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February 6, 2009
SustainableMelbourne.com and the Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab run regular Sustainable Cities Round Tables with speakers who provide three minute glimpses of what they are doing to create a sustainable Melbourne. These events are free but you must book. Sustainable Sharing – […]
February 4, 2009
The Local Governments – Pathways to Sustainable Tourism program is a free, practical, self-guided OR facilitated workshop program now available to councils around Australia – developed by the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC). What Does The Program Do? It […]
February 4, 2009
INNOVIC’s Next Big Thing Award is offering inventors a possible share of $60,000 cash/prizes and $100,000 of promotion including a six week exhibition of finalists at Melbourne Museum. Categories include: sustainability/green innovation excellence community benefit people’s choice You Can Enter […]
February 3, 2009
Many people with disabilities have difficulty finding accessible accommodation when on holiday. Unfortunately some are told venues are accessible but on arrival find they are not. One Stop Shop For Accessible Tourism In Australia The Access For All Alliance is […]
January 29, 2009
PWF has bemoaned lack of leadership on this issue, now we see there have been over 4,000 petition signatures in just under 7 days… and the Feed-In Tariff team has only just begun! State by state here are the numbers […]
January 21, 2009
It seems cooperatives are weathering the difficult economic times quite well. The ABC’s 7.30 Report presented an interesting/uplifting segment on this topic a few weeks ago. The Report Starts Out Saying… “The world wide co-operative movement say that their banks […]
January 19, 2009
I have recently learnt that Permaculture, a term coined in Australia in the 70s by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, is an approach to designing systems for human settlements that mimic the structure and interrelationship found in natural ecologies. Back […]
January 16, 2009
This letter was very welcome in my Inbox this morning: Dear Co-op America Member, On Monday of this week, I had the opportunity to meet with the Obama Transition Team along with several of our allies.. I was impressed with […]
January 14, 2009
wwww.workingconnections.com.au is the employment service of ARPA Over 50’s Association Ltd. It provides jobsearch advice, training and job-matching services. They are currently running the EXPERIENCE COUNTS Retail Travel Project. Two participant places are available for the next three-week training course […]
January 9, 2009
Could Australia – whose likely host states currently ban Jatropha plants – become a source of feedstock for a biofuel capable of replacing jet fuel? The West Australian recently reported that Air New Zealand has successfully used a 50-50 blend […]
January 5, 2009
The Sustainable Living Foundation reports that the Federal Government will be needing Home Sustainability Assessors across the country for their Green Loans initiative starting early 2009. Trained assessors could earn between $200 and $300 per assessment and the Federal Government […]
January 1, 2009
Rum Jungle Bed and Breakfast bungalow accommodation has a Grey Nomad work opportunity from April – September 2009, a wonderful opportunity for an authentic Top End experience. The Job Cleaning and gardening for just a few hours per day this […]