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Robert Spence’s Noble Park home a model of environmental sustainability

ROBERT Spence reckons it’s easy being green — and his Noble Park home is living proof.

Noble Park resident Robert Spence admires his thriving vegetable garden. Picture: Valeriu Campan
Noble Park resident Robert Spence admires his thriving vegetable garden. Picture: Valeriu Campan

IT’S easy being green for Noble Park’s Robert Spence.

For the past decade the 66-year-old has been converting his home and garden into a model of environmental sustainability.

Mr Spence said he started with a 14,000L rain water tank, then followed up with two more 5000L tanks.

The retiree said he had since fitted his home with a grey water system, inverter airconditioning, double-glazed windows, canvas awnings and solar panels.

He has also draft-proofed his property, insulated the roof and walls, and started a vegetable garden.

Mr Spence was “chuffed” to win the Sustainable Home and Garden category at the 2015 Greater Dandenong Sustainability Awards.

“It meant I had recognition for the work I had been putting in to counteract global warming,” he said.

Mr Spence said sustainability was vital and his next challenge would be examining battery storage.

“You don’t have to go all out and save the planet on your own, but every tiny little bit helps,” he said.

Schools, students, businesses and households that have contributed to the environmental sustainability of Greater Dandenong are invited to enter this year’s Sustainability Awards.

Categories include the Sustainable Business Award, the Sustainable Community Award, the Sustainable Development Award and a new video competition.

Greater Dandenong council city planning, design and amenity director Jody Bosman said anyone helping to create a cleaner, greener and more sustainable community was eligible to enter.

Entries close Friday, February 10.

The awards are supported by Leader Community Newspapers, Solgen, and LEDified.

Details: greaterdandenong.com

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