Reverse Garbage
Grab a bargain from Reverse Garbage, a company that collects unwanted stuff destined for landfill sites. Reverse Garbage is a community co-operative dedicated to recycling waste for household use, arts and crafts. They sell industrial leftovers, ... [... more]
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Island home
Dream of living the island life? This family has done it - and all on a shoestring budget! Rebecca visits a family who have chosen to leave the city for a bush lifestyle. Having dreamt of a waterfront property without the Sydney price tag, they ... [... more]
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Compost garden
Rebecca meets a compost 'guru' to talk about the ins and outs of compost gardening. Composting is a great way to reduce and recycle kitchen and garden waste. Composting will transform discarded peels and unwanted prunings into valuable garden ... [... more]
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Recycled Kitchen
When they decided to renovate their kitchen, the owners of this house wanted to minimise cost but didn't want to skimp on quality. Responding to an advertisement in the classifieds, they bought a 12-month-old kitchen for only $2500. The kitchen ... [... more]
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Recycling Ideas
Along with all the gardening questions we receive from viewers sometimes we get some great ideas as well. So Phil visits a man named Paul Roginson who is passionate about recycling and he can hardly wait to show you some of his terrific ... [... more]
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Ulrich Steiner
Swiss-born Ulrich Steiner is a sculptor based in Galston, NSW. Emigrating to Australia 10 years ago, he started off by making and selling garden furniture. He was so inspired by the abundance of native animals found on his 4.45 hectare property, ... [... more]
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Building Materials Auction
Once you've discovered building materials auctions, you'll never want to go back to paying full retail prices! At a building materials auction, you can pick up a huge range of goods at bargain prices. Every second Tuesday at Gray Eisdell Timms in ... [... more]
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Rustic Cottage
A Victorian couple turns a run down dairy farm into a rustic cottage. About 25 years ago Mandi and Ron Heath found a former dairy farm on 20 hectares near Maldon, Victoria. When they first got there, they had very little to work with - just one ... [... more]
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Olympic Housing
Our House takes a first look at Newington, a staged housing development that will be home to the athletes and officials for the Olympic games in Sydney in the year 2000. The Olympic Village development continues up to the year 2005, with a mix of ... [... more]
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Snuggle up for winter
Here are some great ways to keep your home warm during the cold months. Insulated houses can still lose as much as 25 percent of generated heat . If your home lacks insulation, the heat loss will obviously be much higher. It's important to locate ... [... more]
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Permaculture Village
Visit a permaculture village, and find out what this alternative lifestyle is all about. Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is a way of life which tries to ensure that farming is conducted in harmony with the environment. It means that each ... [... more]
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Geelong furniture
Unusual materials and quality craftsmanship result in this wacky furniture. When Shirl visited these two men back in 1994, they'd just begun their own furniture company, turning recycled fence palings into unusual pieces of furniture. Well, ... [... more]
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