August
August 17, 2007
“Australia has all but lost the race to develop really fast broadband in the Asia Pacific,” says Leith Campbell British telecommunications expert. “While Asian countries are burning up the telecommunications roads, Australia appears to be fiddling…the political will to invest […]
August 16, 2007
How good does it sound for competent, responsible people – wearing ‘grassroots hats’ – NOT to have to become an incorporated body to do a community job done that needs doing? ‘Place-based, bottom up community planning’ sounds inclusive and relevant […]
August 16, 2007
“It’s that time of year again,” writes Barb. “Yep, it’s visitor season in the Capes again. Can’t find a parking spot. Supermarket sold out of your favourites. Need to make a reservation at your neighbourhood noshery instead of just dropping […]
August 15, 2007
“Soul Art is artwork from the souls of kids who have been victims of child abuse, children with significant disabilities and kids who have not experienced the love of family.” Running from 13th to 31st August 2007 at Fed Square, […]
August 15, 2007
PROJECT COORDINATOR Blue Mountains. 24 hrs per wk, contract position.The Blueprint Family Support Project Co-ordinator. Click here for details, and to apply online. COMMUNITY HUB PROJECT LEADER Mission Australia: not-for-profit organisation. Hornsby / Waitara location. Permanent full-time position. Click here […]
August 15, 2007
COMMUNITY LIASON OFFICER Relationships Australia (Victoria) (RAV) . Berwick. Click here for details and to apply online. COMMUNITY PLANNER AND RESEARCHER Permanent full time position. Band 7: $63,867 – $70,971 p.a. Click here for details and to apply online. COUCELLING […]
August 15, 2007
PROJECT OFFICERS VPG . Full-time . Cairns. Click here for details and to apply online. COMMUNITY PROGRAM COORDINATOR / Therapist St Vincent de Paul Society. Gympie. Full time. Click here for details, and to apply online. FIELD OFFICER Emerald. Full […]
August 15, 2007
We are all inclined to think ‘established things’ – like publishing – won’t ever change. Wrong. Lisa Dempster, of newly renamed ‘Vignette Press’, has just convinced me of this with her passion for ‘new media publishing’. She publishes: Mini Shots […]
August 14, 2007
According to Choice magazine sometimes the larger ‘bulk buy’ pack is no cheaper than buying the smaller pack. It can even be more expensive. How many of us have the time or the inclination to use a calculator – or […]
August 13, 2007
A PWF reader has alerted us to the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s (BSL) Community Enterprise Conference 28 – 29 August, 2007 at the Melbourne Town Hall. Community enterprise includes a variety of non-profit initiatives and ventures that combine business principles […]
August 13, 2007
Drought has put people under siege all over Australia. Of those taking it as hard as you could ever imagine are the people in the Victorian Shire of Murrindindi who rely on Lake Eildon and its feeders for their very […]
August 12, 2007
Nick Minchin, Government leader in the Senate, has argued ‘strenuously’ behind the scenes for the Senate to perform its function as a house of review and look into the proposed NT Aboriginal intervention legislation, reports the National Indigenous Times (NIT). […]