Background

A sustainable house, also known as a green or eco-friendly home, is designed to minimize its environmental impact. These homes use energy-efficient appliances, lighting, and insulation to reduce energy consumption. They often incorporate renewable energy sources like solar panels and feature sustainable building materials to reduce their carbon footprint.

Background

As the consequences of burning fossil fuels become widely understood, societies worldwide are looking to renewable energy as a potential solution to the threat of climate change.

Hepburn Energy is a co-operative with Australia’s first community-owned wind farm. Two wind turbines known as Gale and Gusto have been offsetting the town of Daylesford since 2011. They produce enough clean energy to power 2100 homes.

Background

A wetland is an ecosystem that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, and includes swamps, marshes, flood plains, lakes and bogs. The water itself can be either saltwater, freshwater or brackish.

Wetland water is rich in nutrients, attracting and sustaining many different types of plants and animals, including invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds. Wetlands are unique ecosystems that provide food and water, habitat and breeding grounds and places to shelter during drought.