NEXT WEEK’S SPECIAL FEATURE
Right now, Australia is set to be the first nation in the world to grow chemicalintensive and untested genetically modified (GM) wheat. GM has not been proven safe to eat; yet labelling laws around GM are woefully inadequate. Last year Greenpeace tested S-26 baby formula and found it contained unlabelled GM soy and corn ingredients. In the absence of proper labelling laws, Greenpeace publishes a shopping guide to empower Australians to avoid GM and its associated health risks. After work, I like getting dirty in my kerbside garden. The little girl from next door comes to help do the watering most afternoons and the other day she ran up, so excited. ‘My teacher asked if anyone knew what a turnip was,’ she said. ‘I was the only one!’ In amongst working, eating and digging, I don’t have much time to be checking out the ASX and where my savings are being spent. I’d rather trust people like those at Australian Ethical to make sure my dollars aren’t making the world worse off than it is. I’m not good with money, but as a storyteller, it makes good sense that if we want a happy ending, we need to be paying for the ‘good’ characters to play larger roles. Changing your super to an ethical fund is easier than ever. Find out how by contacting Australian Ethical on 1800 021 227 or visit www.australianethical.com. au. See our ad on page 10.
ECO POOL MANAGEMENT Eco Pool Management provides pool owners with solutions to the everincreasing costs of owning your own pool. We specialise in energy-saving
pool pumps, water-saving filtration, and Australian-made chlorinators. And once we’ve reduced your costs, we aim to keep them low with our Pool Management Plans. Eco Pool Management has years of experience in the pool industry and we’re passionate about giving you the best service. We offer free appraisals of your existing equipment, followed by recommendations that can save you money immediately. Eco Pool Management is fully licensed and insured. To arrange your free appraisal, call us on 0423 367 076 or email service@ecopool.net.au.
SAE GROUP BRINGS BACK THE FEED IN TARRIFF Local Tweed Heads-based solar company SAE Group is now offering a 30c/kWh NET feed in tariff on any 1.5kW SAE solar system. If you think that you have missed out on the NSW government’s 60 & 20 cent feed-in tariff which ended in May 2011, think again. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity. Invest in an SAE solar system today and start making money from the sun. SAE Group prides themselves on taking care of their customers right from the very start to the final stages of the installation. Being not only a solar company but an electrical contracting company their work is not contracted out to unknown sources. SAE Group conducts all the work from the administration right through to the installation. Talk to our friendly staff on 1300 182 050 or visit www.saegroup.com.au.
TURN LAWN INTO FOOD Local Food Gardens is a new service that helps people become more self - sufficient and grow carefully selected food on their own property. Using ancient tribal practices, more modern techniques and recycled materials, we can educate, design, build and maintain an abundant, low-impact food garden for you. Lawns that are no longer being used productively can be turned into a diverse oasis to your taste and requirements. We can advise, construct and supply compost bins and heaps, organic, biodynamic and veganic gardening techniques that transform the very biomass on your property into a growing medium starting at $38m2. Call Passionate Qualified Horticulturists Don & Rebecca on 0459 175 729 and start the journey today.
100% PURE BAMBOO QUILTS Mendip Silks has introduced Australia’s first 100 per cent pure bamboo quilt, with the filling and outer made from 100 per cent bamboo fibre. Bamboo fibre has natural antibacterial and antimicrobial properties. The world’s most environmentally sustainable plant is grown without using irrigation, fertilisers or pesticides, in unpolluted regions of China, producing 35 per cent more oxygen than an equivalent stand of trees. The quilts have been independently certified as being free of all harmful substances. Available in Byron Bay. Contact us at 03 9381 4487 or visit www.mendipsilks.com.au.
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With the price of power set to rise again, there’s never been a better time to review your swimming pool costs. Eco Pool Management specialises in reducing energy and water usage, and keeping it low. We offer free appraisals of your existing equipment, and can save you money immediately. s s s s
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