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Sydney Water

Sydney Water Restrictions Eased

July 13, 2009 by Darren

I somehow missed this announcement when it came out a couple of weeks ago, but Sydney Water are happier with dam levels and have [eased their water restrictions](http://www.sydneywater.com.au/WhoWeAre/MediaCentre/documents/ministerial/060921%20water%20wise%20rules.pdf). They’re calling the new rules the “Water Wise Rules” – because we’ve all learned from the drought and heavy restrictions, and are now much more water wise. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Water Tagged: Sydney Water, water restrictions, watering systems

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

Sydney Water Restrictions Madness

February 11, 2009 by Darren

Have a read of the [current water restrictions rules from Sydney Water](http://www.sydneywater.com.au/SavingWater/WaterRestrictions/). Kids can run under sprinklers any time of the day, you can hose windows and walls any time, and you can wash your car at any time. You can also leave your hose running unattended to top up pools or fill containers, and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Water Tagged: Australia, Sydney Water, vegetable garden, water restrictions, watering gardens

Sydney Water “Love Your Garden” Review

November 1, 2008 by Darren

Yesterday we had our [Sydney Water “Love Your Garden”](http://www.sydneywater.com.au/SavingWater/InYourGarden/LoveYourGarden/) session. For $33, a qualified horticulturalist comes and inspects your garden and gives you advice on its watering needs. Our horticulturalist (let’s call her Linda) arrived bang on time. She was very friendly and knowledgeable, and understood right away where we were coming from. I explained … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food, Illawarra Businesses, Water Tagged: bird's nest fern, chicken manure, citrus trees, clivia, compost, cow manure, fruit trees, garden watering, greywater, horticulturalist, Love Your Garden, lucerne, mulch, organic gardening, Permaculture, rain gauge, rainwater collection, soil test, square foot gardening, sugar cane mulch, Sydney Water, tap tags, tomato, vegetable garden, wicking boxes

Opportunities

October 24, 2008 by Darren

I didn’t realise it until we signed up for the Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge, but our local councils and other organisations put on quite a lot of free and low-cost workshops, talks, demonstrations, tours and other events. Just have a look at Sustainable Illawarra’s [What’s On](http://www.sustainableillawarra.com.au/Whats-On.html) page to get an idea. In the spirit of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Super Challenge, Water Tagged: composting, Kiama Council, saving water, Sustainable Illawarra, Sydney Water, workshops

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