Collaboration …or not

June 3, 2010

Farmers Markets, City Farms, Community Gardens/Kitchens..

Connecting Up Australia has provided a short list of South Australian Farmers’ Markets in their SA Community e-news and they’re asking for info about about Community Kitchens in SA. Connecting Up provides community services and events information and is a […]
June 2, 2010

The Future? City Complex Powered By Clean Energy Fuel Cell

Last week a 400-kilowatt fuel cell arrived in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. This very big black box will become the largest stand-alone clean-energy generator in an apartment complex anywhere in the world. There was a big welcoming committee of public […]
June 1, 2010

Tourism/Education Demarcation Counterproductive – Opportunities Missed

For too long tourism and education have operated in their respective silos with too little cooperation, marketing, and service provision, says Matt Hingerty of the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC), and new research shows that this demarcation between the two […]
May 27, 2010

Water, Mullumbimby And Ethiopian Kids…

Ross and Marianne Allen from Mullumbimby are heading off for Tigray province in Ethiopia as part of their water wells project. Ross says: “We’ve been associated with the wells programme since 2002, having seen first hand the villagers’ need for […]
May 24, 2010

Steel House Passes CSIRO ‘Bushfire’ Trial

The May 2010 Australian Nanotechnology Alliance Newsletter presents the results of testing on houses built almost entirely of steel that have been subjected to a range of bushfire conditions. Read on: “CSIRO scientists have \’flame-tested’ a steel-framed house near Mogo […]
May 23, 2010

Comments On Remote Home Ownership And Community Housing?

The Chairman of FISH – Foundation for Sustainable Indigenous Housing – asks is there info such as a printed booklet/handout for Indigenous families that points out the positive and negative aspects of home ownership in remote communities? WA Government Considers […]
May 23, 2010

Land-Use Planning, Urban Food Production – Melbourne Forum

Food For All is a VicHealth project. The learnings of this program will be shared at ‘Making The Difference’, a practical, thought-provoking forum to be held on 25 June at Flemington Racecourse 9-3.30. Over the past five years eight Victorian […]
May 22, 2010

Victorians, Watch Out For Telemarketing Holiday Scams!

Victorian holidaymakers are being scammed by aggressive telemarketers who don’t like to take ‘no’ for an answer OR accept cancellations. Consumers are being warned about buying discount travel and accommodation packages from telemarketing companies. PWF has received a first hand […]
May 22, 2010

Register For South Australian Living Artists Festival – SALA

South Australia’s thirteenth Living Artists Festival (SALA), the largest visual arts festival in Australia, is coming up and online registrations close soon, on 24 May 2010. About SALA SALA enables South Australian artists of any age, ability and medium, to […]
May 22, 2010

Tourism Research AND Summaries Available FREE

The following is valuable tourism research on important topics. It is available for download through the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC) online bookshop www.crctourism.com.au/bookshop. The links provided go to the latest reports and their executive summaries. The Latest Reports […]
May 22, 2010

Small Business, Sustainable Growth, Improved Bottom Line

‘Small Business, Big Opportunity: Sustainable Growth’ is a publication available free online or via snail mail. Sensis commissioned John Dee – co-founder of Planet Ark and NSW 2010 Australian of the Year – to write up practical info and tips […]
May 19, 2010

One Size Does NOT Fit All Indigenous Communities

I recently visited several Indigenous communities in WA’s remote Fitzroy Valley and was impressed by a new network’s comprehensive understanding, sensitivity and sheer determination to create a better ‘now’ for First Australians. With the ongoing stories of schools right around […]