Collaboration …or not
February 26, 2010
This so-o-o-o-o complex topic continues to confound. Today, as our federal government recognises that its support for solar roof panels is stopping the development of other renewables it is reported in London that “The two most influential advisory bodies on […]
February 18, 2010
LIVE is an acronym for Locals Into Victoria’s Environment. This new community organisation is independent, non-partisan and non-profit, based in Melbourne’s City of Port Phillip. Several hundred LIVE Victorians want to address the detrimental human impacts on the planet. They […]
February 18, 2010
‘One Year On, The Future’, a documentary produced by Darren Lunny is well worth viewing. It is an excellent production and will take you 8 minutes x 4.
February 17, 2010
Sean Hughes from Skyline Energy (Ecological Solutions for the 21st Century) has provided some information regarding heat pumps vs solar-electric systems. NB Common heat pumps are food refrigerators and air conditioners. If you go to Sustainability Victoria’s pdf file ‘Benefits […]
February 17, 2010
Bryan Johnston is chasing info for a project he is developing – a website which is a major networking link for those interested in purchasing from, supporting, or learning more about aboriginal co-operatives or similar like-minded sustainable groups which either […]
February 17, 2010
Bernard Eddy of the Australian Water Network has forwarded us a heartfelt Online Opinion article by Kellie Tranter – lawyer and writer who dedicates much of her time to promoting social, environmental and political responsibility, calling for government and business […]
February 17, 2010
Derek Winter of the Business Sustainability Roundtable has contacted us about a post Copenhagen debrief over lunch in Melbourne on Wednesday 24 February. He says: “Michelle Grattan summed up the Coalition’s policy response to climate change as a ‘loose political […]
February 17, 2010
New applications for wool and other natural fibres are expected from an international collaboration between Deakin University, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and Tufts University in the United States. This initiative recently received Australian Research Council Discovery […]
February 17, 2010
Dr Tricia Hiley, from the Oases Graduate School, is helping spread the word about Melbourne hosting the 8th World Congress of Action Learning and Action Research on 6 – 9 September 2010. Action Research and Action Learning practitioners and academics […]
February 17, 2010
Kerryn Burgoyne has written to us about her story, her website, www.ktalk.co and her work as an educator. She is passionate about educating the wider public about living with the Asperger’s/Autism disorder. Kerryn speaks not from an academic perspective but […]
February 9, 2010
Penny Holyoak at 53 years ‘young’ has been diagnosed with cancer. A passionate lady, Penn is now determined to make a difference in our society. Do you feel strongly about the violence and racial prejudice on our streets? You can […]
January 23, 2010
Over the years we have published several of Shane Strudwick’s passionate tourism efforts eg SA Coorong And Lakes A National Disaster? Who Cares? Yesterday I received a disappointing and sad message to stakeholders and supporters of a recent tourism effort […]