Sustainable Gympie

Sustainable Gympie:

A comprehensive guide of advice, tips and inspiration on how to live more sustainably and save money ...read more

An online tool to calculate your carbon emissions and create a personal action plan to save power, water and money ...read more

See what the programs and initiatives Gympie Regional Council is doing to make our region sustainable ...read more

Use plants to remove toxins

Is your living space giving you 'sick building syndrome'? Treat it with a colle...
Eat organic food

Too many pesticides, herbicides and fungicides in your food? Try eating organic.
Use non-toxic cleaners

Common cleaning products, disinfectants and air fresheners are creating a toxic...
Reduce your stormwater pollution

By managing your domestic stormwater, you can reduce polluting the waterways we ...

Install efficient appliances and fixtures

When investing in large household appliances and fixtures, use the government's...
Harvest and use your rainwater

Install a rainwater tank to collect and store rain hitting your roof and use it...
Install solar hot water

Sunlight converts cold water into hot water. No gases are emitted and no one get...
Insulate, shade and weatherproof your house

Insulating, shading and weatherproofing your house can save you up to 45 per ce...

Install efficient appliances and fixtures

When investing in large household appliances and fixtures, use the government's...
Harvest and use your rainwater

Install a rainwater tank to collect and store rain hitting your roof and use it...

Install efficient appliances and fixtures

When investing in large household appliances and fixtures, use the government's...
Embrace energy efficiency

Energy conservation can save resources and money through the adoption of efficie...
Make your renovations green

Renovations are the ideal opportunity to make your house more efficient and sus...
Reduce and offset car emissions

A litre of petrol produces about 2.3 kilograms of greenhouse gases and more tha...
Power down

Energy conservation at work saves resources, slows climate change and leaves the...
Install solar hot water

Sunlight converts cold water into hot water. No gases are emitted and no one get...
Insulate, shade and weatherproof your house

Insulating, shading and weatherproofing your house can save you up to 45 per ce...