Actions to change the world

Here's our list of simple, everyday actions you can do to help change the world (and have fun while you're doing it). It could be doing something for the community like shopping locally, something for the environment like avoiding plastic bags, or something for you, like learning to paint, sing or speak Spanish...

So how does this work? Click on an action to see what it's all about or, if you 're ready to do the do, tick each action you have completed and press the "Done!" button down below. Your actions will be added to the total, there on the top-right. Just like that.

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Action		Total	Add?
01	Learn mouth to mouth	2223
02	Decline plastic bags wherever possible	4637
03	Read a story with a child	3508
04	Fit at least one energy saving light bulb globe	2928
05	Smile and smile back	6009
06	Take public transport when you can	3879
07	Plant something	2852
08	Have a bath with someone you love	1516
09	Learn the traditional owners of your area	930
10	Turn your thermostat down by 1º	1769
11	Get fitter, feel better	2977
12	Turn off appliances at the mains	3060
13	Recycle your mobile phone	1020
14	Spend time with someone from a different generation	3422
15	Register online as an organ donor	1473
16	Give your change to charity	2789
17	Try watching less TV	3122
18	Learn to be friendly in another language	1258
19	Learn one good joke	1511
20	Turn off unnecessary lights	5216
21	Find out how your money is invested	1123
22	Use your will to good effect	1015
23	Have more meals together	2881
24	Dispose of cigarettes appropriately	2728
25	Recycle your clothes and toys	2853
26	Give blood	1343
27	Pay more when you buy at op shops	944
28	Seize the moment	1697
29	Recycle your computer	865
30	Bake something for a friend	1795
31	Turn off the tap whilst you brushing your teeth	6364
32	Mend something rather than replace it	2103
33	Recycle your books	2134
34	Offer to mow your neighbour's lawn	741
35	Write to someone who inspired you	996
36	Take time to listen	2738
37	Don't overfill your kettle	3003
38	Let at least one car in on every journey	2087
39	Shop locally	3430
40	Join something	1653
41	Hug someone	4311
42	Recycle your specs	791
43	Buy fairly traded products	1408
44	Take part in Clean Up Australia Day	826
45	Give your phone number to 5 people in your street	708
46	Use both sides of every piece of paper	2591
47	Buy a copy of this book for a friend	711
48	Send us an action	796
49	Learn more, do more	1622
50	Do something for nothing	2592
51	Find out where your lunch has come from	428
52	Recycle waste paper	1274
53	Calculate your carbon footprint	495
54	Don’t be an ideas killer	592
55	Use a biro from start to finish	693
56	Start a car pool	427
57	Enjoy a Fair-trade brew	596
58	Pull the plug on mobile phone chargers	729
59	Praise people	928
60	Remember people’s names	791
61	Speak rather than email	600
62	Make a radio request for the person opposite you	407
63	Practice good manners	1006
64	Recycle your printer cartridges	551
65	Pass this book around	404
66	Take breaks	756
67	Share your lunch with someone	448
68	Try a job swap	346
69	Shut down your computer properly	1189
70	Give as you go	442
71	Practice mobile manners	566
72	Lose the plastic cup	582
73	Leave work on time at least once a week	793
74	Turn away from your screen and... blink	813
75	Be nice to temps	711
76	Use one of these email signatures	408
77	Show empathy	725
78	Photocopy on both sides	716
79	Give up some spare time	545
80	Choose your friends wisely	741
81	Challenge your business about its ‘lights on at night’ policy	418
82	‘Aspire not to have more, but to be more.’	590
83	Lobby for a doona day	354
84	Smile when you answer the phone	773
85	Support small businesses	717
86	Avoid waste	717
87	Play bullshit bingo	446
88	Get off one stop early	461
89	Ring the IT help desk just to see how they are	382
90	Send this to your boss	376
91	Take the stairs	823
92	Bring your kids into work for the day	375
93	Don’t judge someone by the job they do	644
94	Make a coffee for someone busier than you	618
95	Earn fewer frequent flyer points	437
96	Blow the whistle on workplace bullies	429
97	Say thanks	1382
98	Give your brain a workout	721
99	Know how you fit into the bigger picture	548
100	Fail	669

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