Collaboration …or not
May 29, 2014
New predictive GIS (Geographic Information System) technology is being hailed with “Farmers in Queensland’s peanut capital of Kingaroy.. at the front line of a precision agriculture program which could revolutionise the Australian farming industry”… BUT multinational Israeli fertilizer company Haifa […]
May 23, 2014
Remember how Independent candidate, Cathy McGowan and her team in Indi, NE Victoria, won a safe federal Liberal seat on the basis of participatory democracy in 2013? Voice for Indi (V4I) will run a ‘How we did it forum,’ Indi […]
May 16, 2014
Last year Dr. David Suzuki helped the EcoXpo celebrate its 5th anniversary – a great success, by all accounts – and this year the City of Sydney will be a partner, recognising the EcoXpo as the major sustainable event in […]
May 15, 2014
Congrats to Fairfax Media for publishing Dr Tim Thornton’s article on problems with the way we educate economists…the morning after the Coalition’s budget launch! Economics has long been recognised as an ‘inherently precise discipline’ (M A Salinger) and apparently even […]
May 13, 2014
The Guardian has reported a fascinating piece of realistic communication strategy from Melbourne businesswoman, Lyn Johnson, who wants to stop the multimillion-dollar business of importing rhino horn into Vietnam. 100g of rhino horn can fetch $6000, dearer than gold. Lyn […]
April 29, 2014
The Grattan Institute’s Jim Minifie of has some clear pointers on how to halve Australians’ super fees. Given the commentary that government expenditure in the superannuation arena predominantly benefits the well-off and is therefore ‘sacrocanct’, could we see a $10 […]
April 29, 2014
Kaye, who decsribes herself as a ‘young at heart widow’ in her early 60s totally agrees with others seeking travel companions rather than going it alone. Kaye writes: “I have just traveled up from my home state Victoria to Dalby, […]
April 17, 2014
The Business Council for Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) recently announced that the Co-operatives National Law (CNL) has been launched in NSW and in Victoria – a watershed day for ‘Australia’s most under-recognised sector’. “Eight in ten Australians are members of […]
April 17, 2014
This video about the 1995 re-introduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming in the US, after nearly 70 years, is the most amazing story. What Happened? Prolific deer grazing had affected the vegetation of the valleys and the […]
April 17, 2014
During this summer’s southern heatwaves rooftop solar produced by consumers reduced overall demand by nearly 5 per cent. In the future with rooftop solar doubling/trebling (?) plus battery storage added into the mix, what would happen? Do We Need A […]
April 16, 2014
Since the election last year the Coalition for Community Energy has been working to put community energy on the policy agenda with the new Ministers. Community Energy Is Catching On Right across Australia local communities are working hard to set […]
April 16, 2014
Check out The Ideas Nest – a new collaborative effort that is “a collective of organisations dedicated to educating individuals on how small, positive lifestyle changes contribute to a sustainable future both for ourselves and for our environment”. The Ideas […]