Renew Toowoomba Branch

01/10/2026

In Toowoomba, tenants value energy efficiency

01/07/2026

Ergon's new Solar Sharer tariff is now live!
Households can now get 3 hours of free electricity in the middle of the day when solar input into the grid is at its peak.

It's also available for renters and apartment dwellers who have been locked out of solar benefits.

Like any energy offer, it's worth comparing all tariffs before switching.

Households do need a smart meter to benefit, but getting Ergon to upgrade your meter to a smart meter is free.

www.ergon.com.au/retail/residential/tariffs-and-prices/solar-sharer

02/06/2026

10 upcoming, practical Sustainable House Day webinars ⚡️🏠 👇 by some of Australia’s leading architects, designers, builders, energy experts, and sustainability educators

9 June - 7 July

From affordable retrofits and all-electric homes to EVs, wildlife-friendly gardens, biophilic design, and future-ready strata living, these sessions are designed to help you take the next step, whether you’re renovating, building, renting, or simply looking for ideas.

Each workshop includes a live Q&A, so you can ask questions specific to your own home and energy goals.
⚡️Smart Energy, Smart Home: Solar, Battery and EV Integration for the Future
🔥 Retrofitting for Resilience: Preparing your home for fires, storms, and floods
🏡 Small and Affordable: Exploring tiny homes, co-housing, and secondary dwellings
🏘️ How to make your new volume build home more energy-efficient and eco-friendly
🏠 Ask the Builder: Live Q&A with expert sustainable builders
⚡️ Electrification and Retrofitting Pathways
🌞 Passive House & Passive Solar Design Principles
🌳 Building with Sustainable and Natural Materials
☀️ Designing for Your Climate: Managing Heatwaves and Shading
🏠 Sustainable Renting: Low-cost and DIY Energy Efficiency Upgrades

Renew Toowoomba Branch has one free season pass to give away to watch the whole series - just message this page if you'd like it

https://sustainablehouseday.com/workshop-series

27/05/2026

10 upcoming, practical Sustainable House Day webinars ⚡️🏠 👇 by some of Australia’s leading architects, designers, builders, energy experts, and sustainability educators.

From affordable retrofits and all-electric homes to EVs, wildlife-friendly gardens, biophilic design, and future-ready strata living, these sessions are designed to help you take the next step, whether you’re renovating, building, renting, or simply looking for ideas.

Each workshop includes a live Q&A, so you can ask questions specific to your own home and energy goals.

⚡️Smart Energy, Smart Home: Solar, Battery and EV Integration for the Future

🔥 Retrofitting for Resilience: Preparing your home for fires, storms, and floods

🏡 Small and Affordable: Exploring tiny homes, co-housing, and secondary dwellings

🏘️ How to make your new volume build home more energy-efficient and eco-friendly

🏠 Ask the Builder: Live Q&A with expert sustainable builders

⚡️ Electrification and Retrofitting Pathways

🌞 Passive House & Passive Solar Design Principles

🌳 Building with Sustainable and Natural Materials

☀️ Designing for Your Climate: Managing Heatwaves and Shading

🏠 Sustainable Renting: Low-cost and DIY Energy Efficiency Upgrades

Renew Toowoomba Branch has one free season pass to give away to watch the whole series - just message this page if you'd like it

https://sustainablehouseday.com/workshop-series/

16/05/2026

Today is Australia's Sustainable House Day 🏡
See a free online “tour” of this sustainable Toowoomba house at

This timber frame house was built in the late 1950s, and one family lived in it until we purchased it almost 10 years ago. A timber house captures carbon emissions, with the carbon that was captured by the living tree not released until the house burns down or rots. We pulled out the interior wall [...

26/04/2026

Curious about making your home all-electric to save money?

Renew is hosting an online workshop on how to switch to an all-electric lifestyle.

Whether you're just starting your research, or you're ready to get your home and wheels off gas, these workshops have got you covered.

Experts include
- Travis Gribbon, Head of Electrification at ZECO Energy and one of Australia's leading voices in whole-home electrification and residential battery adoption
- Matthew Wright, early electrification advocate and founder of Pure Electric
- Tim Eden, writer for EV-focused The Driven website

There will be the opportunity to ask experts all of your charged questions directly in online break-out rooms.

This event will not be recorded for later viewing, so be sure to book tickets so you don't miss out.

Wednesday 29 April, 7-8.30pm AEST.
Register at (Free for Renew members, $20 for non-members)
https://renewportal.org.au/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=3819&qid=2065732

08/04/2026

See a free online “tour” of a sustainable Toowoomba house 🏡

https://sustainablehouseday.com/homes/renovated-1950s-timber-house

Or other sustainable homes 🏡
https://sustainablehouseday.com

This timber frame house was built in the late 1950s, and one family lived in it until we purchased it almost 10 years ago. A timber house captures carbon emissions, with the carbon that was captured by the living tree not released until the house burns down or rots. We pulled out the interior wall [...

04/03/2026

On one day in May, thousands of people across the country open their doors to their neighbours, sharing what they’ve learned about making homes climate ready and more comfortable and affordable.

From beautifully designed architectural homes to clever retrofits, efficient apartments and all-electric renovations, this is about real people sharing practical solutions that work.

Will you join the Toowoomba resident who has signed up this year? (https://archive.sustainablehouseday.com/listing/renovated-1960s-house)

The homes involved are incredibly varied:
• thoughtful retrofits
• all-electric upgrades
• passive solar homes
• efficient apartments
• low-impact material renovations
• climate-resilient rebuilds
• architect-designed sustainable homes
• homes just starting their sustainability journey

Find out more about Sustainable House Day on 17 May at www.sustainablehouseday.com

04/03/2026

Does your home have sustainable features?
Are you a sustainable builder or renovator based in Toowoomba region?

You can showcase your house for Sustainable House Day in May - either as an online tour or an in-person tour 🏠

Learn how at https://sustainablehouseday.com

See an example from last year of a renovated timber cottage in Newtown: https://archive.sustainablehouseday.com/listing/renovated-1960s-house

13/02/2026

Does your home have a story to tell? We'd love you to join us on Sunday May 17 as homes all over Australia throw open their doors. Applications are now open for anyone to showcase their sustainable home at sustainablehouseday.com

Sustainable House Day is back on Sunday 17 May 2026 — and we’ve launched a brand new website to match.
Explore real homes, practical solutions, and stories from people across the country, all in one refreshed space designed to make it easier to take your next step toward a more comfortable, affordable and climate-ready home.
Take a look and start exploring: www.sustainablehouseday.com