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Sustainable living series: use less

A big part of sustainable living is simply using less. Not only are you likely to save money and time by using less, but you will also look after your health and the health of our planet.  Use less water Water is not an infinite resource. Water...

Sustainable Living: Do It From Home

We have looked at supporting wisely, i.e., spending your money locally and researching before you buy as part of living a happier and more sustainable life and now it is time for Part 2. We are now going to look at how you can grow and use things...

Sustainable Living: Choose who you support wisely

The first step in living sustainability is by supporting your own local artists, creators, and businesses. You might ask why is this part of sustainable living? In supporting locally, you are eliminating international transport emissions, keeping...

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Charles Sturt University Earth Hour 2020

by Holly Threlfo – Port Macquarie Sustainability Advisor Like many others, Charles Sturt University has been impacted by the unprecedented events of Covid-19 in 2020. For the students living on campus this meant leaving Res and returning home...

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The importance of recycling (properly)

As ongoing drought, savage bushfires, dry lightning and consequential loss of life, property and air quality devastates Australia, the issue of climate change has well and truly taken centre stage. While impactful solutions have faced ongoing...

Port Macquarie’s Veggie Patch

by Holly Threlfo, Port Macquarie Sustainability Advisor It has been an exciting start to the year for the Port Macquarie Campus. With the tremendous growth of students on campus this year, there has been a push to ensure we are all undertaking...

Unearthed Hour 2019

by Megan Kaye, Student Sustainability Advisor Wagga Wagga In March, CSU’s Wagga Wagga campus switched their lights off and enjoyed a night under the stars for Unearthed Hour. Unearthed Hour, a play on words incorporating the sustainability...

It’s time to Move Out

By Sophie Kingston, Sustainability Advisor Wagga Wagga It’s that time of year again, time to pack up and… move out. At the end of session every year, Uni students around Australia pack up their dorms – pulling down that photo wall that was...

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