Archive | March, 2010

How often do you clean your fridge?

How often do you clean your fridge?

Here is some food for thought – refrigerator manufacturers are actually designing new fridges knowing that most people only clean their fridges once a year! Time to fess up people – how often do you clean your fridge? Continue Reading

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Frugal Tip – Don’t waste left over mustard

Frugal Tip – Don’t waste left over mustard

Here is a quick and easy tip if you have run out of salad dressing or realised you only have a couple of scraps of mustard left in the jar and don’t want to waste it. Continue Reading

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Maldives Declares All Its Territorial Waters a Shark Sanctuary

Maldives Declares All Its Territorial Waters a Shark Sanctuary

The breathtaking wonder that is the Republic of Maldives really believes in eco-tourism. So much so that they have declared the entirety of its 90,000 square mile Exclusive Economic Zone a shark sanctuary, banning all fishing as well as imports and exports of shark fins. Continue Reading

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LIFE Magazine shows us 30 Dumb Inventions

LIFE Magazine shows us 30 Dumb Inventions

The 20th century saw many astounding technological innovations. The automobile revolutionized the way people live and work, the internet changed the way people think about information, and the U.S. of A put a man on the moon. Continue Reading

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BYO Coffee Cup

BYO Coffee Cup

HOOKturn have released a very cool reusable coffee cup. This isn’t the normal coffee cup that people have, the thermos style mug, this look like those lovely little paper coffee cups you get. Continue Reading

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4 Simply Ways to Stop Climate Change

4 Simply Ways to Stop Climate Change

Did you know you can save money and help the planet by doing four simple things:

  1. By switching to GreenPower you can reduce your household carbon emissions to zero.
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Green Weddings – Part 7 – The Gift Registry & Favours

Green Weddings – Part 7 – The Gift Registry & Favours

Congratulations, you’re getting married! My Green Australia is here to help you guide your way through the amazing amount of information about green weddings! Part 7 – The Gift Registry & Favours Continue Reading

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Light bulb Vase

Light bulb Vase

I saw this re-purposing of a light bulb and I just love it! Check out the How To after the jump! Continue Reading

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Upcycling a shirt cuff into a wallet!

Upcycling a shirt cuff into a wallet!

Brilliant! Abby Kelly from rePlayGround has a very cool idea on how to re-purpose that old shirt you have lying around into a wallet! This is a great craft project for young people or if you want to make some gifts!

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My Green dog is doing well

My Green dog is doing well

We decided to green our dog.  That meant no more canned food, no more poisonous flea treatments and medical treatments for her summer itch. Continue Reading

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Just 1 piece of rubbish can make a difference – Clean Up Australia Day

Just 1 piece of rubbish can make a difference – Clean Up Australia Day

Come on everybody, today is Clean Up Australia Day! The perfect opportunity to get out there in your community and help keep Australia beautiful. Tell us what you have planned for today! Continue Reading

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Green Weddings – Part 6 – The Make up & Hair

Green Weddings – Part 6 – The Make up & Hair

Congratulations, you’re getting married!We are here to help you guide your way through the amazing amount of information about green weddings! Part 6 – The Make up & Hair Continue Reading

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How to make your own worm farm

How to make your own worm farm

About 48% of our domestic waste could be used on our gardens. One way to do this is by using a worm farm. Composting worms are one of nature’s most efficient recyclers.

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Clean Up Australia Day – March 7th 2010

Clean Up Australia Day – March 7th 2010

Don’t forget that on March 7th Clean Up Australia Day is on! Continue Reading

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Reforestation with teak– a twenty year investment in environment and your finances.

Reforestation with teak– a twenty year investment in environment and your finances.

Consider this – a stand of teak trees only takes between fifteen and twenty years to grow to a harvestable age in tropical climates, and there are great benefits along the way.  Continue Reading

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Recycle your broken crayons into new ones!

Recycle your broken crayons into new ones!

So you have hundreds of bits of broken crayons everywhere and the kids are asking for new ones! What to do!? Well you can easily and simply make them some new ones! Continue Reading

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Green Weddings – Part 5 – The Food & Drinks

Green Weddings – Part 5 – The Food & Drinks

Congratulations, you’re getting married! My Green Australia is here to help you guide your way through the amazing amount of information about green weddings! Part 5 – The Food & Drinks Continue Reading

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