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An Australian family trying to go a little greener

Super Challenge

Kiamasphere Web Site Launch

June 26, 2010 by Darren

I was fortunate enough to be invited to speak at the launch of Kiama Council’s new Kiamasphere web site on Thursday. If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’ll probably know that our sustainability journey really got going when my family joined the Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge. It gave us the impetus to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Illawarra Councils, Illawarra Organisations, Media Coverage, Super Challenge Tagged: illawarra, Kiama, Kiama Council, Shellharbour, Super Challenge, sustainability, Sustainable Illawarra, wollongong, workshops

Welcome Super Challengers!

June 14, 2009 by Darren

I spoke at the launch of the [Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge](http://www.sustainableillawarra.com.au/The-SuperChallenge.html) Round 2 today at the Dapto Ribbonwood Center. Sorry guys if I rambled too much :-). It was a great session, with beautiful food and lots of local families to meet. I was pleased to see a nice strong Kiama contingent! It was great … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Super Challenge Tagged: CFLs, chest fridge, halogen downlights, Kev's Patch, Kiama FutureCare, living library, solar power, Super Challenge, Sustainable Illawarra, Sydney Water, wicking boxes

I’m A Living Book!

June 12, 2009 by Darren

Tomorrow morning, Kiama Library will be holding a [Living Books session](http://green-change.com/2009/06/12/kiama-living-library-world-environment-day/) with World Environment Day as the theme, and I’m going to be one of the “books”! You may have heard me on ABC radio this morning promoting the event :-). >This is an exciting new project which provides the opportunity for you to meet … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Illawarra Councils, Media Coverage Tagged: abc radio, Kiama, living books, slow food movement, Super Challenge, sustainability, Sustainable Illawarra, voluntary conservation agreement, world environment day

Converting Halogen Downlights To CFL Downlights

May 25, 2009 by Darren

My experience with changing halogen downlights over to compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), and the electricity savings I measured.

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: albion park rail, CFL downlights, CFLs, Cosmo Lighting, energy consumption, energy efficient lighting, gu10, halogen downlights, LED downlights, lighting solutions, low voltage downlights, Super Challenge

Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge 2009 Call For Participants

May 6, 2009 by Darren

The Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge, the program that started us working on being more sustainable (and which led to the creation of this blog!), is [calling for 50 new participants for Round 2](http://www.sustainableillawarra.com.au/The-SuperChallenge.html) (scroll down a little on that page and you’ll see a photo of us!). Although the name sounds like an eco version … [Read more…]

Posted in: Super Challenge Tagged: Super Challenge, Sustainable Illawarra

My First Podcast Interview

April 23, 2009 by Darren

Yesterday I met up with Tim Denshire-Key at Wollongong University, and he interviewed me about our participation in the Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge and our efforts to become more sustainable in an ordinary suburban house. He’ll use the audio in an upcoming podcast. Tim is studying Industrial Design at RMIT in Melbourne, and is currently … [Read more…]

Posted in: Media Coverage, Super Challenge Tagged: 100 mile diet, Australia, illawarra, interview, jamberoo, Kiama, rmit, Super Challenge, sustainability, sustainable design, Sustainable Illawarra, wollongong

Planting Out Fruit Trees

January 22, 2009 by Darren

On Sunday I drove up to the Wollongong Wholesale Nursery at Albion Park Rail to buy some fruit trees with my Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge vouchers. The staff there were really helpful, and gave me some good ideas for the types of trees that would suit our needs for the front yard. I pretty much … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food, Super Challenge Tagged: avocado tree, citrus trees, compost, feijoas, fig tree, fruit trees, garden beds, lime tree, mandarin tree, mulch, mushroom compost, orange tree, straw mulch, strawberry patch, Super Challenge, Sustainable Illawarra, white mulberry tree, Wollongong Wholesale Nursery, zucchini

Sustainable Illawarra Vouchers Reminder

January 21, 2009 by Darren

If you’re one of the families in the Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge and you chose vouchers as part of your incentive package, make sure you check the use-by dates on them. I got vouchers for Cosmo Lighting and Wollongong Wholesale Nursery, and they are both valid only until the end of January. So get out … [Read more…]

Posted in: Super Challenge Tagged: Cosmo Lighting, Super Challenge, Sustainable Illawarra, vouchers, Wollongong Wholesale Nursery

Interview And Photos

January 11, 2009 by Darren

We did an interview and some photos with Paul from Wollongong Council for Sustainable Illawarra today. Paul is going around and gathering stories from about 25 different households, putting together some case studies and other materials for the Sustainable Illawarra project. Maybe we’ll end up on their web site, or possibly in a booklet or … [Read more…]

Posted in: Illawarra Councils, Media Coverage, Super Challenge Tagged: chooks, interview, solar power, Super Challenge, Sustainable Illawarra

Garden Planning

November 6, 2008 by Darren

I’ve always wanted to sit down and draw up a proper plan for our garden, but we never seem to find the time. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy, like you’d expect from a professional landscaper. Just a quick sketch to help figure out what you can fit in, and where it’ll all go. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food Tagged: garden plan, Super Challenge
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