Living

Smart Living

A series of free workshops aimed at helping you become more comfortable in your home by saving money, energy and reducing your environmental footprint.

$mart Energy

Wed 22nd  Feb 7.00-8.30pm TIA Hall, Torquay

With power costs on the rise this workshop empowers you to save on your home energy costs.

Learn how you use power in your home and easy steps to take to reduce your bills

What’s driving electricity prices up and the impact of the carbon price on you

Energy efficient lighting & appliances

Bring along your power bill

$mart Home

Wed 14th March 7.00-8.30pm Meet TIA Hall Torquay

Tour a local energy efficient house and learn about

passive solar design

Staying cool and keeping warm

Glazing and draught proofing

 

$mart Shopping

Wed 28th March 7-8.30pm TIA Hall, Torquay

will explore:

Tracking your food and consumables purchasing

Ways to reduce waste

The why and how of buying recycled goods

 

$mart Garden

Wed 18th April 7-8.30pm Danawa Community Garden, Torquay

Get your hands dirty with some practical tips and up to date advice on:

Food growing

Composting

Water saving/recycling

 

$mart ideas

Wed 2nd May Venue TBC

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Ethical Investment

Invest your savings and your superannuation in an environmentally and socially positive way.

Australian Ethical

 

A Plastic Bag Free Surf Coast?

Anglesea, Aireys Inlet and Winchelsea retailers have already taken the step. A Plastic Bag Free Torquay working group is now up and running. Let us know via our contact page if are keen to support this idea or have a shop that would love to join in.

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Scoodi

A few of us have given this website a try out and declare it to be a great method of giving away or selling unwanted items. It’s free and very easy to use and we encourage everyone to give it a try – heaps easier than organising a garage sale. For it to be successful around here though we need LOTS of people to add their items. scoodi

 

BlinkyBulb

Fluorescent tubes and CFL globes recycling programme. A list of our nearest collection points: 

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