The Bus Tours & Talk is fun, educational, and inspirational.

The Talk

Sunday 8th October - Home Base, Subiaco

9:00am -10:00am - Registrations open - Meet the Renew Team over a cup of tea/coffee

9:00am - 10:00am - EVs from members of the Electric Vehicle Assoc of Australia will be in the car park to talk about driving and owning an EV

10:00am - 12:30pm - Passive Solar Basics Talk by Griff Morris

12:30pm - 1:00pm - Lunch (bring your own, there is a fridge)

The Bus Tour

Sunday 8th October - Home Base, Subiaco

1:00pm - 5:00pm - Bus tour we will visit 4 homes and chat with the owners about how the home works for them, ask what works and what they would change if they were to do it all over again.

This Bus tour will depart and finish at Home Base.

The homes we will visit on this tour are;

The Smarter Sustainable Homes Bus Tour

Sunday 15th October - Solar Dwellings, Mt Hawthorn

10:00am - 3:00pm - Smarter Sustainable Homes Bus Tour. We will visit 4 homes and chat with the owners about how the home works for them, ask what works and what they would change if they were to do it all over again. Houses on this tour will be budget-friendly options.

We will stop for a quick lunch stop in a park - Please bring your own lunch and snacks

This Bus tour will depart and finish at Solar Dwellings.

The homes we will visit on this tour are;

Ecological Home Bicton 2023
Handed over
Starting over
Strata-stainable
Work in Progress – This home will be at the “Lock up” stage of construction which will give us a unique opportunity to see some of the construction in progress.

Booking tickets

Ticket Costs include GST (Plus booking fee)

$40 per person - Bus tour (8th October)

$30 per person - Passive Solar Talk (8th October)

$40 per person - Smarter Sustainable Homes Bus Tour (15th October)

Discount Tickets are available for concession card holders and those experiencing financial hardship

Use code DISCOUNT FIVE to receive a $5 discount on the cost of either the talk or bus tour. Please only use the discount code if you are experiencing financial hardship as there is a limited number that we can offer at this rate. A maximum $10 discount can be used per booking.

To access the code choose the tickets that you want to purchase, then click Enter Details, add the discount code at the top of the page.

All profits from this event will go to The Hunger Project.

You can choose to donate more by adding an amount to the Additional Donation box under the ticket selections or go to https://thp.org.au/give-now/ if you would like a tax invoice.

If you would like to make a donation to Renew go to https://renew.org.au/donate/ or you can donate on the day with cash or EFT.

Information on the houses we will visit will be posted soon

Know before you go

Instant confirmation. Please check your email junk folder if you do not receive the confirmation straight away
No need to print tickets, we would like to reduce the waste where possible
Water, tea and coffee will be supplied at check in
Bring your own water bottle, we will be able to refill along the way
Please bring what you need to take notes
We will stop at public toilets along the way, do not use homeowners toilets

PHOTOGRAPHY AND/OR FILMING – please be aware by being a part of the bus tour you understand that you may be photographed and/or filmed and you hereby give Solar Dwellings and Renew the unqualified right to take pictures and/or recordings of you and grant the perpetual right to use your likeness, image, photo (collectively, “image”), without compensation, for use in any medium and to put the finished pictures/recordings to any legitimate use without limitation or reservation. If you do not wish to be photographed or filmed please let the Bus Coordinator know at check in.

Supported by Renew Perth Branch.

Please contact our office if you have any questions on 9444 4400 or email events@solardwellings.com.au