May
May 12, 2008
It looks as though it is going to need all hands on deck across all sectors of the business world to address the current skills drought. What Phillip Guest of Michael Page International had to say in a Saturday Age […]
May 10, 2008
There has been quite a bit of interest in the idea of PWF handling Expressions of Interest in matching Grey Nomad skills eg plumbing, electrical, carpentry, with jobs available in outback communities. PWF even did a short radio interview last […]
May 9, 2008
We see that Business Enterprise Centres Australia (BECA) will receive $10.5 million next financial year from the Federal Government to allow its network of centres to upgrade services in areas such as mentoring, training programs and business analysis. “The funding […]
May 6, 2008
PWF is happy to extend Jim Taggart’s request for Home-Based Businesses to complete his survey. Why Should You Take The 10-15 Minutes? As we wrote before, it seems currently there is little knowledge – either here or overseas – of […]
May 6, 2008
George Vassilou’s story of how he doubled his aged mother’s face-to-face care hours by personally taking control of her EACH dementia package appeared on the front page of The Senior last month. (See story below) Dozens of people have contacted […]
May 6, 2008
At its inaugural national conference in March 2008 the National Federation of Parents, Families And Carers decided to develop a campaign to see everyone in community care with their own Individual Budget and taking charge of their own support. In […]
May 5, 2008
Well done Bendigo Bank! We see their new head office building in the Bendigo CBD is the first 5 Star Greenstar building a regional Australian city. About The Building The main building is of 6 storeys – ground, car park […]
May 2, 2008
The Banksia Environmental Foundation has been operating for 20 years now. It is a national not-for-profit organisation that promotes environmental excellence and sustainability through its prestigious Awards program and other associated events. The Foundation also organises the Prime Minister’s Environmentalist […]
May 1, 2008
The Fair Trade Association of Australia & New Zealand (FTAANZ) has announced its opening feature for the Fair Trade Fortnight at 7pm, Saturday 3 May in Melbourne. If you click here you’ll find similar events right around Australia during this […]
May 1, 2008
Winners in the 2008 aduki awards, celebrating Australia’s vegan community, have just been announced. These awards acknowledge vegan food and living with the aim of showcasing the best animal-free products, places and businesses. aduki’s Managing Editor, Emily Clarke, says: ‘It’s […]