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The Dream Home

We want to be carbon neutral and sustainable, but we don’t want to give up our creature comforts. We’d like to be as self sufficient as far as possible, but again without compromising lifestyle. The house will be big – we love large rooms – and will be built alongside the dam. Three bedrooms –Continue reading “The Dream Home”

Posted bymelissapardoeFebruary 17, 2021Posted inPlanningTags:layout, rainwater, trees

100 acres of bush

Twenty years ago, we bought a 100 acres of bush in Victoria with the plan to build our dream home on it in retirement. The bush was buffer land around a gravel pit, and for the first few years, we worked hard to remediate the damaged land and make the bush accessible. We turned theContinue reading “100 acres of bush”

Posted bymelissapardoeFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021Posted inPlanningTags:beginning, bush

The wrong type of engineer….

From Vice President Oil & Gas company to Off-grid sustainable carbon positive living

Posted bymelissapardoeJanuary 11, 2021September 5, 2021Posted inPlanning

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