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May 11, 2011

Ways To Calculate Individual/Group Greenhouse Emissions

A reader has passed on this excellent website with info on how to calculate all sorts of emissions. It says: “The time to act for the environment is now. We can no longer go on pretending that we aren’t personally […]
May 11, 2011

Images Wrong…Tourism A Lost Opportunity?

Jamie Packer, Australian media and casino mogul, has learnt about tourism through his business experiences in running Crown Casino, which also owns the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth. Crown is one of our biggest tourism destinations Accountability For Achieving Defined […]
May 5, 2011

Innovative Youth Art Project – Gallery Sunshine In Melbourne’s West

Gallery Sunshine Everywhere is a NonProfit that links schools, families, business and the broader community with young artists. At least five exhibitions are curated every year, with no costs to families or schools, and the young artists are mentored. Grants […]
April 29, 2011

Guidelines Needed For Self-Managed AND Agency Health Care

Self-Management in Aged Care, Chronic and Mental Illness, Disability and Special Education will be the focus of a national Self-Management Conference in Melbourne 2-3 May 2011 and a PWF colleague makes some interesting observations below. About The Conference Run by […]
April 29, 2011

A Scholarship For Ngaanyatjarra Speaking Taneil?

Question: What level of cultural and financial support is there out there for non Indigenous children who can speak an Aboriginal language to develop a possible career path in this area? Bearing in mind that the annual cost for a […]
April 26, 2011

Links: Shipping Containers As Affordable Housing

Here are some interesting links to follow up on using shipping containers as housing. Regularly updated website on building with containers Images of containers as houses Container rooms – SCF Group, SA (pdf) 32 container houses Future Shack – Sean […]
April 26, 2011

Centrelink Versus WA Rural Financial Counselling Service?

Sean, on the Our Patch website, asks if the Centrelink process might not be improved and points to the successes of WA’s Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) of 20 years. One Size Does NOT Fit All Despite the one-size-fits-all approach […]
April 26, 2011

Mission Australia, Jobs, And Real Welfare Reform

Here, Toby Hall, CEO of Mission Australia makes the case for real welfare reform, not tinkering at the edges, as we have seen recently with approaches taken by Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott. Toby Hall writes: “Prime Minister Julia Gillard […]
April 20, 2011

Social Innovation Sydney StartUp Camp – May 7-8, Paddington

Social Innovation Sydney will run one of their ‘Bar Camps’ as their first Social Innovation Startup Camp over Saturday May 7 and Sunday May 8, 2011. What Is A BarCamp? BarCamps are a way of meeting and build relationships with […]
April 17, 2011

Updating Accessible Tourism Venues Here And Overseas

Over the coming months the number of accessible tourism venues will be increasing on the Australia For All website as both the Intercontinental Hotels Group and the Scandic Hotels group have given permission to include all their hotels with facilities […]
April 14, 2011

Leaders-As-Hosts NOT Heroes: The New Democracy?

Democracy is evolving. There are many disparaging comments about today’s leaders – but what a job! The new Wheatley-Frieze book says we must recognise we are all in this together. We can no longer depend on one heroic leader because […]
April 10, 2011

Youth Homelessness. Not Just Houslessness..Can We End It?

Homelessness is not just houselessness – but it’s always about housing, says a coalition of groups addressing this huge problem. On any night in Australia 105,000 people are homeless and 25% are under 25. Campaign To Raise Awareness Virgin Unite, […]