May 18, 2006

Indigenous Stock Exchange call to entrepreneurs

Ngarda Trading Floor – Roebourne, Western Australia, June 21-22, 2006 This Trading Floor will be the first to be sponsored by an Indigenous corporation, Ngarda Civil and Mining (NCM). Run by BAMA ISX, the proceedings will go to a national […]
May 17, 2006

Wine battles…..

A change in thinking to save winemakers going broke? Deloitte Australia’s 2005 wine industry survey shows 40% of wineries are losing money and export prices have fallen 33% in the past four years.“Given the maturity of the industry, real structural […]
May 16, 2006

2006 Ford LTD for NT apprentices & trainees

The skills shortage – more qualified staff means more apprenticeships Darwin Ford Dealer, Daryl Frost, has donated a 2006 model Ford LTD prototype to Charles Darwin Uni (CDU) saying “It is critical we continue to train local people to fill […]
May 16, 2006

No leave, no life

Thousands need to take annual holidays! Australians have 70 million annual leave days or 14 million weeks stockpiled – tens of thousands of employees need a holiday! “Annual leave accrual has become one of the hottest workplace and social issues […]
May 16, 2006

Transport improvements for country Victoria?

Greyhound coaches wanted back on Sydney/Melbourne east coast route Work for backpackers is an incentive to travel, especially to a ‘desirable region’. Because of a lack of integration of ALL the different types of existing transport – V-line, hostel/hotel courtesy […]
May 15, 2006

Jobs – QLD

YOUTH SUPPORT COORDINATOR (YSC) * (38 Hrs at Eight Miles Plains) Relationships Australia. The YSC will be employed to provide a range of services and assistance to young people and their families to ensure the continued engagement of young people […]
May 15, 2006

Jobs – NSW

Senior Project Officer – Australian Federation of Deaf Societies* Part time ? 15 hours per week. For a copy of the position description and/or further information, contact Rebecca Ladd on 02 8833 3617 or email rladd@deafsociety.com Fundraiser OTE $21/HOUR + […]
May 15, 2006

Jobs – VIC

FUNDING SUBMISSION WRITER / GRANTS PROCUREMENT – The Bionic Ear Institute * For further information please contact Sandi Walters, Public Relations and Fundraising Manager (03)9667 7507. Applications close 5pm Thursday, 18 May 2006. COORDINATOR Community Development Worker – Victorian Public […]
May 15, 2006

Innovation – the four ‘C’s

What is the Australia-wide Innovation Festival? It is an event that encourages networking and business opportunities across all industry sectors – focussing on creativity, connections, collaboration and commercialisation in 2006; It aims to increase public awareness of innovation and entrpreneurship; […]
May 15, 2006

Power points, confidence & freedom

Recharge scheme a model for Victoria & other states/territories? In Melbourne’s outer northeast the Nillumbik Shire’s business sector has cooperated in a program that provides a recharge point for people who use electric scooters/wheelchairs. Many traders have also made their […]
May 11, 2006

A very ‘human’ story from Queensland

An excerpt from a ‘guest diary’ passed on by an outback tour operator. ?A simple memory from outback Queensland that will last a lifetime ? Driving North in cattle country one evening, we pull off the dirt track to silently […]
May 11, 2006

Scrap women’s super tax

If not this year what about ‘election year 2007’? We should compensate women in retirement for their lifetime of lower earnings and lower retirement savings says Frank Gullone, a key superannuation administrator. A Newspoll survey released a week before the […]