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Cultivating sustainable community by working together

  • to use nature’s gifts wisely,
    including promoting renewable energy and avoid/reduce/reuse/recycle waste & water
  • to grow, produce & purchase locally
  • to develop and share resources, knowledge & skills
  • to foster sustainable thinking and actions

TO BECOME A SHARE MEMBER OR TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP,  CLICK HERE

SUSTAINABLE HOUSE DAY

WHEN: Sunday 12th September 10am-4pm
WHAT:  Sustainable House Day is Australia wide.  SHARE will open 4 inspiring houses in the Daylesford area which demonstrate different aspects of sustainable living.  See the benefits of northern orientation, passive solar, photovoltaics, solar hot water, micro wind generation and double glazing.  Learn about the benefits of thermal mass, insulation, draft stopping and different options for grey water and on-site sewerage treatment. Experience walls built of rammed earth, strawbale, ecoboard and zincalume. Stroll through productive and attractive food gardens.  See how a beautifully designed, large, comfortable family home can run off the grid on renewable energy and then in contrast, visit a small,wheelchair accessible house with a flexible design that provides everything one person needs to live with a small footprint. If you want to read a bit more about the stories of these houses and see some pictures, you can check out the links below to find out more about the rammed earth, double glazed house; the small, accessible house at Lakeside Farm; the stylish, off-grid family home and the Peter Lees designed strawbale which utilises lots off recycled materials.

HOW: Visit sustainablehouseday.com to get addresses, maps and features of each open house open in the Daylesford area.  Addresses will be posted on the site 2 weeks before the event.

http://www.shmeco.com/shmeco-story/701/Sustainable-House-Day-Hepburn-SHARE-Rammed-Earth-house/

http://www.shmeco.com/shmeco-story/710/Sustainable-House-Day-2010-Lakeside-Farm-Daylesford-VIC/

http://www.shmeco.com/shmeco-story/727/Off-Grid-Renewable-Energy-Family-Home-Sustainable-House-Day/

http://www.shmeco.com/shmeco-story/737/Strawbale-off-grid-passive-solar-home-Daylesford-area/

Solar Hot Water Bulk Buy

SHARE has partnered with the Ballarat Renewable Energy And Zero Emissions group (BREAZE) to offer evacuated tube solar hot water systems to our members.

This offer is still open.

Please ensure you are a financial member of SHARE, then go to www.breaze.org.au for more detail and to look at system prices.

If you can’t get the info you need from the BREAZE web site, please email solarhotwater@breaze.org.au or call 5329 1730 for more information.

Grid Connected Photo Voltaic (PV) Solar Update

Electricity-producing solar panels are also available at a discounted price to SHARE members.
We have partnered with our sister sustainability group, BREAZE to increase our buying power.
This offer is still open.
Click on the Solar Electricity icon at http://www.breaze.org.au for information and to complete the no-obligation “Solar Power Installation Questionnaire”.
To talk to a solar installer about the suitability of your house, call David on 0401 763 553 or email Anneke at solar@share.asn.au
About SHARE
You can join us on the committee, one of the sub groups or on particular projects.  Community involvement is essential for sustainability. To find out more about the initiatives below or others call 5348 2236, email info@share.asn.au or visit www.share.asn.au.
  1. Jill says:
    February 23, 2010 at 8:00 am

    “If I am admitted to membership of the Association I agree to be bound by the Rules of the Association for the time being in force.”

    Have you got the Rules of the Association available on the web site for people to read before they sign up?

    Or is it that people will have already come to a meeting and have that info before they go online?

    Jill

  2. share says:
    March 8, 2010 at 3:39 am

    I’m checking – SHARE webperson

  3. HRN Maureen says:
    April 9, 2010 at 8:43 am

    HRN be needing SHARE’s support for a big fundraiser event at the DC’ford Town Hall on 14th May … A community dinner at 7pm $25 prepaid (numbers limited) followed by a concert (South American music and local artists) $15 … Dinner and show $40/ $30conc. To support the community of El Manzano after the 8.8R earthquake

  4. Jill C says:
    June 21, 2010 at 9:03 am

    Re Rules of Association

    If SHARE is using the Model rules (and most people do!), they are available from http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au

    Direct link to the document:
    http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/CA256902000FE154/Lookup/CAV_Publications_Associations/$file/Association_Model_Rules.doc

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