Collaboration …or not
April 3, 2011
The following Social Traders opinion piece by Libby Ward-Christie discusses methods of investment for social enterprise and argues the case for rigorous business planning and ‘investment’ type financial support rather than purely ‘grant’ giving. Social Traders invites invites constructive debate […]
March 29, 2011
There is an ongoing interest in PWF articles on CoHousing and Community Land Trusts. I’ve just heard a Radio National podcast with ‘Urban Coup’ , an initiative of a group of Melbournians who want to create not just housing, but […]
March 29, 2011
It is reported that five people have committed suicide in Australian Detention Centres in the past seven months. A 19 year old Afghan asylum seeker committed suicide at the remote Curtin Detention Centre last night. Refugee advocates say he had […]
March 27, 2011
Landshare Australia – newly launched at Randwick Community Gardens, Sydney – is a matchmaking service for gardeners to help produce more homegrown veggies across Australia. It introduces people with spare land to others wanting to grow fruit and vegetables, but […]
March 27, 2011
Nick Blowers is a Grey Nomad who has contacted PWF saying: “We are Grey Nomads and have our own self contained caravan. We are seeking voluntary work in Northern Territory from May to September 2011 in exchange for a powered […]
March 24, 2011
The 2nd Sustaining Rural Communities National Conference will be held at the Crossing Theatre, Narrabri, NSW on the 5th and 6th April 2011 with the theme of ‘Transforming Regional Australia’. Registrations close 31st March 2011 and registration is required to […]
March 21, 2011
Last year’s R U O K? day – a national suicide prevention action day – was deemed a big success. Following are some tips I came across after reading about ‘Key Staff Driven To Disorder’ and Graeme Cowan’s personal five […]
March 18, 2011
The content of the Closing the Gap report, 2011, has been called ‘underwhelming’…and it seems SOME insightful thinking on this issue just never sees the light of day, either in political circles it seems, or in mainstream media. Government Should […]
March 16, 2011
Connecting Up 2011 is about making technology accessible, understandable AND practical. Now in its seventh year the conference focuses on how nonprofits and charities can use technology to help them do what they do even better. About The Program Connecting […]
March 15, 2011
Tina and Will Visser would like to see PWF post info re: places for grey nomads to volunteer their time in exchange for shelter, power, water for the dry season in the Northern Territory. ONE Opportunity For two dry seasons […]
March 10, 2011
There will be an intensive three day sales training program for business owners and staff who sell to ‘major accounts’ in March and April 2011. Daryl Brooke of One Tree Hill Consulting, will run the sessions over three weeks to […]
March 10, 2011
Commercial buildings are far more energy efficient than the residential sector according to data released at last week’s Green Cities 2011 Conference by property investment analyst IPD, AND commercial properties outperform non-rated buildings financially, reports The Age newspaper. Sustainability engineers […]