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About Living Smart So what is Living Smart all about? We're glad you asked... Living Smart in a multi-week course provides participants with the practical knowledge and skills to take action in their own homes and around the community. The Living Smart program was developed with these objectives:
The course covers handy hints on saving water, gas & energy, transport & waste management, safe use of household chemicals, indoor air quality, biodiversity & healthier & happier lifestyles. These topics are what sustainability is about. The program is not about unwanted sacrifices; it is about patience and the ability to look to the future. It will allow you to embrace a connected approach to living, so that long lasting solutions for a quality life now & into the future can be created. A combination of presentations, workshops, goal setting and field trips Living Smart covers ten topics. A course facilitator presents locally relevant information on each topic with assistance from past participants and local 'experts'. Each topic presentation is followed up with group discussion and sharing of participant knowledge. This is a great way to learn the practical changes you can make in your home. Participants have found out not only how important sustainability is (and what it means!) but also how easy it can be to start to contribute. Each week of the program participants make a commitment to take an action to improve the quality of their lives. As a result not only has the planet been reaping the benefits of these actions, the participants are finding that it leads to all sorts of benefits for themselves. Some examples of the things people have been doing include simplifying their life, setting up permaculture gardens, worm farms and compost heaps, being more aware of what they buy and how they dispose of it, reducing their energy consumption (by up to 25%), reducing their water consumption (by up to 50%), catching public transport, walking and cycling, exercising more, eating better; and making their homes chemical free.Participants who attend the course are experiencing happier, healthier, more responsible and positive lifestyles. A Living Smart lifestyle will improve your quality of life and reduce your impact on the environment. If this is the sort of lifestyle that you want to lead but somehow haven't found the time or motivation to actually do it then Living Smart is the program for you. Living Smart will teach you valuable skills, provide you with specific information, keep you motivated, give you an opportunity to meet like-minded people and can be a whole lot of fun.
More About Living Smart... The Partnership behind the Program Success and Evaluation of Pilot Programs Publications & Data on the Program |
In recent survey 23% of Australian adults have voluntarily made a long-term change in their lifestyle (other than retirement) which has resulted in earning less money.
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