Collaboration …or not
February 14, 2009
Telstra tells me my internet connection is down due to my proximity to the St Andrews fires AND my wireless connection is faulty BUT today it’s working so I can pass on some of the wonderful things people are thinking […]
February 10, 2009
I have just returned from Beechworth – where Saturday night son Luc and I were ‘fire-ready’ while new mum Jules and new grand daughter Anouk were thankfully safe in Wodonga Maternity Hospital. With the Beechworth danger seemingly passed I went […]
February 6, 2009
SustainableMelbourne.com and the Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab run regular Sustainable Cities Round Tables with speakers who provide three minute glimpses of what they are doing to create a sustainable Melbourne. These events are free but you must book. Sustainable Sharing – […]
February 4, 2009
There are training Workshops developed from the work by Augusto Boal with International practitioners coming up In MARCH and APRIL in Melbourne. This will be a joint venture between Stage Left Productions, Canada – one of the six world-wide centres […]
February 4, 2009
The Local Governments – Pathways to Sustainable Tourism program is a free, practical, self-guided OR facilitated workshop program now available to councils around Australia – developed by the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC). What Does The Program Do? It […]
February 4, 2009
INNOVIC’s Next Big Thing Award is offering inventors a possible share of $60,000 cash/prizes and $100,000 of promotion including a six week exhibition of finalists at Melbourne Museum. Categories include: sustainability/green innovation excellence community benefit people’s choice You Can Enter […]
February 3, 2009
Many people with disabilities have difficulty finding accessible accommodation when on holiday. Unfortunately some are told venues are accessible but on arrival find they are not. One Stop Shop For Accessible Tourism In Australia The Access For All Alliance is […]
February 2, 2009
What can we, as individuals, do to help combat power outages when 40+ heat means people cause supply problems by cranking up air conditioners so transformers and fuses blow? Here is a VERY good idea from a Sustainability Engineer in […]
February 1, 2009
After Friday’s ‘meltingly successful’ 45.1 degree training day for Community-Wide Study Circle facilitators at Melbourne’s Altona Meadows Library and Learning Centre, I was interested to read follow-up news of the diverse group that had travelled from country Victoria, Canberra and […]
January 29, 2009
PWF has bemoaned lack of leadership on this issue, now we see there have been over 4,000 petition signatures in just under 7 days… and the Feed-In Tariff team has only just begun! State by state here are the numbers […]
January 29, 2009
What do you think of this idea reported by Alternative Energy? “A new power packed performance super car has been designed in California that can run at the speed of 155 mph without conventional fuel. For startup this car will […]
January 21, 2009
It seems cooperatives are weathering the difficult economic times quite well. The ABC’s 7.30 Report presented an interesting/uplifting segment on this topic a few weeks ago. The Report Starts Out Saying… “The world wide co-operative movement say that their banks […]