More good news for Y Greeners! It looks like the Victorian Govt will follow in the footsteps of the ACT Govt and require all homeowners to have a home  sustainability assessment before they sell their house. Hopefully it’s only a matter of time before all States follow suit. This means guaranteed ongoing work for all [...]

Great news - just heard from Sustainability Victoria (owners of the TAFE course that Y Green participants complete) that they are currently mapping their course against the Green Loans course with a view to upgrading tit so that participants will be dual accredited …and able to be registered as Green Loans Assessors. From my [...]

Phew! Yes, that title is quite a mouthful. Last week we had our latest Network meeting, and what a wealth of experience around the table. It was great to hear of the efforts being made within Universities to provide training in this area. What stood out for me was the common issues - [...]

The Global Financial Crisis must be bringing out the creative side in all of us! Here’s a fantastic idea from Melissa Collins who works for Novaskill (Group Training) in Newcastle.  Novaskill is one of hundreds of  non-profit organisations which constitute the largest single source of employment for apprentices in Australia through serving the skill needs [...]

Fantastic news that Sustainability Victoria is going to run a train-the-trainer course for their nationally accredited Home Sustainability Assessor  Course. Through the YGreen and iGreen projects there is a huge amount of interest from schools, TAFEs and communities wanting to deliver this course. The train-the-trainer model will mean there are more people accredited to deliver [...]

Last Wednesday, 17th June, Captain Y Green (C-Y-G) made his debut into the world of primary school children. His very first public performance was at Ironbark Ridge Primary School in Sydney’s West. He was a huge success with the kids, who are now pestering their parents to book a FREE Home Sustainability Assessment through Y [...]