Cultural Heritage
October 7, 2006
Blue Turban & ARAB: great performers for a community event Blue Turban, the Anti Racism Action Band (ARAB) and the Samoan Dancers from Coolaroo entertained 350 Neighbourhood House & Learning Centre supporters when the ‘Walk of Hearts’ arrived at the […]
October 4, 2006
The first ever free open day in 36 Victorian public galleries This inaugural event is being coordinated by the Public Galleries Association of Victoria with major funding support from Arts Victoria. On Sunday 29 October this very creative event idea […]
August 27, 2006
Issues affect international AND Australian lives AND our economy The Victorian International Students Summit, recently gathered together 60 people connected with international students – including some from ‘skilled migration’ and the workplace – to jointly identify ‘issues’. Many in the […]
August 24, 2006
The GHANtastic Writers’ Tour sets off on 6 September on the 2979 km journey from Darwin to Adelaide with 6 award-winning authors and entertainers for 2 weeks of fabulous sounding talks, performances and workshops in Darwin, Katherine, Alice Springs and […]
August 19, 2006
Grant for guidelines to site wind farms & assess landcsape values The siting of wind farms is a national issue facing many communities yet there are no national guidelines on how to assess landscape values or the potential landscape impacts […]
August 11, 2006
Some dates for the diary? The July Cultural Development Network Newsletter lists some interesting events: Engaging Communities Through the Arts One day forum, 9.15 – 3.30, Monday 31 July, Grains Innovation Park, Natimuk Rd, Horsham Explore the opportunities & possibilities […]
July 18, 2006
Successful student living issues – city & country Claudia Doria author of ‘The truth about being an international student’ and Marc Barry, Activities Co-ordinator/Language Educator for RMIT English Worldwide, are both passionate about international students and how we and they […]
July 17, 2006
A giant grassroots whiteboard? The PWF concept has come from recognising the potential magnitude of the small business and community group sector, with its enormous creativity, energy and concern for passing on to the next generation all the good things […]
July 8, 2006
Govt to spend $4million supplying Opal fuel to petrol stations The National Indigenous Times reports lobby group The Opal Alliance welcomes Health Minister Tony Abbott’s July 6 announcement that the government would spend $4 million a year supplying Opal fuel […]
July 5, 2006
National Tour Guide accreditation is now available Seasoned travellers know that standards in tour guiding can vary widely. Anne Bottomley of Guiding Organisations of Australia (GOA) has kindly let PWF know about the new national tour guide accreditation program just […]
June 28, 2006
3 Beechworth jobs saved – delivery changes ‘off the agenda’ Beechworth residents are still working to keep the Post Office as a corporate office and, hopefully, a further 4 jobs in the town. Australia Post has ‘deferred’ the plan to […]
June 27, 2006
Fortnightly(!) fruit & veg part of a multi-layered problem Collaboration on delivery of perishable goods to remote Indigenous communities seems to have been a standout point at an Adelaide conference this week. Community leaders, store managers & freight companies looked […]