Business
December 10, 2010
Mandatory bike helmet laws in countries like Australia clearly create problems for bike sharing operations. Brodie McCulloch from Cycle Freo has found a flat pack bike helmet and is asking for feed back on the concept while checking out further […]
December 9, 2010
Post GFC skills shortages are ‘painfully obviously’ an emerging problem says Nick Greiner speaking for the mining, construction and engineering industries. “At all levels from semi-skilled upwards, the problem, certainly at Bradken [mining supplier] we are finding that it’s heading […]
November 30, 2010
There has been a lot of talk about what Australians can do to help ‘close the gap’ between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians says Bronwyn Lumby from the Centre For Cultural Competence Australia (CCCA) and this new Centre has started something […]
November 23, 2010
I have just re-read Bill Moss’s tirade about the Federal Government’s aspirational goal of having all new homes built to disability-friendly design standards by 2020 – ten years away. He called it ‘wimpish’ and a ‘legally unenforceable cop-out’ and he […]
November 21, 2010
This ACF video gives a quick, straightforward picture of what’s going on with rising electricity prices, now, and what’s likely to happen in the longer term. Speakers are an expert on clean energy laws, Claire Maries, and economist Simon O’Connor, […]
November 20, 2010
Neil Haslam, the owner of the Forrest Beach Hotel in far North QLD has emailed PWF to say he’s interested in the services of a painter for some work around their property. About Forrest Beach North of Townsville, south of […]
November 20, 2010
For me, Jack Zagorski’s bike helmet thoughts posted on the Premier of Victoria’s web page are sane, considered and worth passing on: “The other day I was in Federation Square enjoying a coffee and idly watching the bicycles queued up […]
November 20, 2010
Mature-age workers looking to revive their careers could be interested in www.olderworkers.com.au writes Meera Vijayan. There is growing private sector interest in this jobs site but it finds “The government is one of the hardest of organisations for mature workers […]
November 14, 2010
Having dabbled in art, design and building, I read with great interest this weekend about a new, renewable timber product and the new Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW) at the University of Tasmania. Next year the Centre will […]
October 29, 2010
An Australia-China team of scientists has shown that the fast growing Giant Napier Grass can be used to cleanse contaminants from affected soils and then be converted to ethanol for transport fuel or steam for electricity production – a greenhouse-friendly […]
October 28, 2010
Sarah Collingwood from Fourwinds Vineyard in the Canberra region has been in touch re: the big supermarkets and Australian wines. Coles and Woolies are now Australia’s largest wine retailers. They are developing exclusive wine brands and selling them at very […]
October 27, 2010
LoCo BC (British Columbia) is a Vancouver business organisation focused on creating a diverse and vibrant local economy by strengthening small and mid-sized businesses. The following article in their current e-newsletter will no doubt interest PWF readers, given the popularity […]