Cultural Heritage
November 20, 2008
My mother was born in 1918 and turned ninety in June. She commented recently on how values have changed – so I interviewed her. That article is not complete but an email I received from Europe today – amazingly – […]
November 19, 2008
Can you imagine a new kitchen today without a large fridge in pride of place? When we look at architectural mags and big electrical stores you see so much amazing stuff, kitchens can really be hi-tech wonders, BUT aren’t we […]
November 16, 2008
Many believe the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy’s idealistic quest for ‘clean feed’ filtered Internet connections to all homes and schools will not protect children from pornography, will slow down the Internet and will cost taxpayers money. […]
November 16, 2008
We hear that due to highly saline conditions the short neck and long necked Murray Freshwater Turtles are dying in SA’s Lower Murray and Lakes region. These unnatural conditions are enabling marine worms to infest the turtles leaving them with […]
October 28, 2008
Riveresque Curtains and Accessories, a Warrandyte family owned business in Melbourne’s outer NE Green Wedge, is starting to get requests for natural, organic, low impact interior decor materials and for Australian-owned products. I first heard of this was from the […]
October 24, 2008
Bass Coast Shire Council – in Gippsland, Victoria – is encouraging mature-age workers to return to the workforce to meet current skills and labour shortages. The Age Is No Barrier Project aims to: identify the benefits of employing mature-age workers […]
October 15, 2008
David Graham is worried about farming sustainability. The founder of the ‘Farmer Dave Free Range Lambs’ label – farmerdavedirect.com.au – he is a new breed of meat producer, taking control of their supply chain, from paddock to plate. More and […]
October 7, 2008
The Canberra Times has re-published a New York Times ‘aspirational article’ by Tom Friedman who writes about the legacies of several boom and bust bubbles: The 19th century American railroad boom and bust – leaving America with a fabulous infrastructure […]
October 1, 2008
‘Learning Together’ is a conference for teachers and principals presented by ANTaR Victoria and Reconciliation Victoria. It is an effort to provide support in the teaching of Indigenous studies. The Victorian Government has recently announced their Wannik Education Strategy, a […]
October 1, 2008
How DO we communicate with each other? Queenslander Ian Plowman – psychologist, social researcher and facilitator – says it is not part of our formal education for people to be taught how to listen to one another. So How Do […]
September 22, 2008
FYI here are the details on GetUp’s effort to help save the Murray-Darling: Buy Me A River campaign ” The Murray-Darling is at breaking point – literally dying of thirst. The Murray-Darling Basin accounts for over 40% of Australia’s agricultural […]
September 5, 2008
Key speakers and Indigenous thinkers will join forces with Reconciliation Victoria to consider the way forward for reconciliation at a public forum ahead of Rec Vic’s AGM on 22 September, 4:30 -7pm. Donna Morabito of Rec Vic says: “Come along […]