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Sustainable dream homes: Canberra’s Beach House

Sustainable homes are the future of the housing if we want to protect ourselves from climate change and start reversing its environmental damage, says expert in the field, Jenny Edwards.   Ms Edwards’...

Sustainable House Day returns as month-long online event

Unique and inspiring sustainable homes are popping up across Australia as the drive for more eco-friendly building action to help reduce carbon emissions becomes more mainstream. Sustainable House Day provides the opportunity for...

5 sustainable things to do during lockdown

CW journalist Abbey Halter shares five sustainable things you can do from home during lockdown. Join a Zoom workshop with Canberra Environment Centre CEC is offering some free online workshops, including: Introduction to Seed...

Find out more about sustainable silver linings this week

Every cloud has a silver lining – and for Canberrans stuck at home during lockdown, that’s more time for DIY projects.

Science Week festival looks to the future of food

What will food look like in the years to come? How will we produce it and how can we ensure our plates are sustainable?

Hybrid Mazda slips into Aussie scene

The MX-30 is Mazda's first model to offer a mild hybrid, petrol-electric engine, yet at first glance it gives no hint about the clever arrangements going on beneath its bonnet.

Sustainable Maximalism

Daniel Fitzpatrick, designer, builder, and owner of Crace House, took seven years to bring his vibrant vision to life, never rushing the details that would lead to unique success. “It was challenging, designing...

$24 million boost to Australia’s fast-charging network

Nine fast-charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) will be built in the ACT as part of a $24.55 million commitment announced today by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.

Fashion student recognised for sustainable designs

Fashion student Lilli McKenzie has been named the winner of the Mazda Australia Design Award.

Aussies snapping up electric vehicles

Australians are embracing electric vehicles like never before with a big jump in the number registered across the country, latest figures have revealed.

Cramming cities full of electric vehicles means we’re still depending on cars — and that’s a huge problem

Transitioning from cities full of petrol-guzzling vehicles to cities full of electric ones won’t address all of the environmental issues.

Check your mirrors: 3 things rooftop solar can teach us about Australia’s electric car rollout

The Australian Government and car manufacturers around the world are investing hundreds of billions on electric vehicles.

Meet Lilli McKenzie: design student driven by sustainability

As a young girl growing up in Canberra, Lilli McKenzie was taught how to sew by her mother, making her own dress-up clothes and costumes. Little did she know that years later she...

Not just Parliament House: Canberra should become a National Park City

Becoming Australia’s first National Park City would make Canberra a more attractive destination, says Labor MLA Marisa Paterson.

ACT could sign fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

Next week, the ACT could become the highest level of government in the world to sign a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty backed by the Dalai Lama, a hundred Nobel Prize winners, and more than a thousand scientists and academics.

It’s inevitable: Free registration for the electric cars of the future

The ACT Government has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of Australia: two years of free registration for zero emissions vehicles.

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