Business
September 7, 2010
Ken Sibley has contacted PWF to pass on info about his skills and those of his partner Margaret, and their travel plans. About Ken And Margaret Ken is a fully qualified electrician and licensed contractor and Margaret is a qualified […]
September 6, 2010
We hear through Monique Decortis’ excellent Vic Climate Action Calendar that the Alternative Technology Association is looking for help with managing visitors to homes on Sustainable House Day Sunday 12 September 2010 10am-4pm. Help give out info and have fun […]
September 6, 2010
Caroline Smith tries to live a green lifestyle and enjoys the challenge of recycling secondhand items to give them a new lease on life. Here, as a PWF guest writer, Caroline explains ‘freecycling’. _________________________ WHY FREE-CYCLING WORKS A major tenet […]
August 31, 2010
Commenting on the very positive restaurant business outlook, Restaurant & Catering SA CEO, Sally Neville, says the industry turnover is continuing to grow annually at 7 per cent. This annual growth rate reflects new businesses as well as higher turnover […]
August 29, 2010
The ABC’s Inside Business has provided a very positive picture of Hepburn Wind an Australian community owned social enterprise. This registered cooperative is Australia’s first community owned wind farm. A Strong Conclusion From Collaboration Hepburn Wind chairman, Simon Holmes a […]
August 29, 2010
Cycling IS good for our health and the environment. Helmets DO protect riders. In Victoria you can be fined $146 riding without a helmet. Why did Melbourne start a $5.5 million Bike Share project? Why don’t Sydneysiders cycle? A ‘Melbourne-World’ […]
August 21, 2010
The Age’s Ross Gittins made some election day observations on broad economic management that resonated with this voter: Dodging Climate Change Climate change is roughly equivalent to the GST in unpleasantness for the public. In dodging it our leaders are […]
August 10, 2010
CERES, Melbourne’s award-winning Community Environment Park in Brunswick is running a new series of Sustainable Home Workshops Saturday afternoons 1.30pm-3.30pm. They will focus on reducing our environmental impact at home, for example: Insulation and Glazing Green Cleaning Buying Green Living […]
August 4, 2010
After 4 million hits to its ‘Name and Shame register’ the NSW Government says the public certainly does want safe food information. The NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Steve Whan, says “Name and Shame provides that information.. in an easy […]
August 3, 2010
The London Evening Standard’s Lucy Tobin reports that although Twitter has not as yet worked out how to make ‘serious money’ it appears British TV star Stephen Fry has. You may have heard Stephen’s interview defending the modern digital age […]
July 28, 2010
Paul has contacted PWF to introduce a brand new, very comprehensive, green and community resource. The Blue’s Green Mate website is a forum, directory and news outlet – with news feeds from Alternative Energy News, The UK Guardian-Environment, The Independent-Green […]
July 26, 2010
Are you looking for a space for your next function or do you need to hire a hall for an event, workshop, performance, class or meeting? After heaps of volunteer hours’ work there is now an eco heritage hall for […]