Greener Houses

Greener Houses Growing Greener Neighbourhoods provided an exciting opportunity for Neighbourhood Houses and local volunteers to take action on climate change in their communities, learn new skills, and help others to take action too. Together we:

• Created five ‘eco-living’ Neighbourhood Houses in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.

• Recruited 59 volunteers at five Neighbourhood House

• Empowered and trained volunteers to develop plans to retrofit four Neighbourhood Houses

• Transformed the four Neighbourhood Houses by implementing the volunteers’ Retrofit Plans

• Created a new ‘eco-living’ Neighbourhood House

• Formed partnerships with businesses in the sustainability industry to be part of the implementation of the volunteers’ Retrofit Plan

• Trained volunteers in community engagement skills

• Empowered volunteers and Neighbourhood Houses to share their eco-buildings and sustainability knowledge and skills with their local communities

Greener Houses Growing Greener Neighbourhoods achieved all this through a partnership of seven Neighbourhood Houses, five local governments, two tertiary institutions and many business sponsors, and was led by the North East Neighbourhood House Network. It was supported by the Victorian Government's Sustainability Fund and two Philanthropic Trusts.

The five ‘Greener’ Neighbourhood Houses are living and evolving demonstrations of sustainability for local communities. Their contact details are:

• Allwood Neighbourhood House (Hurstbridge)

• Creeds Farm Living and Learning Centre (North Epping)

• Jika Jika Community Centre (Northcote)

• Richmond Community Learning Centre (Richmond)

• Watsonia Neighbourhood House (Watsonia)

A number of resources are available below to help you take action on climate change.