Sustainable Gympie
The Gympie Regional Council in Queensland is pleased to bring you this contemporary resource about sustainable living. The Guide is packed with ideas, tips and inspiration about how small, easy changes can have positive impacts on our environment, our wellbeing, and even our wallets!
So challenge yourself to take up a new sustainable action, for yourself, your kids and their kids.
Buy fairtrade food and products
To stop the degradation of the global environment we have to deal with the failings of global trade, namely its tendency to increase poverty and its exploitation of the weak. ... more »
Buy local and seasonal food
Locally produced food grown in sync with the seasons is fresher and requires less energy to produce and transport to you. more »
Cultivate waste reduction habits
The average Australian household wastes more than $1,000 every year purchasing items they never use. So use what you buy, buy less and save. more »
Get rid of your second-hand goods
By passing your second-hand or unused goods on to someone who will use them, you are both reducing the environmental resources required to satisfy our consumption as well as h ... more »
Immerse yourself in nature
Go hiking, bird watch, swim in the sea or simply enjoy nature and your connection to it. It's good for the body and great for the soul. more »
