Sharing solutions that make the climate safer and our communities more liveable
“Comfortable”, “low energy and water bills”, “health and happiness” are some of the aspects our guests mention when asked why they are so passionate about sustainable housing. Sustainability makes so much practical and tangible common sense and joy. The Sustainable Hour on 4 October 2017 turns into The Sustainable House
Guests in the sustainable studio on 94.7 The Pulse on 27 September 2017 are: Alvyn Williams, architect and owner of Soft Loud House Architects, creating “values-based architecture for environment, community and spirit”, and Amy Gillett, GMHBA’s Community Relations & Partnerships Manager, who explains how the company’s vegetable roof top garden
Guests in the Sustainable Studio on 20 September 2017 are: Monica Winston, Transition Streets Geelong, Leigh Ewbank from Act on Climate, and Jacqui Bennett from Humans in Geelong. Listen to The Sustainable Hour no. 187 on 94.7 The Pulse: » To open or download this programme in mp3-format, right-click here
Our guests in the Sustainable Studio on 13 September 2017 are Barbara Ferrante, owner of Salon Eve in Geelong, and Krystina Birch, Sustainable Salons Australia’s Victorian representative. We visit Gayle English and Phil Slocombe at It’s Only Natural, an eco-friendly dry cleaning shop in Yarraville. And over the phone we talk with
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour on 6 September 2017 is Mark Dekker, who is an urban planner, organic farmer, youth outreach worker and Transition Street mobiliser. We also play a short excerpt from a speech held by the Victorian Minister for Local Government, Natalie Hutchins as Geelong’s ‘Clever and
Guests in The Sustainable Hour on 30 August 2017 are Chris Balazs, Suzette Jackson and Mark Dekker – for an interesting, engaging and hygge-spirited hour about sustainable and ethical farming, shopping and living. Listen to The Sustainable Hour no. 184 on 94.7 The Pulse: » To open or download this
From renewables procrastination and fear to action, and even a guitar and beer… Guest in the sustainable studio on 23 August 2017 is Suzie Brown from Ocean Grove who is one of the founders of Reenergise Geelong and speaker at an exciting community renewable energy forum coming up on Sunday
Today we talk community renewables, clever housing and star rating systems in The Sustainable Hour as the communities around Geelong and the Surf Coast are charging up for an energy transformation which is both clever and economical. “The key to a comfortable house with no bills is knowledge, not money.”
In The Sustainable Hour on 9 August 2017, as Al Gore‘s documentary ‘An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power’ premiers in cinemas, Dr Michelle Maloney tells us about The New Economy and the conference about this topic in Brisbane in September, we listen to clear talk about economy, coal mining and
Building sustainably can make us healthier and happier – and on top of that it even makes good business sense. In The Sustainable Hour on 2 August 2017 we meet CEO of Barwon Water, Tracey Slatter, and Barwon Water’s Refurb Project Manager Adam Cunningham for a talk about their organisation’s