Going solar: please share your experiences! Like to install solar HWS, heating etc. Live in Victoria Australia?

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My new solar powered earring.
A little fun with the sun as I was getting into the car to drive the long way home.

Question by Gemma: Going solar: please share your experiences! Like to install solar HWS, heating etc. Live in Victoria Australia?
We’re about to move to a 5 acre bush block outside Daylesford. The house is rendered brick double storey. It has an electric HWS and wood heater. We’d like to install solar panels on the roof to power everything but cannot afford this at all now. We thought we could start off with a solar combined hydronic heating and HWS but don’t know much about it. If anyone has experiences with this, or in general about solar power it would really help us decide the best way to make our new home more sustainable. Thanks for any help offered!

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