New Green Renters URL

In anticipation of our official launch we've moved the blog to a new platform and web address :

www.greenrenters.org

The new site is Work in Progress but coming soon!

Solar Powered Mobile Phones

Such a good idea and so overdue....!

I don't know how long it will be before they're available in Australia

www.thegreenpages.com.au/index.asp?page_id=1107

Brilliant gardeningtips from the SGA

The Sustainable Gardeners Alliance is a non-profit organisation promoting sustainable gardening and they sporadically issue a newsletter with some great tips, here's a selection of my favourites from their latest issue :

Looking for hardy and easy to grow vegetables? Try Pumpkins...
www.sgaonline.org.au/yy_pumpkins.html

We've been looking for a compost bin for a while, but have always been a little lost on quite where t start and what is available from where... Confused no longer!
www.sgaonline.org.au/info_compostbins.html

What's one of the most pleasant sounds in nature that we take for granted somehwat? I think most would agree that bird song is generally a welcome and beautiful sound, unyet we seem to be doing our utmost to drive them out of our cities, here's some tips on how to encourage them back.
www.sgaonline.org.au/info_birds.html

Fundraising for fire victims...

A huge thankyou to everyone who visited my stall at Craft hatch on saturday. I raised $160 for Wildlife Victoria through sales which is very exciting.

I'm a stall holder at a benefit this weekend with all proceeds going to the CFA (Country Fire Authority). Check it out here or below...

Sunday, February 22, 2009

5:00pm - 9:00pm

Bella Union & New BallroomTrades Hall, corner of Lygon & Victoria Streets, Carlton

Phone:0396505699

info@bellaunion.com.au

In the aftermath of Victoria's worst fire season, folks are gathering at Trades Hall to raise funds to support the vital work of CFA Victoria.

Show your support alongside Scott Edgar & Simon Hall (Tripod), Lawrence Leung, Die Roten Punkte, Justin Hamilton, Geraldine Hickey, Kate McLennan, Casey Bennetto, Celia Pacquola, Courteney Hocking, Andrea Powell, Sam Simmons, Matt Kenneally, Geraldine Quinn, Oliver Clark, Aurora Kurth, the entire cast of Spontaneous Broadway (Julia Zemiro, Russell Fletcher, Genevieve Morris, Geoff Paine, Ross Daniels & John Thorn) and more.

And let's not forget to mention that we've got a Cake and Craft Sale, Silent Auctions, Raffles and Biscuit Readings.