November 11, 2008

Climate Change And Food Industry Opportunities And Threats

In Perth recently Dr David Hughes – Professor of Food Marketing at London’s Imperial College – said that changing consumer demand and rising fuel and food costs are all set to become major threats for producers of premium products. He […]
November 11, 2008

International Buy Nothing Day – Precycle And Live More

To buy, or not to buy? International Buy Nothing Day (BND), on Saturday 29 November, is about starting a lifestyle commitment to consuming less and producing less waste. Many countries – New Zealand is among them but not Australia it […]
November 9, 2008

Measuring Tourism’s Contribution To Local Economies

Australian researchers – in a world-first apparently – have used economic modelling to estimate both direct and indirect impacts of the tourism industry in our states and territories. We now have a nationally consistent picture and will be able to […]
November 7, 2008

Help Victorian Carers Find A Voice

Who Speaks for Carers? This message from Liz Stewart of Social Enterprise Partnerships Ltd asks the Victorian community to help Carers find a voice. They need our help. Liz Stewart writes: “Carers Victoria has a board of 11 people. 4 […]
November 5, 2008

StreetSmart Helps The Homeless – Support It In November?

StreetSmart – ‘helping the homeless’ – is into its November 2008 campaign and they have over 225 restaurants to participating across VIC, QLD, NSW and ACT- the biggest campaign yet. About StreetSmart StreetSmart is a bridge between the community and […]