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Raising Aquaponic Seedlings For The Lazy

Raising Aquaponic Seedlings For The Lazy

Ask most people why they got into Aquaponics and they’ll tell you that its about “food security” or eating “healthy food” or to maintain an interest in an “unusual hobby” and these are all valid points but the real answer when you dig a little deeper is that most people are bone lazy when it comes to pottering around in the garden, digging up weeds and all that back breaking work shifting compost and mulching stuff around. Continue Reading

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6 Things Your Money Can Do To Save The Planet

6 Things Your Money Can Do To Save The Planet

Last we heard, fossil fuel is running out, a nuclear station blew up, more than a billion people go hungry, population growth is unprecedented, more people are living in poverty than ever, there is a mass extinction of species going on, most of us eat foods laced with pesticides, farm animals are mistreated (and injected with hormones), the world is warming and people are polluting the environment like never before.  Continue Reading

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Green Travel: How Backpackers Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

Green Travel: How Backpackers Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

Backpacking around Australia is a dream come true for many young people. The breathtaking splendour of The Outback, watching the New Year fireworks in Sydney, and learning to surf on Bondi beach: when you have such adventures on your mind (not to mention the heavy rucksack on your back) it’s easy to forget the negative impact everyday actions can have upon our world. Continue Reading

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Climate coverage down again in 2011

Climate coverage down again in 2011

Climate change dropped even further from the world’s headlines and newscasts last year. Weird weather, Australia’s carbon tax and Solyndra fracas weren’t enough to stem a decline that started in 2009. Continue Reading

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Going Green: 12 Simple Steps for 2012

Going Green: 12 Simple Steps for 2012

As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a little greener. Each of us, especially in the United States, can make a commitment to reducing our environmental impacts. Continue Reading

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We Are Back for 2012

We Are Back for 2012

Welcome back to a new year and new My Green Australia. This year is going to bring around some big changes here… Continue Reading

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Australian Seafood App will help us make better choices

Australian Seafood App will help us make better choices

Are you having trouble knowing what fish you can buy? Lucky we know have a free Sustainable Seafood Guide App that we can use! Continue Reading

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Merry Christmas and Have a Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and Have a Happy New Year!

The team at My Green Australia want to wish you all a safe and Merry Christmas!

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Welcome to the Tankulator: a free online tool which calculates what size rainwater tank best suits your needs.

Welcome to the Tankulator: a free online tool which calculates what size rainwater tank best suits your needs.

So, what is the Tankulator? The Tankulator is an online rain harvesting calculator that can help you plan for a new rainwater tank or improve the performance of an existing tank. Continue Reading

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Australia’s 10 Greenest Universities

Australia’s 10 Greenest Universities

GREEN with envy? We list the top 10 universities in Australia, according to their environmental credentials. Continue Reading

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Australia’s Outback Lake Eyre Basin wetlands and rivers protected

Australia’s Outback Lake Eyre Basin wetlands and rivers protected

Australia has protected one of the world’s last great natural wetlands. In an announcement this weekend, the country’s Queensland government designated the Cooper’s Creek, Georgina, and Diamantina rivers protected under its Wild Rivers Act. Continue Reading

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ChookTrader is here to help buy and sell poultry and poultry equipment!

ChookTrader is here to help buy and sell poultry and poultry equipment!

Are you looking to buy some chickens for your backyard? Or are you looking to sell a few chickens from your own backyard flock? ChookTrader.com.au is here to help you buy and sell your favourite avian friends! Continue Reading

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Green and Frugal Christmas Countdown

Green and Frugal Christmas Countdown

So who here is freaking out about Christmas? Let me stress you out a little and ask have you bought all the presents yet, have you decorated a tree, have you done all your cooking?  If the answer is no, then I suggest you take a 5 minute break, breathe deeply and remember it is only once a year! Continue Reading

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AL-KO Comfort Push Mower

AL-KO Comfort Push Mower

Large companies have been placing an extremely high emphasis on releasing environmentally friendly garden care products and the new 38HM Comfort Push Mower from an international leader in garden care, AL-KO is no exception. Continue Reading

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Interviewing Australia’s Climate Ambassador

Interviewing Australia’s Climate Ambassador

The climate negotiations currently underway in South Africa are particularly interesting for Australia, as we are attending with a carbon emissions tax in place.

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Conserving Water with Drought Resistant Planting

Conserving Water with Drought Resistant Planting

Do you need to put up a garden but water in your area is scarce? Try xeriscaping, the new and modern way of having a garden without worrying too much on its water consumption. Your plants will thrive and blossom even during the harshest time of the year. You can even plant a garden in drought stricken areas or if you would like to do your part to conserve water. As they say, “if there’s a will then there’s a way. So don’t worry of having a beautiful garden, we will find ways to help you create a beautiful landscape of your own. Continue Reading

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Mulch Away Your Water Bills

Mulch Away Your Water Bills

During the long, hot days of summer the use of mulch can play a vital role in protecting gardens while reducing water consumption by a considerable percentage. Continue Reading

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Small Space Aquaponics Feeds The Community

Small Space Aquaponics Feeds The Community

n a corner of a typical urban shopping centre tucked away in Florida sits what looks like a tiny service lane way. Except behind the timber gates is an entry into another world.  Its been transformed into something else. A maze of pvc pipes run by a small pump and powered by goldfish is growing all kinds of aquaponic produce. Builder and designer Sahib Punjabi enthuses about aquaponics and especially Murray Hallam when we arrived to see his system. Continue Reading

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