April
April 6, 2005
A new charitable foundation that lets donors specifically target community initiatives was announced by Bendigo Bank’s Managing Director, Rob Hunt, last month. He believes many donors would happily contribute more if they knew funds would be applied to benefit their […]
April 5, 2005
Communities, schools, sporting clubs and charities are missing out on millions of dollars because Victoria does not have a refundable recycling fee on drink containers. South Australia has a successful scheme based on a 5 cent refund for returned bottles […]
April 5, 2005
Mackay City Council is offering school leavers 12 month Council Traineeships as an alternative to University and at the same time is addressing staff shortages. To assist trainees and apprentices gain skills in a practical working environment, Council provides inhouse […]
April 5, 2005
SA’s new marketing campaign includes an emailed Outback SA Cattle Drive game – see www.cattledrive.co.uk. It is a clever, quirky idea linking wine producers Jacob’s Creek and tour operator Trailfinders to capture the attention of UK visitor numbers to SA […]
April 5, 2005
South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula suffered the worst fires since Ash Wednesday in January 2005. Nine people died and around 80,000 hectares of farmland were destroyed…BUT …popular holiday places such as Streaky Bay, Coffin Bay, Tumby Bay and Port Lincoln were […]