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Thriving Neighbourhoods, 30 th Oct

Thriving Neighbourhoods, 30 th Oct. Who are we. Green Renters is a not for profit organisation providing sustainability education, advocacy, information and resources for people living in rental accommodation. Why renters?. Currently national average of 30%

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Thriving Neighbourhoods, 30 th Oct

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  1. Thriving Neighbourhoods, 30th Oct

  2. Who are we Green Renters is a not for profit organisation providing sustainability education, advocacy, information and resources for people living in rental accommodation.

  3. Why renters? • Currently national average of 30% • Inner city can be 70% or more and likely to rise • Up until recently generally overlooked

  4. Challenges for renters • Short term leases • No minimum standards • Share housing • Low income • Small space • May not have a garden • Body corporates • Lack of collective power

  5. Challenges for us • Competing for $$ and hearts • Local vs global • Lack of glamour • Green Fatigue

  6. What we do • Workshops • Participation in community forums and events • Resource archive • Tutorials • Project work • Media coverage

  7. A community of renters

  8. Utilise your tools

  9. Utilise your tools • Give aways (not just green stuff) • Polls • Photos • Opinions

  10. Build through the community • Events and festivals • Publications and media • Facebook • Blogs and twitter

  11. Build through the community

  12. Educate, don’t preach • Invite and be receptive to opinion/criticism • Aggregate • Embrace diversity but also commonalities • Recognise the benefits of your peripheral communities

  13. Thanks! info@greenrenters.org www.greenrenters.org www.twitter.com/greenrenters www.facebook.com/greenrenters (03) 9018 5486

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