February
February 19, 2006
Australian orange growers are the latest industry to get more aggressive about promoting their products as locally grown. The new ‘Aussie grown’ brand will be launched to specifically target the juice market so consumers can more easily identify Australian juice. […]
February 19, 2006
A new restaurant chain called “Bondi” will stage its US launch in July 2006 in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter. The Australian-owned parent company behind the concept plans to open a further six restaurants in southern California. The company – Bondi […]
February 8, 2006
In Warragul, Gippsland, a very small group – part of the ‘Women who Mean Business Project’ some time ago started a series of workshops making mosaic tiles to be placed along Warragul’s 1.5 km Linear Park Trail. After the low […]
February 8, 2006
Sheila King from ‘Access For All Alliance Inc’ has written making these points: 1)The Alliance is told that a new and growing tourism market segment is people with disabilities, yet tourist operators do not appear to be investigating the needs, […]
February 8, 2006
Why does a shire boundary divide the Mission Beach villages? “Mission Beach is cosmopolitan in its makeup. Nearly everyone comes here from somewhere else and we are all entranced by the natural beauty of our environment and the friendly community […]
February 8, 2006
Employees are anxious about their livelihoods when a business is on the market and are keen to secure their jobs. The closure of a business can be a missed opportunity for a local community, particularly in rural and regional areas […]
February 8, 2006
“Mission Beach is cosmopolitan in its makeup. Nearly everyone comes here from somewhere else and we are all entranced by the natural beauty of our environment and the friendly community spirit of our village lifestyle” writes Truus Biddlecombe of the […]
February 8, 2006
Red Balloon Days packages ‘top-shelf experiences’ – more than 1000 – and markets them online. It gives people a memorable time by sending them on anything from an overnight romantic retreat for two, to shark diving at night or a […]
February 8, 2006
Community buyouts preserve key community assets & facilities Alan Greig of the not-for-profit Mercury Centre Cooperative has written to PWF about the work his Centre does in helping businesses – and their communities – through a successful change in business […]
February 7, 2006
With the recent launch of the new web site http://www.backpackersworld.com.au, run by Backpackers World Travel (BWT), who claim to be the largest backpackers travel company in Australia New Zealand and Fiji, both backpackers and suppliers got a new resource, which […]
February 7, 2006
For the first time casual tourism and hospitality employees in Tasmania will have access to apprenticeships and traineeships. A collaborative effort between the Office of Post Compulsory Education and Training, Australian Hotels Association, and the Liquor and Hospitality and Miscellaneous […]
February 7, 2006
The NT’s January weather has set new climate records. Alice Springs has had its hottest January on record and to the north a tropical low pressure system has delivered heavy soaking. Even the desert is blooming and Rob Cook of […]