Entries from January 2010 ↓

Native plants can be part of a well managed, fire resistant garden.

Here is a new service (based in Neika) dedicated to helping householders who wish to develop fire-safe native gardens using plants developed from the local gene pool.

Proprietor Paulette will produce high quality tubestock or grow advanced plants on request, after collecting seeds from the immediate locality.

Ph 0458 796 343

Hello, if you are new to this site and are a householder wishing to contact us about the Climate Connect Project please email us at wwvalley@dodo.com.au.

A dedicated website link (Powerdown Tasmania) has now been set up so that project participants can find out the latest and contribute to the program.

Meanwhile, please feel free to peruse this community site. Feedback always welcome.

Having initiated the solar hot water bulk purchase scheme in 2007, solar installations are ballooning in our community as well as neighbouring suburbs.

During the past few weeks new solar systems have been installed at 46, 134, 141, 164, 178, 183 and 195 Waterworks Rd and at 22 and 30 Romilly Street – all these in addition to those already installed in the previous two years.

Taking a leaf from our book, South Hobart community’s bulk purchase scheme was overwhelmed with 300 expressions of Interest, many of those now being installed.

Solar systems are very visible sign of sustainable living, and are valuable not only in reducing our own energy footprints, but in advertising the concept of sustainable living.

During the coming six months our climate project will step up into top gear, with home assessments, free shower heads, collective insulation working bees and so forth. Watch this space!

The Project Team

Pure wool Berber carpet.
Suit small room, very good condition.
Colour: flecked pinkish biege.
Size: approx 4.0 X 2.9 m with hall runs 3.0 X 0.8 and 2.4 X 0.8m and two largish off-cuts.
Contact Sue at shunt@tassie.net.au
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