Sustainability

Through the National Grow Me Instead program, Nursery & Garden Industry Australia is taking a significant step in tackling one of the nation's most serious environment problems - the spread of weeds.

As part of the program, a Grow Me Instead booklet has been developed for each state/territory which contains a list of plants that were formerly grown and sold to gardeners and have since ‘jumped the garden fence' and become invasive in the natural environment.

Think before planting trees under or around powerlines.  Information is available in the Plant Smart brochure.

Useful web sites for improving household sustainability include:

• Waterwise information for water conservation and efficiency in households and gardens
• Sustainability information on development, tourism and energy

Hon Kate Jones, MP, Member for Ashgrove is the Queensland Government Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability.