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		<title>Backyard Chickens Soar In Popularity</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2010/03/18/backyard-chickens-soar-in-popularity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1473</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve long had the feeling that more and more people are getting into things like growing their own food, keeping chickens, and living sustainably. But then my own interest in these areas has been growing over the past few years too, so I wasn&#8217;t sure if it was just that I was paying more attention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hatching Chicks</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2010/03/15/hatching-chicks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1454</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This story has been a bit of a saga.

Remember back when I got Molly the leghorn to go broody and slipped some eggs under her? Well, none hatched. I think it was a combination of inexperienced first-time mother and low fertility rate of eggs. She was sitting on 6 eggs: three exploded in the nest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So What Can We Do With Old TVs Today?</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2010/03/04/so-what-can-we-do-with-old-tvs-today/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2010/03/04/so-what-can-we-do-with-old-tvs-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ewaste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kiama Council]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1433</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/h2oalchemist/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

The proper disposal of ewaste (electronic waste &#8211; old TVs, stereos, computers, faxes, printers, etc) is becoming a significant issue. These products contain toxic materials such as lead, cadmium, beryllium and brominated flame retardents.

People are upgrading to flat-screen TVs in record numbers, leaving them with huge unwanted CRT TVs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jamberoo Dairy Farmers on ABC’s Landline</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2010/03/03/jamberoo-dairy-farmers-on-abcs-landline/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2010/03/03/jamberoo-dairy-farmers-on-abcs-landline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Illawarra Businesses]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Media Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dairy cows]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a very good segment on ABC TV&#8217;s Landline show last Sunday, How Green Was My Valley, on the challenges faced by dairy farmers as our climate slowly changes. You can watch it online.

The first 10 minutes or so focuses on a Victorian dairy famer, and the problems he faces when water allocations are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kiama Show 2010</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2010/02/02/kiama-show-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2010/02/02/kiama-show-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illawarra Organisations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electric motorbike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government rebates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jamberoo FutureCare]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1407</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I spent the day on Saturday manning a sustainability stall at the Kiama Show, and really enjoyed getting to talk to the many people that stopped by. I was wearing a few hats on the day &#8211; representing Jamberoo Community Growers, Kiama FutureCare and Jamberoo FutureCare.

The three groups pooled our resources and had information on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Encourage A Hen To Go Broody</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2010/01/19/how-to-encourage-a-hen-to-go-broody/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2010/01/19/how-to-encourage-a-hen-to-go-broody/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Keeping Animals]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1405</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I previously posted asking if anyone had any suggestions on how to make a hen go broody. I got some helpful answers, and did some research, and found a few suggestions:


leave eggs in the nest
put golf balls in the nest, so she thinks they&#8217;re eggs
set up a nice quiet nest in a darkened, sheltered corner [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>How Do You Make A Chicken Go Broody?</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2010/01/14/how-do-you-make-a-chicken-go-broody/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2010/01/14/how-do-you-make-a-chicken-go-broody/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1403</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, after trying to stop a chicken from going broody several times throughout last year, now I want her to go broody and she won&#8217;t!

Late last year we got some new chickens &#8211; 4 brahma pullets and a rooster to match. We also acquired 3 unwanted ISA brown layers from a friend. So with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jamberoo Community Growers – Small Gardens and Chooks</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/10/28/jamberoo-community-growers-small-gardens-and-chooks/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/10/28/jamberoo-community-growers-small-gardens-and-chooks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, Megan and I worked with some other local families to start a gardening club called the Jamberoo Family Growers. Unlike traditional garden clubs, this group will have a focus on helping people to grow fruit and vegetables at home, using healthy natural methods and tapping into local knowledge and experience. It will [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>“Choosing Eden” Winner</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/10/27/choosing-eden-winner/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/10/27/choosing-eden-winner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[giveaways]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1392</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I finally got around to drawing the winner for the Choosing Eden book giveaway &#8211; congratulations to Jasmine! I&#8217;ve sent you an email to get your postal details.

Thanks to everyone else who entered. I&#8217;m hoping to be back posting regularly within a couple of weeks, once we finish moving.
]]></description>
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		<title>Video: The Permaculture Concept – Bill Mollison</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/10/18/video-permaculture-concept-bill-mollison/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/10/18/video-permaculture-concept-bill-mollison/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Permaculture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Mollison]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Holmgren]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[guilds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[permaculture design]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a post I wrote a while ago on my personal blog, but I think it&#8217;s really appropriate here. Plus I still don&#8217;t have much time to post anything new yet.

Don&#8217;t you hate it when you know you&#8217;ve seen something in a video (say, Bill Mollison talking about planting in guilds), but you can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Book Giveaway – Choosing Eden</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/10/11/book-giveaway-choosing-eden/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/10/11/book-giveaway-choosing-eden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[giveaways]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With all the cleaning, packing, and general-getting-ready for our upcoming move to Jamberoo, I haven&#8217;t had much time to post anything here on Green-Change. Sorry about that!

To keep things ticking over a bit in my virtual absence, I&#8217;ll do a few giveaways over coming weeks. The first one is the book &#8220;Choosing Eden&#8221;, by Adrienne [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Sneak Peek At Our New House</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/09/24/a-sneak-peek-at-our-new-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Headline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Permaculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acreage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jamberoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving house]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Settlement on our new house purchase won&#8217;t be until October 30, so we still have about 5 weeks to go before we pick up the keys. I can&#8217;t wait!

Meanwhile, we have a ton of work to do on our current house to get it ready for sale. The big red dust storm didn&#8217;t help &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jamberoo Community Growers – A Successful Launch!</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/09/21/jamberoo-community-growers-a-successful-launch/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/09/21/jamberoo-community-growers-a-successful-launch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Growing Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jamberoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamberoo Community Growers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday&#8217;s launch of the Jamberoo Community Growers was very successful. The guest speakers were great &#8211; both very knowledgeable, and both very interesting as well.

The kids had a great time too. We had planned some organised activities for the kids, but our kids leader was called away at the last minute and wasn&#8217;t able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jamberoo Community Growers Launch</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/09/17/jamberoo-community-growers-launch/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/09/17/jamberoo-community-growers-launch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Growing Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food gardens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gardening club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jamberoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamberoo Community Growers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1299</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Megan just got back tonight from the final planning meeting for the launch of the Jamberoo Community Growers gardening club. Everything is ready!

Here&#8217;s our handout:


  Jamberoo Community Growers Launch
  Sunday September 20, 2009
  2 pm at the Jamberoo Youth Hall
  
  Everyone welcome!
  Free entry
  Guest speakers
  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our House Is For Sale!</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/09/15/our-house-is-for-sale/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/09/15/our-house-is-for-sale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Permaculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fruit trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kiama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kiama real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar hot water system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ll be putting our house here in Kiama on the market very soon Our house is now on the market! If you know someone looking for a house in Kiama, please let them know!

We&#8217;ll be listing with Dougmal Kiama.

Our house has 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 living areas, double garage, rear entertaining area and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Humourous Look At Food Additives</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/09/03/a-humourous-look-at-food-additives/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/09/03/a-humourous-look-at-food-additives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preparing Food]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://green-change.com/?p=1283</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I made this video some time ago, as you can probably tell if you know our kids.

Have a read of the labels on the products you&#8217;re feeding your children &#8211; if it sounds anything like what the girls are cooking up here then please stop!


]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>We’ve Got Ducks!</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/09/02/weve-got-ducks/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/09/02/weve-got-ducks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Keeping Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chicken ark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chickens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ducks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had been planning to get a couple more chickens once we got our chook run finished. Molly is a bit of a sporadic layer, and the silkies are even less reliable. We figured a couple of good layers would shore up our egg supply so we&#8217;d never need to buy any more.

Sarah had seen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa’s Garden Odyssey – Tonight 8:00 on SBS</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/08/27/costas-garden-odyssey-tonight-sbs/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/08/27/costas-garden-odyssey-tonight-sbs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Growing Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Permaculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community gardens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costa's Garden Odyssey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food gardens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re in Australia, make sure you catch Costa&#8217;s Garden Odyssey on SBS tonight at 8:00 pm.

You can catch a preview at the show&#8217;s page on sbs.com.au.

Costa is a landscape architect with a passion for sustainable living. In SBS&#8217;s words:


  Costa’s Garden Odyssey is a groundbreaking magazine style series that allows this unique Greek [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Square Foot Gardening Interview – Illawarra Mercury</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/08/26/square-foot-gardening-interview-illawarra-mercury/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/08/26/square-foot-gardening-interview-illawarra-mercury/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Growing Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[illawarra mercury]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[square foot gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegetable garden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently interviewed for another gardening article in the Illawarra Mercury. My last interview was back in March, on the subject of lunar planting. Unfortunately they don&#8217;t put these articles online, so you&#8217;ll have to make do with this dodgy scan &#8211; click on the image to make it bigger (be warned, it&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Podcast Interview Is Live!</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/08/24/my-podcast-interview-is-live/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/08/24/my-podcast-interview-is-live/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Media Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little while ago I mentioned that I was interviewed for a podcast by Tim Denshire-Key.

Tim is a student from RMIT who has been travelling around Australia, checking out sustainability initiatives and interviewing people. He&#8217;s finally back home and working his way through the 50+ interviews he recorded. What a huge job!

Well, my turn has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sydney Water Restrictions Eased</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/07/13/sydney-water-restrictions-eased/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/07/13/sydney-water-restrictions-eased/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sydney Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water restrictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[watering systems]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I somehow missed this announcement when it came out a couple of weeks ago, but Sydney Water are happier with dam levels and have eased their water restrictions.

They&#8217;re calling the new rules the &#8220;Water Wise Rules&#8221; &#8211; because we&#8217;ve all learned from the drought and heavy restrictions, and are now much more water wise.

The new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could Kiama Ban Plastic Bags?</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/07/09/could-kiama-ban-plastic-bags/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/07/09/could-kiama-ban-plastic-bags/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Illawarra Councils]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We had another meeting of the Kiama Council Sustainability Advisory Committee tonight, and as always it was a fascinating and stimulating discussion.

One of the topics that came up was the question of whether Kiama could ditch plastic bags. There was a newspaper article in October last year where the Council announced its intention to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Made Laundry Soap</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/06/29/home-made-laundry-soap/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/06/29/home-made-laundry-soap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Frugality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frugal living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laundry powder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laundry soap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saving money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[washing machine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A short while ago Donna left a comment asking about tips to get the family grocery bill down. Making your own laundry soap is a great way to save a lot of money!

The recipe we&#8217;ve been using is very simple:


1 cup Lux flakes or 1 bar grated Sunlight soap
1/2 cup borax
1/2 cup washing soda
10 litres [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kev’s Patch Update</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/06/19/kevs-patch-update/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/06/19/kevs-patch-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Growing Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kev's Patch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegetable garden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

The &#8220;Kev&#8217;s Patch&#8221; campaign is gaining momentum! I&#8217;ve teamed up with a couple of other bloggers (Gavin from The Greening of Gavin and Julie from Go Greener Australia) to set up a new site promoting the initiative &#8211; the Kev&#8217;s Patch blog.

I love that header image above that Julie did for us!

If you think it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Generating Electricity vs Saving Electricity</title>
		<link>http://green-change.com/2009/06/15/generating-electricity-vs-saving-electricity/</link>
		<comments>http://green-change.com/2009/06/15/generating-electricity-vs-saving-electricity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electricity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chest fridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government rebates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[halogen downlights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[power consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saving electricity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar power system]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While putting together notes for my talks over the weekend, I noticed something interesting. The amount of electricity we saved each day by converting 10 halogen downlights to CFLs (4 kWh) is about equal to the amount of electricity we are generating each day (on average) since installing a 1 kW grid-connect solar power system.

The [...]]]></description>
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