into action.
The day will include information on grants from the Catchment Management Authority for land regeneration projects (useful for those with rural blocks); managing poultry and vegetable gardens; solar, passive solar and water storage options. If you live in the suburbs, don’t despair, there’s plenty of ways these practices can be adapted to inner city living.
The really great thing about this event is that it’s local people talking about sustainability issues relevant to the Morisset area, and their practical experience in putting sustainability into action,.
See you on Saturday 11th September to explore the first steps towards a greener life!
Please note that while this is a family friendly event, due to the rural nature of the property, children must be properly supervised. The Yara Balba Art Studio in Mandalong is approximately five minutes drive from the Morisset train station and is accessed via an unsealed road.
Organised by the Morisset Sustainable Neighbourhood Group with support from Lake Macquarie City Council, the NSW Environmental Trust, Southlake Community Services, Sustainable House Day 2011, Hunter Catchment Management Authority, and Yara Balba Arts Studio.
Your Sustainable House – Talk, Expo and Display at Kogarah Library
Date: Sustainable House Display: Friday 9th – Friday 16th September 2011
Your Sustainable House, Renovating for Sustainability with Dick Clark from Envirotecture: Wednesday 14th September 7-8.30pm
Your Sustainable House Expo with local businesses including energy, water and renovating services – Wednesday 14th September 5-8pm
Event Address: Kogarah Library and Cultural Centre, Kogarah Town Square, Belgrave Street, Kogarah NSW 2217
Cost: FREE RSVP and Enquiries (02) 9330 9528
Website: www.kogarah.nsw.gov.au/www/html/1448-publications-and-policies.asp – (download What’s On, Library events publication for details)
Event Description:
Your Sustainable House
Come to Kogarah Library to find out more about improving the sustainability of your home.
On Wednesday 14 September at 7pm Dick Clark from Envirotecture will talk about ways to renovate to improve the sustainability of your home. He will cover topics which include rethinking how you use the building, building design, working with your builder and choosing the right products – from lighting to paint, to heating and cooling, rainwater, plumbing and wastewater.
We will be giving away a limited number of the new booklet ‘Your Home: Renovators’ Guide’ – and there will be 5 copies of the ‘Green Home Guide’ to be won.
To complement Dick’s presentation, there will be a Your Sustainable House Expo in the Library Exhibition Space from 5-8pm with Council and local businesses who offer products and services to renovators. These include Australia Wide Solar, Bunnings, Growmax, information about cycling in the Kogarah LGA, recycling and waste, gardening, weeds and composting.
To mark Sustainable House Day, throughout the week 9-16 September there will be a Sustainable House information display Kogarah Library Exhibition Space.
Kogarah City Council is the winner of the Overall Sustainable Cities Award in the 2011 Keep Australia Beautiful Awards.
For more information:
Please contact Kogarah Library ph: (02) 9330 9528 or visit www.kogarah.nsw.gov.au
The Earthcare Centre, Cnr Science Rd & Campus Drive, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Campus, Richmond, NSW www.earthcare.org.au
Date: Sunday, 11 September
Time: 10am to 4pm
Event Description:
The EarthCare building uses a variety of building materials and techniques to demonstrate sustainability options in domestic and commercial construction. The centre has a solar passive design and there are walls of rammed earth, mudbrick and strawbale. The interior is finished in a combination of rendered mud and plasterboard with ceilings of straw panel. There is an underground tank for greywater and two composting toilets. The corrugated iron roof supports panels for a grid-interactive solar power system. The kitchen benches are recycled timber slabs and recycled timber and other materials have been used wherever possible. Volunteers from ATA Sydney West Branch and the Henry Doubleday Research Association will be leading the tours of the centre and the extensive permaculture gardens. There will also be food and plants for sale as well as an ATA stall (books, magazines, solar powered items etc).
For more information:
Please contact Jenny Dibley on 6207 6430 or Marianne McMillan marianneinsydney@aapt.net.au
Queensland
Great Northern Clean Up and Sustainable House Day
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 9.30 – 11.30am for the Clean Up then a free lunch from 12 – 2pm where we will have information relevant to Sustainable House Day
Event Address: Various sites for the clean up – contact Council on 07 4030 2222 for details. The lunch and Sustainable House Day will be at the Innisfail Revegetation Nursery on the corner of Sundown and Campbell Sts, Innisfail QLD 4871
Cost: all free
Website: www.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au
Event Description:
Council is hosting five Great Northern Clean Up sites through the Council area and is also hosting the inaugural Sustainable House Day event. The Clean Up will be held between 9.30 – 11.30 with a free lunch from 12 -2 at the Innisfail Revegetation Nursery. We will also be providing information to support Sustainable House Day at the Nursery. There will be pamphlets on solar panels, recycled building materials, rain water tanks and the Local Energy Trading Scheme. We hope that you will all be there to help us celebrate the 10th anniversary of Sustainable House Day.
For more information:
Please call Council on 07 4030 2222 or visit www.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au.
Launch of the ‘Sustainable Gympie region’ website
Date: Monday 12th September 2011 
Cost: FREE
Website: www.sustainablegympie.com.au
Event Description:
Launch of the ‘Sustainable Gympie region’ website, a Sustainable Living Guide for residents of the Gympie region. Developed in conjunction with the Natural Strategies Group, the Sustainable Living Guide is designed to help residents of the Gympie region take action to live more sustainably at home and in the community. The Sustainable Living Guide contains ideas, tips and inspiration about how small, easy changes can have positive impacts on the environment, health and well being, and may also help to save money.
For more information:
Please visit www.gympie.qld.gov.au
Logan Food Gardeners Event
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Event Address: Tanah Merah QLD 4128 (address provided to attendees who RSVP on the website)
Cost: FREE
Website: www.loganfoodgardeners.org
Event Description:
The Logan community has recently launched their own online food gardening community www.loganfoodgardeners.org. Logan Food Gardeners allows people who love food gardening to share their journey with likeminded people in the local area. The site allows members to communicate with each other in loads of different ways: posting photos or videos, blogging, joining discussions, asking questions, posting or joining events and lots more… Membership to the site is also completely free.
The group will be having their first “off-line” event on 11 September. The event is a visit and morning tea at one of the member’s houses. The attendees can take a stroll around the garden that includes many fruit trees, a thriving vegie garden and chooks.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP online at www.loganfoodgardeners.org.
For more information:
Check out the website and event online www.loganfoodgardeners.org. or email administrator@loganfoodgardeners.org
The Ecovillage at Currumbin Events
The Ecovillage at Currumbin Walking Tour of Community facilities
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 10am – 10:30am
Event Address: The Ecovillage at Currumbin, 639 Currumbin Creek Road, Currumbin Valley QLD 4223
Cost: Free
Location: Meet in front of Sales Office on Currumbin Creek Road
The Ecovillage at Currumbin media screening
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 12 noon – 12:30pm
Event Address: The Ecovillage at Currumbin, 639 Currumbin Creek Road, Currumbin Valley QLD 4223
Cost: Free
Location: Old Dairy Hall
Event Description:
The screening of a short film on the village.
The Ecovillage at Currumbin public talk on The EcoVillage by Chris Walton
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 12:30pm – 12:50pm
Event Address: The Ecovillage at Currumbin, 639 Currumbin Creek Road, Currumbin Valley QLD 4223
Cost: Free
Location: Old Dairy Hall
Website: http://theecovillage.com.au/
The Ecovillage at Currumbin public talk on Australian National Sustainability Initiative by co-president David Hood
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 12:50pm – 1:10pm
Event Address: The Ecovillage at Currumbin, 639 Currumbin Creek Road, Currumbin Valley QLD 4223
Cost: Free
Location: Old Dairy Hall
Website: http://www.sustainability.org.au/
Speaker: Professor Janis Birkeland University of Auckland, Adjunct Professor QUT. Author Positive Development and Design for Sustainability. Co-president ANSI
The Ecovillage at Currumbin public talk on Numinbah Valley Environmental Education Centre by Principal Jim Rebgetz
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 1:10pm – 1:30pm
Event Address: The Ecovillage at Currumbin, 639 Currumbin Creek Road, Currumbin Valley QLD 4223
Cost: Free
Location: Old Dairy Hall
Website: http://www.numinbaheec.eq.edu.au/index.html
Event description: Talk on Numinbah Valley Environmental Education Centre including opportunity to explore the Centre’s Renewable Energy Trailer
Wild Mountains Monthly Volunteer Weekend
Date: 9-11th of September, see website for more dates and information 
Time:
Event Address:Wild Mountains, Philp Mountain Rd. , Rathdowney,State,QLD 4287
Cost: Free, donations welcome but not expected
Website:www.wildmountains.org
South Australia
Sustainability Centre at Lochiel Park
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Event Address: 1 Lochiel Parkway CAMPBELLTOWN SA 5074
Cost: Free
Website: www.lochielparkonline.com.au
Event Description:
The Sustainability Centre at Lochiel Park provides community, industry, school and university groups with information about environmentally, socially and economically sustainable techniques to change the way we live.
The house was built following the Urban Design Guidelines provided by the Land Management Corporation. These can be viewed at www.lochielpark.com.au/lochielpark/design_guidelines.htm
For more information: Please visit the shmeco story or visit www.lochielparkonline.com.au
Sustainability Display Centre – Trail Launch & Workshop
Date: Saturday 10th September 2011
Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm
Event Address: 1 Crescent Dr, NORTON SUMMIT SA 5153
Cost: $10.00
Website:www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=251693631519033
Event Description:
The Sustainability Display Centre (SDC) Launch will provide residents with the opportunity to talk to experts about making their homes more environmentally sustainable at a series of workshops.
The SDC launch is being held in conjunction with Sustainable House Day (Sept 11th) and will highlight the sustainable renovation and refurbishment of The Summit building at Norton Summit.
Homeowners are invited to submit a copy of their house plans (1 hr prior to workshop) so that the experts can address topics of interest and retrofit options.
The project is an initiative of the Adelaide Hills Natural Resource Centre, supported by the Adelaide Hills Council and Conservation Council SA.
The SDC Trail will be opened by AHC Mayor Bill Spragg at 10.30 am and Seminars and workshops will commence from 11.30 am.
Residents need to register by Sept 7th. Refer to the attached Registration Form for the full program details and Reply Slip.
For more information:
Please contact James Smith by email: james.smith@faunature.com.au
Victoria
SustainAbility Open House
Date: 11th Sept, 2011 
Time: 2pm-3pm
Event Address: Maffra ,
Cost: FREE
Contact: Sharon Chan 0417 039 326
Display of Sustainable Building Materials
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 9.30am – 12:00pm
Event Address: Smart Living Ballarat (In “The Mining Exchange Building” 14 Lydiard St, Ballarat)
Cost: Free
Website: www.refitnsave.org.au�
Event Description:
Look at, touch and read about sustainble building materials.
For more information:
Please contact Simon Reid on ph: 0411 417 956 E: ballarat@refitnsave.org.au
Grampians House & Garden Bus Tour
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 12.30pm – 3.30pm. Check in at 12.15pm
Event Address: Pick up and drop off point at Ararat College (cnr Barkly Street & Laby Street, Ararat) VIC 3377
Cost: FREE
Website: www.ararat.vic.gov.au
Event Description:
Join us for a bus tour that will take you from Ararat – Maroona – Moyston – Ararat and will give you the opportunity to learn from other local householders about how you can be more sustainable in your own house and garden whilst at the same time save money on your power and water bills. The tour will also take you to the Maroona Primary School where they have implemented a range of different initiatives over the last few years to make their school more sustainable.
The tour will take 3 hours. For more information click on www.ararat.vic.gov.au (events page). Please note seats are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. To register please contact Celia Tucker by Monday 5th September.
This bus tour is being offered by Ararat Rural City Council in conjunction with Central Victoria Solar City, the Refit n Save Program and Ararat Greenhouse Action Group.
For more information:
Please contact Celia Tucker ph: (03) 5355 0200 or email: ctucker@ararat.vic.gov.au or visit www.ararat.vic.gov.au
Grampians House & Garden Expo
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 10.00am – 3.00pm
Event Address: Ararat College, 4-30 Barkly St, Ararat VIC 3377
Cost: FREE admission
Website: www.refitnsave.org.au
Event Description:
Come along and find out about the latest sustainable products on the market at the Grampians House and Garden Expo. The Expo will focus on the latest innovations for creating more sustainable houses and gardens, with stalls from companies highlighting what is new in the world of retro-fitting to the latest trends in gardens. The aim of the Expo is to create comfortable homes, whilst saving you money at the same time. Stalls shall include what’s new in LED lighting to solar PV and hot water, the latest heating and insulation products on the market, to how to grow your own vegetables.
Exhibitors from across the region will be on hand to provide you with up to the minute information on the latest in sustainable houses and gardens. Come and chat to the exhibitors who will be more than happy to talk through their latest innovations with you.
There shall also be a range of guest presenters on hand covering a wide range of topics including building sustainable communities, to up to the minute news on solar products, or maybe you would like some tips on saving your energy and money. Experts within each field will be on hand to answer your questions. It promises to be a great day for everybody with an interest in moving to a more sustainable future.
The Expo is being offered by Refit n’ Save Program in conjunction with Ararat Rural City Council, Central Victoria Solar City and Ararat Greenhouse Action Group.
Download the poster and forward to your friends.
For more information:
Please contact Aidan Leahy ph: 0467 519 010, email: ararat@refitnsave.org.au or visit www.refitnsave.org.au
Solar Passive Design Presentation and Expert Panel
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 10:00am to 11:00am
Event Address: Smart Living Ballarat (In “The Mining Exchange Building” 14 Lydiard St, Ballarat)
Cost: Free
Website: www.refitnsave.org.au
Event Description:
Hear a short presentation by a local Green Architect about Solar Passive Design. Then an Expert Panel of Architects and Builders will take questions from the floor about anything you want to know about sustainable houses. Come prepared with questions specific to your situation. Afterwards our Experts will look at your building plans one-on-one until 12:00 noon if you bring them along.
For more information: Please contact Simon Reid on ph: 0411 417 956 E: ballarat@refitnsave.org.au
Sustainable House Day Forum
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 5.00 – 7.00pm
Event Address: Upper Yarra Arts Centre, Warburton Highway, Warburton VIC 3799
Cost: $10 – RSVP necessary
Website: www.uycep.org.au
Event Description:
Sustainable House Day Forum: Sharing Affordable Sustainable Building/Design Stories.
As part of Sustainable House Day, Yarra Valley Ecoss is celebrating the ‘learnings’ and hard work of sustainable home builders/designers in the Upper Yarra Region. Local sustainable home builders/designers will share their knowledge. on affordable and sustainable building challenges over Yarra Valley wine & cheese tasting. What better way to cap off the 10th Anniversary of Sustainable House Day!
RSVP yvecossevents@gmail.com
Costs: Sustainable Builders/Designers Speakers: Free
General admission: $10
For more information:
Please contact Donna Swan on ph: 0419 896 350 or visit www.ecoss.org.au
Tour of Tenderbreak Permaculture Farm
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 1.30pm – 4.30pm
Event Address: Dixons Creek-10km from Yarra Glen. (Map sent on booking) VIC 3775
Cost: $15 per adult. Includes afternoon tea. Bookings are necessary.
Website: www.tenderbreak.blogspot.com
Event Description:
We have almost completed our mud brick home and large food production garden (Featured in Earth Garden Magazine). Learn about the Permaculture principles used in our design and how these can help you lead a more sustainable lifestyle in the city or the country.
Features explored on our tours include:-
- Passive solar house design using thermal mass to control temperature
- Earth bermed walls, mudbricks and radial sawn timber
- Designing houses to resist fire & numerous bushfire defence systems including a fire shelter
- Solar power system that provides power to our house (No mains grid connection)
- Grey and black water worm farm treatment system.
- Wood stove for cooking, heating, ironing and hot water supply
- Fresh water and garden irrigation reticulation systems
- Large organic veggie garden and use of compost to build soil depth from 10mm to 300mm.
- Seed saving and companion planting.
- Organic orchard with over 100 varieties of fruiting trees and bushes
- Less common plants include yakon, medlar, lemonade tree, white sapote, shatoot mulberry
- Flocks of free range hens and ducks
- Fences, gates, trellises, hothouse and outbuildings made from recycled materials.
- Our plans to use a steam engine as a back-up power supply for our solar system
- Fish stocked multifunction dam, and much more
Tours run 1:30pm to 4:30pm & include afternoon tea. Cost $15 per adult. Bookings are necessary.
For more information & bookings:
Please email tenderbreak@bigpond.com or visit www.tenderbreak.blogspot.com
Wangaratta – Tour the HP Barr Reserve EcoLiving Centre
Date: Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Event Address: EcoLiving Centre at the HP Barr Reserve (former community centre) Wangaratta VIC 3677
Cost: Free
Website: www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au
Event Description:
As part of Sustainable House Day the Rural City of Wangaratta will be holding an open house day for all community members at the HP Bar Reserve EcoLiving Centre (former community centre). The EcoLiving Centre has been enhanced to improve sustainable building features, and act as a demonstration of what can be done within households to become more sustainable. The building has been retrofitted to enable a community demonstration centre on sustainable living and building practises. At the centre visitors can view: solar hot water, the use of the passive solar design of the building, two types of solar power PV cells, a flat (fixed) collector and a tracking collector, stormwater tanks for toilet plumbing, recycling and organics composting facilities, real time energy and water use displays within the centre and interpretative signage to explain features of household sustainability.
For more information
Please contact The Rural City of Wangaratta’s Environment Department on (03) 5722 0888 or visit www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au
Western Australia
The Great Sustainable Home Makeover Challenge Open Days
Date: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th September 2011
Time: 10am – 4pm
Event Address: 11 Mortlock St Hamilton Hill WA 6163
Cost: Open Gardens are $8 entry
Websites: www.greatgardens.info & www.landcaresolutions.net.au
Event Description: This event will be part of Open Gardens Australia and will showcase all the things designed to get the house through our long hot and dry summers. It will show how we are going at meeting the main challenges we have set as part of the Great Sustainable Home Makeover Challenge ie slashing water, power and fertiliser use, creating a passive solar home and garden, growing our own food and creating a wonderful kid friendly garden.
This is part of our ongoing Great Gardens workshop series which is the largest free community environmental education program in WA. We have a lot of FREE workshops people can attend plus they can download for free the Great Gardens TV (GGTV).
For more information:
Please contact Chris Ferreira on ph: 0409 662 704 or visit www.greatgardens.info
GREEN ROOFS WORKSHOP – presented by Green Roofs Australia President Sidonie Carpenter for Architects, Designers, Planners, Developers and interested individuals
Event Name: GREEN ROOFS WORKSHOP
Date: 9 September 2011
Time: 9am – 4.30pm
Cost: $350-
Event Address: 244 Vincent Street (Corner Loftus Street), Leederville State WA Postcode: 6007
Website: the event will be advertised at the following address
This Workshop has been created by Green Roofs Australia to:
• provide an overview of the design and installation requirements of green roofs in Australia
• cover basic ‘best design practices’ required for successful green roof design, installation & maintenance
• help the new green roof industry avoid common mistakes
The course fee includes the full-day workshop, printed information for workshop participants, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a Certificate of Completion. Completion of the Workshop also entitles professionals to 4 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points from the Green Building Council of Australia.
For further information please refer to the Information and Registration Form on the City of Vincent website, or contact the City’s Sustainability Officer at sustainability@vincent.wa.gov.au, or by phone on 9273 6013.
Event Name: GREEN ROOFS FREE PUBLIC LECTURE
Date: 10 September 2011
Time: 10-11am
Cost: FREE
Event Address: 244 Vincent Street (Corner Loftus Street), Leederville State WA Postcode: 6007
GREEN ROOFS FREE PUBLIC LECTURE is yet to be advertised on the City’s website, but will be found in future
GREEN ROOFS PUBLIC LECTURE – presented by Green Roofs Australia President Sidonie Carpenter for anyone interested in the topic of Sustainable Building Design
Green roofs and walls can help to limit the adverse impacts of urbanisation on our environment and our quality of life. This is being successfully achieved around world, specifically in Europe and North America.
Green Roofs Australia is a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to support the rapidly growing Green Roof industry in Australia.
Green Roofs Australia President Sidonie Carpenter presents this free public lecture to increase awareness of the tangible benefits of green roofs, and to promote them as an adaptive response to climate change, a mitigation of city heat island effects and a means of reducing the carbon footprint of buildings.
