Renovate Australia

One of the challenges that we face living in such a large and diverse country as Australia is that national standards don’t serve the entire nation. I read an article a while ago about a new 5 Star Energy Efficiency Rating system for new homes and thought that the methods they were using sounded a [...]

The house lift was completed on Wednesday next week and we moved back in that night. The house sways a bit, is a bit weird, but it is supposed to be perfectly safe. Because of the design of the house we have to build it in completely before the swaying will stop. It’s making Tamara [...]

From the look of the forcast Cyclone Wati should continue to track down the coast and hopefully not make landfall at all. It could bring waves and some wind, but nothing compaired to what would happen if it hit land.
Here is what the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology is saying:
Severe Tropical Cyclone Wati should [...]

We and the house have survived Cyclone Larry, but now we are watching out for Cyclone Wati.
Cyclone Larry achieved category 5 just before hitting Innisfail, about 150km North of Townsville. From what we’ve heard on the radio today about one in three homes there have been destoyed and they are all without power. [...]