Welcome to Bellis
If you’re wondering why any of this is necessary take a moment to play the bigfoot game at the Powerhouse museum website.
How many planets would we need if everyone on Earth lived like us?
Bellis is an ordinary, rather elderly Queenslander house in Brisbane’s Bayside.
It’s been retrofitted for sustainability by it’s owners, Jerry Coleby-Williams and Jeff Poole who were rather startled to learn that they had become suburban pioneers.
Now joined by bee-keeping Damien Andrews, Bellis is not an attempt at self-sufficiency but an indicator of how we can turn the suburban sprawl of Australia’s cities to an environmental advantage without compromising our Australian lifestyle. We grow food, we harvest rainwater and solar energy and we treat and reuse our wastewater - all things that can be done with ease by any homeowner in Australia’s suburbs.
You’re welcome to take a look around.
Brisbane’s Sustainable House & garden
Use the navigation bar at the top of the pages to get to the main areas of the site. Links in pictures like those above right act as gates to individual articles, photo albums, podcasts or videos. On some pages you’ll find ‘text only’ or ‘pdf’ buttons click them to download a printable version of the page
We have blogs where you can leave comments and you’re welcome to email us with any questions or suggestions.
Remember, sustainability is mostly about living within your means. Don’t be discouraged if you can’t do a whole lot of things at once. Take small, meaningful steps that you can guarantee to carry out. The cumulative effect is what matters.
Jerry & Jeff
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Queensland Conservation. We do!
