Collaboration …or not
April 18, 2010
For centuries local economies have been strengthened by cooperative alliances and in March Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Cooperative Alliance visited to launch Social Business Australia (SBA) at Parliament House in Canberra. We all like to feel that […]
April 17, 2010
Stateline recently reported on the new West Belconnen Health Co op in Charnwood, Canberra – a not for profit community health care centre that sits somewhere between the old family GP and the new Super Clinics. About West Belconnen Health […]
April 16, 2010
Happy to pass on info about the inaugural Greensborough Food Swap in Melbourne’s NE, 24 April 2010. Excess Home Grown Produce? Local Food Connect and ACES Northern Urban Agriculture Project aim to give people the opportunity to come together and […]
April 15, 2010
For me, the expression ‘Weasel Words’ captures exactly “the powerlessness and frustration we feel when confronted by meaningless words delivered with authority. Los Angeles Times about Don Watson’s www.weaselwords.com.au Although we all KNOW how words become faddish we keep on […]
April 15, 2010
The Ethical Consumer Update Guide warns that no Australian tuna brand uses sustainable tuna. Even the top brands use destructive fishing methods, but some brands are making positive changes. The biggest selling seafood item in Australia is canned tuna but […]
April 11, 2010
An Australia For All presentation, at a Regional Conference for Women With Disabilities in Guangzhou, China, 29-31 March 2010 won an award for the best web site dealing with accessibility for people with disabilities. An e-mail from one of the […]
April 8, 2010
Australia, with its excellent sheep country and myriad of supportive farming communities, is fundamentally suited to producing high quality merino fibre. BUT, wool producers are in decline and many small communities are feeling the impact. We are in the 21st […]
April 7, 2010
A tweet has led me to a dilemma for Nestlé We all know ‘Have a break, have a Kit Kat’ but now Greenpeace Canada is saying Nestlé should give rainforests a break and not support rainforest-killing companies. It’s All About […]
March 29, 2010
A new business – Village Futures Food – linking food producers with consumers wanting to buy fresh, seasonal produce direct from farmers in their region, has been in operation for 5 weeks now – in a modest way. What Is […]
March 28, 2010
“We must bring money back down to earth” says Woody Tasch on his Slow Money website. Last Century, Fast Money And NOW Woody continues saying: There is such a thing as money that is too fast, companies that are too […]
March 28, 2010
Australia For All Alliance – a hard-working community group made up of people with disabilities and their carers – now has a braille embosser which can emboss both sides of an A4 sheet of paper. Targetting Clubs And Restaurants Restaurants […]
March 24, 2010
PWF is happy to pass on this Special Bulletin from Tourism Queensland about the Category 3 Cyclone Ului that crossed the Queensland Coast in the Mackay/Whitsundays region in the early hours of Sunday morning, 21 March. Limited Damage Fortunately damage […]