I’d been keeping an eye on this little house for years, watching the place slowly become dilapidated and waiting for the inevitable trashing and redevelopment into 38 dog boxes (you know … units with no thought as to sustainability, livability or community). The cyclone fencing went up, the workers arrived and I thought yep, there goes […]
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The Green Question
The Green Question We are all trying our best at treading a little lighter on the Earth; some of us are truly inspirational while some of us – well aren’t quite there yet. But there is one thing we all can do that could have a huge positive impact. In a survey conducted in 2008 by Newspoll, […]
A Great Green App
A Great Green App I’ve just found a great green app* Shop Ethical ($4.95). It’s great because now we have a means to check up on the green ethics of companies and products before we buy. And that is Powerful! Let’s say you want to buy an air freshener! (A fake smelly propellant as apposed […]
Plastic Rant.
Do one more thing. I have this little thing about plastic – one may call it an obsession. I hate the stuff ! Plastic ain’t so fantastic. This toxic material is suffocating the planet, and nowhere more insidiously than in our oceans. Between 60 and 80% of ocean pollution is plastic. It is wrapped around […]
Pozible makes it possible.
Late last year I attempted a crowd funding project on Pozible, really just to see if I could get some alternative funding for some trees that I was keen to plant in Kinglake. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” […]
A milestone has been reached – 15,000 trees!!
I am delighted to announce that with the help of Fifteen Trees’ supporters, we have just planted our 15,000th tree !! [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Over the past 4 years, our trees have gone to […]
An Urbanite’s Quest.
After meeting Neil Faragher at the Sustainable Living Festival in February, and then meeting up at a very cool Coburg cafe (two monks) I found out more about Neil’s “quest to plant 1000 trees in a year“. I loved the idea and am happy for Fifteen Trees to support Neil in his quest (gotta love […]
Our 5,000th tree.
When you carbon offset your car or flight with Fifteen Trees, you get to see exactly where your trees have been planted and you directly support our rural environment and communities. Here at Fifteen Trees we have reached a milestone by having our 5,000th tree planted last month in Central Victoria. Robert Pearse from the […]
One Hundred Cars offset by Ballarat City.
Justin Krousoratis at the Ballarat City Honda and European dealership has just carbon offset his 100th car with Fifteen Trees. Since April 2010 the team at Honda and Peugeot have help to plant 15 trees for each car they sell. The trees have gone mostly to local Landcare groups, although some of the trees have gone to the reserve at West Gate Park (look down to the […]
Gearing up for a great planting session.
Things are beginning to get busy here at Fifteen Trees with Landcare groups contacting me in regards to getting some trees for their projects. I have had calls from groups all over Victoria including Swanpool, Mt Alexander, Leigh Creek and Shoreham. At this stage, I can accommodate all requests and are happy to use a variety of well […]