SMH has a brief video interview with Michael Mobbs, the owner of a 100-year old terrace house in inner Sydney, which creates its own energy (sending some back into the electricity grid), collects its own rainwater for drinking and showering, and recycles that water for washing and toilets. The owner explains that if he did that in the terrace house, anybody can do that.
For more details of the project, see http://www.sustainablehouse.com.au
