beyond
the letterbox
Edition 5 - Spring 2008
The Department of Housing and Works’ home loan scheme, Keystart, is now providing an added incentive for people to
be GreenSmart.
This will be in the form of an increase of up to a $1,000 in the loan available to people building a house that meets specific
environmental sustainability criteria.
The house must meet the Housing
Industry Association’s GreenSmart
design and construction benchmarks
which cover:
energy management
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water management
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indoor air quality management
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construction process
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construction materials
•
landscaping and noise abatement.
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The Keystart GreenSmart loan can be
used by owner occupiers to build a
new house and is available to first or
subsequent home buyers.
For more information on the
GreenSmart Home Loan and for
information on other Low Deposit,
Low Cost home loans available contact
Keystart today.
Keystart Home Loans
Level 6, 218 St. Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
Telephone:
1300 KSTART
1300 578 278
Website:
keystart.com.au
Incentives to
be GreenSmart and
own your own home
The Cat Sterilisation Society will
offer low cost de-sexing of your
cat if you are on a low income or
are a concession or pension card
holder.
Uncontrolled cats mating and
fighting at night are a major
source of noise complaint from
neighbours and unsterilized cats
mark their territory by spraying on
doorways creating an unpleasant
odour.
Your cat will be a healthier, more
companiable pet when de-sexed,
less inclined to wander, get into
fights or be killed on the road.
It is a myth that a female cat
needs a first litter to “settle it
down” and a first litter is the main
source of cat overpopulation.
Seven out of 10 kittens are
destroyed and many are left to
fend for themselves, adding to
the feral cat population, which
is growing each year. Kittens of
both sexes need to be sterilised at
approximately five months of age.
So do the best thing for your cat
and the environment and sterilise
now!
Please ring the Ca