Collaboration …or not
October 17, 2011
The remote WA mining town of Leonora has hosted 150 asylum seekers for around 18 months now, in disused miners’ accommodation. Student numbers at the local district school have risen 25% with 53 refugee children. More Students So NOW More […]
October 16, 2011
Computerbank in West Melbourne is a non profit organisation that recycles computers/ewaste and offers refurbished computers at low prices for people with an Australian Commonwealth Concession Card or Health Care Card or proof of low income. Computerbank can also help […]
October 16, 2011
The twittersphere has introduced me to Marion Nestle, New York University Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health. The message related in her website/book
October 12, 2011
Check out A Current Affair’s video clip on the chemical cocktail you may be drinking as breakfast juice. How To Decipher Labels Nutritionists, Australian citrus farmers and a local juice producer – Nudie – give advice on the numbers to […]
October 12, 2011
Natalie Parcell of Village Futures Food (VFF) – a community supported agriculture enterprise – is now offering a weekly menu of home made soups and curries, as well as supplying fresh, weekly, organic, GM free boxes of veggies to Nillumbik […]
October 11, 2011
The impact of children’s disconnection with nature shows in the decline in wellbeing and cognitive and physical health says Curtin University Education lecturer and researcher, Sonja Kuzich. Kids Feel ‘Hopelessness’.. Environmental Sociologist Angela Wardell-Johnson says: “It [is] important to celebrate […]
October 11, 2011
Barbara, a semi-retired teacher who lives in Brunswick, inner Melbourne, has emailed us with a city-based offer of work for a grey nomad single, or couple. A Roofer Or A Handyman? Barbara is looking for a qualified roofer, or handyman […]
October 11, 2011
An in-store spy – the new iPhone Field Agent app as tweeted by Business Your Way, now pays shoppers to provide retailers with in-store intelligence such as staff performance and competitor pricing. Launched in Australia in September, retailers can now […]
October 4, 2011
Congregations, community service agencies, aged care facilities, schools and the central offices of the Uniting Church in Tasmania and Victoria are setting a strong community example with the Synod’s decision to reduce gas emissions by at least 20% by 2020. […]
October 2, 2011
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is warning that we need to act on global food security to avoid political chaos and environmental refugees. He notes that the Middle-East upheaval started with protests about the high cost of bread. He says we […]
October 2, 2011
The weekend sees Sydney’s Festival of Dangerous Ideas take off and there are lots of Australian cities running TEDx ‘fests’. About TED TED (Technology, Environment, Design) is a global ideas movement that posts ‘ideas worth spreading’ online. It covers a […]
October 2, 2011
PWF has received another grey nomad email from a traveller seeking companions. Roy Winterburn is a single 70 year old ‘active caravanner’. He is interested in travel and in rock collecting – opals, gemstones – and in jewellery-making. Roy would […]