Hi All,
To those of you looking at making people's homes more energy efficient (one of my big things) the government's Green Loans scheme is to be ended;
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/green-loans-latest-example-of-climate-waste/story-e6frgczf-1225889581536
Unfortunately, this news doesn't surprise me.
I've been involved in the scheme since undertaking training last October, and the scheme has been woefully managed by almost all concerned. Very few organisations can come out of this looking good, and unfortunately, as usually happens, it will be the individuals actually doing the assessments that suffer.
These people were possibly the best thing about the scheme. They have the same vision and understanding about the possibilities of the effects that more efficient homes could have (25% of all greenhouse gases Australia produces are currently produced from the home) and actually gave a damn about this, realising the difference the scheme could have made.
Unfortunately, this scheme was a great idea that was executed awfully by the Federal Government. However, we still feel that the idea was a great one, so we're carrying on with our mission to help people's homes become a more sustainable and comfortable place to live. We can't do any worse than the Government, can we?
Well spotted Julie, and thanks for bringing it to everyone's attention. Energymark are particulalry keen of finding people in NSW and the Brisbane area, so if you want to start your own group in those areas follow the links is Julie's post.


