Rotary International has a long history of promoting peace and it has recently been heavily involved in providing tangible assistance to bushfire victims. Southbank Rotary Luncheon To Support Bushfire Recovery At this luncheon London Bombing Survivor Gill Hicks and Christine […]
Tourism Australia has launched a new program to help unlock leave for Australian holidays. Key facts * One in four Australian, full-time employees have accrued 25 days or more of annual leave. With serious implications for businesses, individuals and the […]
Given recent editorial comments on the Federal Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) effectively negating State and Local Government and individual efforts and possibly helping the large polluters keep on polluting, I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on the following […]
Social media is a term usually used to describe the collection of software that enables individuals and communities to gather, communicate, share, and in some cases collaborate or play. danah boyd’s “Social Media is Here to Stay… Now What?” at […]
I’m hoping ‘someone out there’ can point this family in the right direction? “Myself and young family live in Ryde in Sydney suburbia. We are doing renovations to our home. We are considering recycled/cob/mudbrick in our renovation, use of solar […]
The Bonyeeburra Gathering aims to bring together all traditional dance groups, Elders and leaders of Australia that maintain and identify their mob’s connection to the traditional bunya ceremony of southeast Queensland. It is widely acknowledged that the common corroborees shared […]
In spite of the world financial crisis co-operatives and social enterprises are surviving and even expanding, reports The CCC (Community Co-operative Connections) e-news team. Third Sector News 1. Mainstream media (ABC 7.30 Report) is now reporting – finally – the […]
Joining in the Pedal Against Poverty event you’ll help protect the environment and help break the cycle of poverty for disadvantaged children and communities here and overseas. What You Need To Do 1. Decide to ride your bike (or the […]
Tim Blankenstein would like to express his interest in any job opportunities relating to caretaking/maintenance/tour guiding within any campgrounds/parks/stations etc throughout Australia. In their late twenties, both Tim and his partner have travelled around Australia in a 4wd for a […]
John Jordan from Wild River Farmed Seafood tells us work opportunities exist on their large scale aquaculture project just outside Darwin in the NT. Wild River® employs professional, technical and casual staff and offers the opportunity for professional development and […]
This weekend The Australian wrote up two property developers – Victoria’s Daniel Grollo and Queensland’s Ian Thomas – and their social entreprenurship. Government Scheme Not The Answer “A government-sponsored scheme will not ease the housing shortage. Affordable housing requires government […]
The idea of a Grey Nomad Jobs and Skills Register is slowly ‘getting out there’. We have two new expressions of interest – one from a NT cattle station and one from a property in Victoria’s remote far east Gippsland. […]