PWF Survey Results

1.FORMAT
The current format of the bulletin is
Easy to read – 100%
Too long – 0%
Too short – 0%

2. FREQUENCY
How frequently should the bulletin be published?
Weekly – 4%
Fortnightly – 37%
Monthly – 59%

3. CONTENT
You have probably noticed we spread articles over our 7 Talking Points
I find the balance satisfactory:
Yes – 96%
No – 4%

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MORE OF?
An overview:
-individuals or companies working together
-eco and sustainable tourism stuff
-community activities
-comments from readers on articles
-ideas for teaching young people
-tourism in small towns
-women in small business
-caring for environment and collaboration
-community/human interest stories
-more localised grassroots stories, less governmental announcements
-other people’s success stories
-community development in unserviced communities

4. READERS CONTRIBUTING THEIR EXPERIENCES
I would be inspired to contribute my/my group’s experiences if…?

An overview:
-as a student it is not relevant
-it was not so elite
-I felt others would be interested
-I had more time/energy
-there was a readers’ contribution place
-there was a template so in busy lives we could do this simply

5. QUALITY AND RELEVANCE OF ARTICLES
PWF articles are:
Always interesting – 37%
Usually interesting – 37%
Often interesting – 11%
Sometimes interesting – 15%
Not often interesting – 0%
Never interesting – 0%

PWF ARTICLES ARE:
Often useful – 41%
Sometimes useful – 55%
Hardly ever useful – 4%

INTERSTATE INFO IN PWF ARTICLES IS:
Often relevant – 23%
Sometimes relevant – 70%
Not relevant – 7%

6. SHARING BULLETIN INFO
Do you ever show or forward your PWF bulletin to friends or colleagues?
Never – 23%
Sometimes – 62%
Regularly – 15%

TO APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY PEOPLE?
1 person – 10%
2 people – 25%
3 people – 15%
4 people – 10%
5 people – 15%
15 people – 5%
20 people – 10%
120 people – 5%
Lost count – 5%

7.SOURCE OF INSPIRATION?
Have you followed up any contacts or ideas published in PWF bulletins?
No – 44%
Put info in file for future use – 37%
Yes – 19%

SOME EXAMPLES:
-collaboration
-Funding programs
-some of the community info
-neighbourhood house info
-followed up conferences, meetings
-community happenings, methods, resources
-Beaut Blokes weekend at Harrow
-recognised people I knew or found info helpful

8. OVERVIEW OF COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS
-Keep focussed on the grassroots sharing of knowledge that otherwise may not get into the mainstream, the story behind the story
-More of the same
-Bulletins are getting better and more informative all the time
-Satisfied with present publication
-Doing well
-A good resource
-Would like to see free content again, maybe seek funding from certain contributors for placement of articles
-maybe an electronic noticeboard would hook up more people
-Like the exchange of info
-Much of the info I already get so work is reluctant to pay membership fees
-Keep doing what you’re doing – it’s great