Low Carbon Living Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains , AustraliaAnnabel Murray

$12,045

Raised of $12,000 AUD

Successfully funded on Oct 01, 2018
30 supporters
100%%

About This Project

Low Carbon Living Blue Mountains is a website, community education and member program established in 2014 by the Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute. We now have over 80 Low Carbon Living members who take our energy, waste and water carbon audit to measure their carbon footprint and adopt recommendations to lower their carbon usage.

At Low Carbon Living we are:

  • committed to working with you to reduce your carbon footprint
  • looking to grow our member base and raise much needed funds to continue our work in addressing climate change.


Our community education and outreach process supports schools and small to medium sized businesses to reduce their carbon footprint and allows you to reduce yours by supporting them!

Join our Low Carbon living membership program at a 20% discount during our crowdfunding campaign to help address climate change now!

Select your membership subscription level from the “Rewards” column on the right, to join our thriving community and make the commitment to reduce your carbon footprint today!

Members subscription includes:

  • access to an app to measure your carbon usage
  • recommmendations to lower your carbon usage
  • your monthly Low Caron Living e-newsletter jammed packed with the latest low carbon technology, finance, innovation information and climate change news
  • schools and businesses that join are promoted via our web page, blog, newsletter and face book page

Memberships (for businesses, schools and households): Households normally $65, now $50; sole traders normally $165, now $130, small businesses normally $330, now $270, medium businesses normally $550 now $440; large businesses normally $880 now $700.

Our members are already seeing positive results that benefit their business and reduce their costs, for example:

  • Bendigo bank, Summit Gear and the Fairmont have added solar panels
  • Lyttleton Stores and Rooster Restaurant have switched to Powershop who only invest in renewables
  • The Escarpment Group of four hotels - the Hydo Majestic, Parklands, Lillianfels and Echos Boutique - have diverted compostable waste from landfill and reduced their carbon from waste by 26%
  • Winmalee High and Scenic World introduced water bottle filling stations and biodegradable food and beverage packaging
  • Explorer Bus have become Australia’s first carbon neutral transport company by reducing their carbon usage and offsetting via Australia’s National Carbon Accounting System


Future Super, Australia’s first 100 percent fossil free super fund, has recognised Low Carbon Living as a climate leader. They will donate $125 to Low Carbon Living for everyone who makes the switch using our campaign page. To switch your Super in support of the planet and Low Carbon Living go to: go.futrsupr.com/lowcarbon


DONATE NOW and receive some great rewards, including:

  • Tickets to our Climate Change Celebration on Sat 22nd Sept time tbc featuring the amazing Hands Heart & Feet, Afri' Chele with Afro Fusion dance as well as other great local acts and vegetarian food by Sid from Luscious, and the Low Carbon Living Expo with local experts, tradespeople and installers.
  • Plastic free products from 'Blue Mountains Food Co-op's Big Little Shop'
  • Stunning artworks generously donated by local artists Freedom Wilson, Zoya Kraus, Amy Bell, Lia Smith & Co and Kasia Olszewsk:

Freedom Wilson

Zoya Kraus


Amy Bell

Lia Smith (creating an ephemeral Earth Mandala during the opening event: Thur 9th Aug 5-7 pm Gallery 188: to be photographed and printed)


Kasia Olszewsk

Together we can reduce the impacts of climate change and

Save energy,

Save money and

Save the planet.

Visit our website and see how the program allows you to act on climate change now.

Use Of Funds

$12,000 Tipping Point Goal

This crowd fund will enable us to:

  • engage more new memberships throughout the Blue Mountains from Lithgow to the Hawkesbury
  • begin automation of the first stage of our carbon audit for households, schools and businesses using an app developed by Ecologic at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at UTS
  • print program flyers and banners to provide the program with more robust publicity in the upper, mid and lower mountains
  • update basic home office equipment with Microsoft office.
  • set up and fund a landline for membership recruitment, monitoring and consultation calls

$40,000 Stretch Goal

If we reach our stretch goal we will:

  • automate our administration processes to save valuable human resources for increased low carbon monitoring, consultation and community outreach education
  • establish an annual Low Carbon Living Expo and seminars for subscribers, members, residents and visitors
  • continue automation of the first stage of our carbon audit for schools, businesses and residents, using an app developed by Ecologic at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at UTS. This will enable the Blue Mountains to take a lead role in creating low carbon communities in other regions such as the NSW Southern HIghlands, Byron Bay, Margaret River and the NSW Hunter region who will adopt the Low Carbon Living program as part of our National roll out.


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Rewards

Select Reward
Low Carbon Living members Hot Water reward
$10.00

Businesses, schools or organisations that switch some of your network to Future Super go in the draw to win 2 x Lead Tech hot water solar collectors valued at $1,430 incl GST, or a large limited edition print of the ephemeral Earth Mandala created at the launch event by local artists, Lia Smith & Co, by mail or pick up at Gallery 188.

Unlimited

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Slow online art auction reward
$10.00

Join our slow online art auction of stunning work by renowned local artists Freedom Wilson and Zoya Kraus at our Low Carbon Living Australia Facebook page.

Unlimited

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Individual subscription Climate Leaders Celebration reward.
$25.00

Receive your ticket by e-mail to our Climate Leaders Celebration on 22nd Sept; your Low Carbon Living newsletter subscription jammed packed with cutting edge Low Carbon technology, finance and news; and your bamboo straw to pick up from Blue Mountains Food Co-op.

Unlimited

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Household subscription 'showbag' reward
$50.00

Two tickets by e-mail to our Climate Leaders Celebration on 22nd Sept (kids free - it's their future!); your Low Carbon Living household carbon footprint calculator by email; 10% off Reduction Revolution products coupon by email; your subscription to our Low Carbon Living newsletter jammed packed with cutting edge Low Carbon technology, finance and news; a Nina's Bees Wax food wrap to pick up from Blue Mountains Food Co-op; and go in the draw to win a large print of the Earth Mandala created by local artists, Lia Smith & Co, at our opening event, by mail or pick up from Gallery 188.

Unlimited

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Art Lover Reward
$100.00

Select a limited edition print of stunning art works by local artists Amy Bell or Kasia Olszewski pictured above; receive everything from the household subscription 'showbag' reward.

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20% off Sole Trader membership subscription reward
$130.00

20% off annual Low Carbon Living membership subscription including an automated carbon audit and promotion on our website; hold an info stall at our Climate Change Leaders Celebration on 22nd Sept; go in the draw to win 2 x Lead Tech hot water solar collectors valued at $1,430 incl GST or a large limited edition print of the beautiful ephemeral Earth Mandala created at our opening event by local artists Lia Smith & Co (by mail), or pick up from Gallery 188; 10% off Reduction Revolution products coupon by email.

Unlimited

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Earth Mandala Award
$250.00

Receive a limited edition print of the beautiful ephemeral Earth Mandala created at our opening event by local artists Lia Smith & Co (by mail), or pick up from Gallery 188; receive everything from the household subscription 'showbag' reward.

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20% off Small Business membership subscription reward (<10 employees)
$270.00

20% off small business or school annual Low Carbon Living membership subscription including an automated carbon audit, promotion on our website, Facebook page and monthly LCL newsletter; a coupon by email with 10% off Reduction Revolution products; go in the draw to win 2x Lead Tech hot water solar collectors valued at $1,430 incl GST or a limited edition print of the beautiful ephemeral Earth Mandala created at our opening event (by mail), or pick up from Gallery 188; members who switch to Future Super also receive a set of Ninas Bees wax wraps - pick up from Blue Mountains Food Co-op.

Unlimited

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20% off Medium Business membership subscription reward (10-20 employees)
$400.00

20% off medium business annual Low Carbon Living membership subscription including an automated carbon audit, promotion on our website, Facebook page and monthly LCL newsletter and everything rewarded for 'Small Business' membership subscription.

Unlimited

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Earth Mandala and Plastic Free reward
$500.00

A large limited edition print of the beautiful ephemeral Earth Mandala created at our opening event (by mail), or pick up from Gallery 188; receive everything from the household subscription 'showbag' reward.

Unlimited

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20% off Large Business membership subscription reward (>20 employees)
$700.00

20% off large business annual Low Carbon Living membership subscription including an automated carbon audit, promotion on our website, Facebook page and monthly LCL newsletter & everything rewarded for the Small Business membership subscription.

Unlimited

Select Reward
Earth Mandala and Plastic Free reward
$1,000.00

Receive a large limited edition print of the beautiful ephemeral Earth Mandala created at our opening event (by mail), or pick up from Gallery 188; receive everything from the household subscription 'showbag' reward above.

Unlimited

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The Get Everything Reward
$1,500.00

Receive your choice of the limited edition prints offered by local artists Amy Bell or Kasia Olszewski above and a large limited edition print of the beautiful ephemeral Earth Mandala created by local artists Lia Smith & Co at our opening event (by mail, or pick up from Gallery 188); a boomerang bag, keep cup, bamboo cutlery set and everything from the household subscription' 'showbag' reward.

Unlimited