Cultural Heritage
March 25, 2007
The world is made up of ‘everyday, grassroots people’. Even the rich & powerful are ‘everyday people’ at some point in their lives. The ability to ‘connect’ with everyday people is probably priceless in this age of ‘spin’ yet effective […]
March 15, 2007
Free event to mark the Elimination of Racism Day & Cultural Diversity week “Quite often ignorance breeds contempt. So if we can share and work together with the arts, it’s about getting to know each other, performing together, working together […]
March 9, 2007
Will play right around Oz in the 2007 International Comedy Festival Sue Ellson’s Newcomers’ Network Newsletter has just arrived with info about Victoria’s ‘Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week’ and IL DAGO which could be an amazing night out! On stage […]
March 5, 2007
A BALLE network here? Two PWF conference workshops to ‘test the water’ First Workshop Raising the Neighbourhood House profile through a ‘Local, Living Economies Network’? at the ‘Taking the Next Step’ Neighbourhood House & Learning Centre Conference 7-9 March, Melbourne. […]
March 4, 2007
Railtrails, volunteers & ‘proper’ govt attention – “Passion & dedication deserves politicians’ support & patronage…” The main thrust of the above July 2006 PWF article is reinforced by Lynda McMillan’s recent comment – on the article – when facing the […]
March 2, 2007
Narrabri launches website using template made especially for rural towns Remember Kate Schwager won the RIRDC Rural Women’s Award 2006 for NSW with this package? I am wondering if towns with enough ‘get up and go’ and concern for their […]
February 23, 2007
‘Ngoloo – voice’ and ‘Wurru – talk’ in the Boonerwrung language describe the importance of communication and learning both ways. The ANTaR website reports that Arts Victoria in partnership with Koori Business Network, the City of Port Phillip, Boonerwrung traditional […]
February 22, 2007
Autumn’s coming & lots of wonderful events…why not send us an email about yours? If there’s one ingredient common to the world of food, it’s flour. In an interesting take on exploring cultural diversity, Melbourne’s first ever International Flour Festival […]
February 21, 2007
Changing community mindset changes company culture & mindset Consumer disgust with tomatoes that didn’t taste or look ‘real’ led to supply-side change years ago now. It seems today there is a demand for more flavour in lettuce, also coupled with […]
February 18, 2007
Subscribe & go in the draw! We really do want to get grassroots Oz talking…. about supporting small business & sustainable community advancement about how communities like Maleny ‘do it’ about more efficient ways of allocating funds to community/small business […]
February 11, 2007
People power to cause Beijing’s Forbidden City Starbucks to close? China’s growing blogosphere is demonstrating the power of the internet. It has turned on Starbucks, and the presence of a US coffee shop in the former imperial palace, as an […]
February 9, 2007
“Most TV producers aren’t interested in finding solutions…their main object is to choreograph drama & create conflict….you can’t just fill up a studio with people who loathe each other, that’s really the producers writing the storyline. We want more than […]