March
March 13, 2007
A largely unknown opportunity at a fraction of normal retail price Doug Jacquier, CEO of Community Information Strategies Australia (CISA) has asked PWF to pass on this great opportunity for small and medium organisations, to upgrade their IT capacity for […]
March 12, 2007
Can we learn to get a message ‘out there’ from the Canadian ‘Fostering Sustainable Behavior Listserv’ ….. Is there an Australian equivalent? Only 5 days till Webinar on California’s Flex Your Power Program Friday March 16 2007 is the post […]
March 11, 2007
More land in Central Australia being released for agribusiness development Centrefarm, the body established by Aboriginal landowners in Central Australia in 2003 to develop horticultural business on their land, is growing. Five parcels of land in the Anmatjere (Ti Tree) […]
March 9, 2007
Will play right around Oz in the 2007 International Comedy Festival Sue Ellson’s Newcomers’ Network Newsletter has just arrived with info about Victoria’s ‘Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week’ and IL DAGO which could be an amazing night out! On stage […]
March 9, 2007
Environmentally innovative – BP’s Global Choice program lures Visy Very encouraging – wouldn’t it be great to get some more ‘big moves’ from ‘big companies’? Visy will offset the greenhouse emissions from its entire 800 vehicle fleet – around 19,000 […]
March 8, 2007
$940,000 available for trainers to set up E-learning in remote communities The Australian Flexible Learning Network are offering three sets of grants totaling almost a million dollars this month to community-based trainers, local councils, libraries and local business. Project Manager, […]
March 7, 2007
The Visa 457 scheme is growing rapidly but… In April last year we had a good look at the practicalities of the federal government’s rapidly growing guest worker visa program (Visa 457s). Then in October we asked whether the program, […]
March 7, 2007
Overseas scammers targeting small tourist operators An interesting talkback call came in during a discussion with the ACCC about online fraud on ABC’s 774 breakfast radio show on Tuesday. Liz Pryor of Bed & Breakfasts and Farmstays Australia told listeners […]
March 5, 2007
A BALLE network here? Two PWF conference workshops to ‘test the water’ First Workshop Raising the Neighbourhood House profile through a ‘Local, Living Economies Network’? at the ‘Taking the Next Step’ Neighbourhood House & Learning Centre Conference 7-9 March, Melbourne. […]
March 4, 2007
Railtrails, volunteers & ‘proper’ govt attention – “Passion & dedication deserves politicians’ support & patronage…” The main thrust of the above July 2006 PWF article is reinforced by Lynda McMillan’s recent comment – on the article – when facing the […]
March 2, 2007
Narrabri launches website using template made especially for rural towns Remember Kate Schwager won the RIRDC Rural Women’s Award 2006 for NSW with this package? I am wondering if towns with enough ‘get up and go’ and concern for their […]
March 1, 2007
Melbourne designer uses his ad budget to publish a design guidebook. This creative approach to promotion might work for regular collaborative community-small business events too…what do you think? Instead of buying expensive magazine advertising, leading Melbourne industrial designer, Paul Charlwood […]