Cultural Heritage
February 17, 2010
Bryan Johnston is chasing info for a project he is developing – a website which is a major networking link for those interested in purchasing from, supporting, or learning more about aboriginal co-operatives or similar like-minded sustainable groups which either […]
February 17, 2010
Dr Tricia Hiley, from the Oases Graduate School, is helping spread the word about Melbourne hosting the 8th World Congress of Action Learning and Action Research on 6 – 9 September 2010. Action Research and Action Learning practitioners and academics […]
January 23, 2010
Bob Brown and Christine Milne of The Greens – have a ‘Garnautesque’ interim proposal to break the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) deadlock and get Australia actually acting on climate change. The Original Garnaut Proposal Professor Garnaut suggested we have […]
January 21, 2010
In the face of horrific road incidents, public violence, rowdy parties and binge drinking, we are all wondering about our young people. What would the 18th century’s Adam Smith say about today’s market-driven individualism? Colin Long, Victorian Greens candidate, says […]
January 20, 2010
Four of Australia’s leading enviro groups are launching the Transition Decade at the Melbourne Town Hall, Sunday 14 February 2010. The power of collaboration in the quest for a safe climate future has become evident and will be seen again […]
January 15, 2010
Oxfam Australia is asking us to respond to the Haiti earthquake. With more than 100,000 people feared dead, and millions more needing urgent assistance after the earthquake yesterday, they ask for our help to save lives. “An Oxfam team is […]
January 15, 2010
PWF has received a message from David Winderlich, an independent South Aussie MLC with a website proclaiming ‘Community, compassion, courage’. David is organising a Murray River protest on the 20 January, outside the Federal Community Cabinet meeting to be held […]
December 20, 2009
Retirees Keith and Helen Cowie faced a financial crisis three years ago when their nest egg nearly petered out
December 17, 2009
Passing on the Avaaz message: “With three days to go, the crucial Copenhagen summit is failing. Tomorrow, the world’s leaders arrive for an unprecedented 60 hours of direct negotiations. Experts agree that without a tidal wave of public pressure for […]
December 8, 2009
The Tourism Satellite Accounts provide all states and territories with comprehensive data on the economic impacts of visitor expenditure on their economies. The 2007-08: Summary Spreadsheets have just been released and are available free from the STCRC (Sustainable Tourism Cooperative […]
December 1, 2009
The Tasmanian Greens have launched a ‘Cooperative Tasmania’ (pdf) initiative and have a proposal for the McCain vegetable processing plant there due to close November 2010. Putting the business into the hands of the community rather than simply bailing out […]
November 28, 2009
PWF doesn’t pass on all GetUp requests but THIS one…at a time when Copenhagen is ????? If you haven’t seen the email, GetUp says: “We’ve just been told there’s a bunch of impressive young Pacific Islanders who can’t afford to […]