Community
July 17, 2014
“State and federal governments have their heads in the sand around the evolution and growth of cities,” says Sydney Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, slamming lack of policy. Should Cities Rule The World? This is the question Clover Moore presented when […]
July 17, 2014
“An open-source platform that provides access to information about disasters such as floods and bushfires could help yield savings of $500 million to $2.4 billion alone.” The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities. About The Roundtable’s Report […]
July 16, 2014
Dr. Thomas Kiessling is Chief Product and Innovation Officer (CPIO) at Deutsche Telekom. He makes the following insightful observations about life in inner cities now and into the future: Technolgical Innovation Not Just Austerity Measures Imperative As the 3.5 billion+ […]
July 16, 2014
A year after Merrylands East Public principal John Goh introduced early start and finish times the ‘experiment’ has been declared a huge success. The 370 students are enjoying school more for the right reasons and boys in particular have improved […]
July 9, 2014
In 2006 PWF asked if there were any entrepreneurs interested in milking camels? Four years later an Israeli, Gilad Berman, expressed interest in milking Australia’s feral camels milk. Today Gilad is milking camels in Perth’s hills and selling milk at […]
July 2, 2014
A Public Service Green Paper looking for social innovation leading to new policy formulation has been released for public consultation to stimulate discussion as to the role of Co-operatives and Mutuals in delivering public services for Australians. About The Paper […]
June 25, 2014
Many older Aussies are looking for travel companions. Nowadays when they contact PWF I suggest they check out the various touring caravan, motorhome, campervan clubs, as over the years I note some reticence about online contact. Some Clubs/Websites to Check […]
June 24, 2014
Nearly two years ago PWF wrote about a new concept in neighbourliness ‘Mixed Dozen’…a contribution to the growing interest in connecting locally. Connecting with people. Connecting with food. Connecting with our environment. Connecting with philanthropic tendencies. And, doing this in […]
May 29, 2014
Local organic delivery company, Organic Origins, is offering free delivery to all PWF readers who live in or near Warrandyte – a leafy part of Melbourne’s northern fringe – AND Liane and Josh are happy for this discount not to […]
May 29, 2014
Would someone like to spend some time in Dampier, in WA’s Pilbara region – Red Dog territory? PWF has just received the following letter from a very good-hearted semi-retired school teacher, Julie McGowan. She writes: Hi My name is Julie […]
May 25, 2014
It seems WA parents are voting with their feet in support of Independent Public Schools, where principals have their own budget and can hire and fire teachers. The ABC’s 7.30 gives a run down here. This type of school autonomy […]
May 25, 2014
Cabcharge – Australia’s virtual taxi monopoly – faces reduced fares during off-peak hours from competitors such as gocatch, Ingogo and Uber, as smart phone algorithms supporting alternative taxi booking services continue to improve. Uber fare reductions up to 40% in […]