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It’s our last newsletter for the year, and we want to thank you all so much for your support.
It’s good to know that even in the midst of this chaotic year, people still put their best green foot forward and are trying their darndest to make actual change and move towards a more sustainable future.
As the silly season rolls around, more and more shops are filled to the brim with queues of people buying plastic baubles and sparkly tinsel to hang up around their homes.
So, to counteract the plastic-grabbing frenzy of the early holiday season, The Green List has a guide to Christmas decorations to make your Christmas more sustainable and eco-friendly than last year.
With Christmas coming around the corner, it’s predicted that Australians will spend a whopping $11 billion on Christmas presents this year. And with around half coming from online shopping, that’s a heck of a lot of stuff. New research from Gumtree has revealed that we spent an estimated $574 million on gifts last year. Aussies…
Ever wondered which city in Australia is the leafiest?
For the first time, a national artificial Intelligence data analysis has been carried out to rank tree coverage across Australia’s capital cities and residential areas.
The results of a Federal Productivity Commission inquiry into Right to Repair laws in Australia released last week found that there are “significant and unnecessary barriers” to consumers’ Right to Repair.
The Green List’s Rose Mary Petrass sat down for a chat with Retub founder Victoria Shannon, talking about the reuse and multi-use boom of post-lockdown Australia, how Retub works, and what it’s like living off-grid on an island.
Castlemaine has long been a haven for creative types with a sustainability bent. If you’ve ever driven through the region in the late afternoon autumn light and noticed the stunning colours of the landscape, its soft hills and small villages packed with generous old homes and commercial buildings you’ll understand why.
Tiny home fever has set in, if the interest in this tiny home expo is anything to go by.