[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Yj7CUNBDc[/embedyt] Older Australian houses are particularly poorly designed when it comes to coping with the Australian winter, according to experts. The cost of heating a home throughout winter is made even worse by already high energy prices. However, according to UOW Energy Efficiency Research Fellow Michael Tibbs, there are things most people can do to reduce energy bills without compromising home comfort. The answer to cheaper energy bills could be as easy as finding a draft and sealing it.
Author: Hugh Morrison
Music New South Wales held a DIY party-planning workshop in Wollongong today to educate people on how to host a successful event and negotiate legal frameworks. The workshop was presented in partnership with the City of Wollongong and the Creative Dialogues Program, as part of the ‘Sound Advice’ series of workshops and talks being run by Music New South Wales this year. Kat Dopper, a senior event producer based in Sydney, was one of three speakers at the workshop, alongside Jimmy Sherley, who runs the local music and arts event ‘Strawberry Boogie’, and a council representative. Dopper, who runs the…