Collaboration …or not
December 9, 2009
Could there be hope for an Alzheimer cure in alternative medicines? Trials on herbal preparations used in India traditionally to enhance intelligence and mental functioning are underway at Swinburne University’s Brain Sciences Institute in Melbourne. Search For Scientifically Valid Evidence […]
December 8, 2009
The Tourism Satellite Accounts provide all states and territories with comprehensive data on the economic impacts of visitor expenditure on their economies. The 2007-08: Summary Spreadsheets have just been released and are available free from the STCRC (Sustainable Tourism Cooperative […]
December 1, 2009
The linkage between water, energy and Climate Change raised its head at the 12th International Rivers Symposium in Brisbane September 09. Thank you to Bernard Eddy of AWN for providing some thought provoking leads. Julia Imrie of Rivers SOS wrote […]
December 1, 2009
Become A Green Loans Home Sustainability Assessor has been a very popular PWF article for many months now. However an assessor cap has been applied and on 24 December the Government will cease certifying assessors. In a recent Green Loans […]
December 1, 2009
The Tasmanian Greens have launched a ‘Cooperative Tasmania’ (pdf) initiative and have a proposal for the McCain vegetable processing plant there due to close November 2010. Putting the business into the hands of the community rather than simply bailing out […]
December 1, 2009
Lane Burdett has sent us info about a new community project designed to keep Victorians up-to-date with fire news this summer. A new website – created by Harshit Sekhon – uses live feeds from the CFA/MFB, Police and the Bureau […]
November 30, 2009
We wrote about safe, inclusive walkable neighbourhoods – the new Victoria Walks website – some weeks ago and the program is now officially launched with info to both inspire and coach you in how to assess and then lobby your […]
November 28, 2009
PWF doesn’t pass on all GetUp requests but THIS one…at a time when Copenhagen is ????? If you haven’t seen the email, GetUp says: “We’ve just been told there’s a bunch of impressive young Pacific Islanders who can’t afford to […]
November 26, 2009
Many Australians suffer from obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Overseas the US, Denmark and Canada have banned the use of trans fats which increase the risk of heart disease and here, Hospitality magazine reports, Kogarah, Gosford and now Hurstville councils […]
November 24, 2009
Peter Kenyon (Bank of I.D.E.A.S.) is reminding people about a national conference that will focus on community conversations, engagement and collaboration. Peter will be one of the facilitators. International & Australian Presenters Paul Born ( Canada) Kathy Tweeten (Centre for […]
November 10, 2009
‘Do Something‘ research reports that we throw out AT LEAST $5.2 billion worth of food from home every year. WHAT Are We Doing? Fruit and vegetables are tossed out most, then unfinished restaurant and takeaway meals and then fresh meat […]
November 10, 2009
Recently launched, with the idea of promoting local food, is a website where people can search for food within a certain vicinity. The interest in local food really seems to be growing – whether for health, community support, or environmental […]