• Guide to Prefab and Modular Homes

    Here’s our easy reference Liveability Poster Guide to Prefab and Modular Homes, which lists Australian prefab companies. Find out about the different approaches to prefabrication, and varying advantages and applicability for different projects.

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  • Low Water Garden Guide

    By choosing plants that are suited to your local soil and weather conditions, you can save water without restricting your choice of garden design.

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  • How to Calibrate your Compass

    How to use a Compass App to find the suns path across a property – instructions to calibrate an iPhone and Android

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  • Storing Fruit without Plastic

    Storing fruit in the fridge in plastic doesn’t always keep it fresh. Check out this great guide for storing your fruit and reducing your use of plastic.

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  • Storing Vegetables without Plastic

    Storing vegetables in the fridge in plastic doesn’t always keep them fresh. Check out our great guide to help you reduce your use of plastic and get to know your vegetables a little better.

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  • Liveability ‘Living in the Tropics’ Checklist

    Far north Australia has a tropical climate that consists of three main seasons. Each of the dry, wet and build-up seasons are unique with opportunities to reduce running costs and live comfortably.

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  • Paint Guide: Healthier and Eco-friendly

    Some paints can have a harmful effect on the human body and our environment, but now less harmful paints are being produced. Check out our guide to sourcing healthier paints for your home.

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  • Guide to Co-housing

    Cohousing offers greater accessibility to the benefits of intentional community living to a broad population, notably the home-buying middle-class and senior citizens (boomers) who want to live in a more community-orientated neighbourhood.

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  • Organic Home Delivery Guide

    Our easy reference, state by state guide to organic home delivery suppliers all over Australia will help you save time so when you’re busy, you can still eat well.

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  • The Liveability Summer Guide

    Stay cool, keep comfortable and save money with our hot tips: keep the hot air out and the cool air in, cool by moving the air in and through the house, and keep your body cool.

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  • Your FREE Renters Guide

    Download the new 4th edition (now also including strata information and the 17 Things™). You don’t have to own your property to reduce your environmental impact, save money or increase your comfort at home.

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  • How Much Laundry Powder?

    Our Liveability Mythbusting video series looks at common misconceptions about living more efficiently in your home. This video investigates a common assumption that more laundry powder means cleaner clothes.

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  • FREE Liveability Poster to download: No. 2

    The second in our Liveability Pledge Poster series by Garbett Design. Download and frame for your home, office or share house.

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  • Comparing Hand Washing to Dishwashers

    Our Liveability Mythbusting video series looks at common misconceptions about living more efficiently in your home. This video investigates the debate between hand washing and a dishwasher. Which uses more water and energy?

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  • Liveability Tips for Winter

    Check out our Liveability Winter Checklist. Get ready early with a winter efficiency plan using our 10 top tips then get everyone in the house on board and take action to make it happen.

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  • Healthier and Eco-friendly Flooring

    The most important factors with features of floor coverings are durability (including cleaning and maintenance requirements), health, resources and biodiversity impacts (on ecological systems and animals). Check out our Guide to Healthier and Eco-friendly Flooring.

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  • Guide to Paper Symbols

    Find out about the symbols for renewable and recycled paper. Next time you’re buying paper for your home printer check the certification on the pack and match it to what matters to you.

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  • Chemical-free Healthy Home Guide

    Check the ingredients in your cleaning and home products with the Environmental Working Group (EWG). Liveability and ecostore have put together a list of common nasty chemicals found in many home products.

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  • Check Your Fridge’s Efficiency

    This video shows you how to check if your fridge is working efficiently using a $5 note. Our Liveability How-To series of videos gives you simple tips to live more sustainably in your home.

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  • A Draught-free House

    This video shows you how to check for draughts in your home using incense sticks. Our Liveability How-To series of videos gives you simple tips to live more sustainably in your home.

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  • Phantom Load Increasing Your Bills?

    This video shows you how you can save money on your power bills by unplugging stand-by devices. Our Liveability How-To series of videos gives you simple tips to live more sustainably in your home.

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  • FREE Liveability Poster to download: No 1

    We’ve commissioned award winning designers Garbett.co to create an awesome poster series (this is No. 1) for you to download and frame for your home, office or share house.

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