Have I finally made a decision about the toilet?  The plan to install a waterless toilet hasn't changed, and the plan to install a split system toilet hasn't changed.  A split system toilet refers to the pedestal being inside the house and the compost chambers being under the house.  The other decision that hasn't changed is that I'll have a batch system toilet whereby one chamber is filled, swapped for a fresh one and left...
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Timelines, deadlines and project management!  Some final decisions have to be made in the next couple of weeks, which seems early given building won't start for another six months, but my project plan says there's no way around it. I want to have the planning permit by the end of September at the latest.  Mt Alexander Shire will issue a permit within 60 statutory days, so long as the 'clock' or day count isn't stopped...
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Always learning! Always Learning! I thought a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment was needed for a planning permit but its only needed for a building permit.  I learnt this because I decided to ask Sam Thompson from Daylesford to do the BAL assessment rather than do it myself.  I find this distinction a bit hard to understand because last time I used Sam, it was to get a planning permit on a bush block in...
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