Environment
June 22, 2009
The Augustine Centre and Borderlands Co-operative – partner in the Oases Masters Program in Hawthorn, Melbourne – will host a July workshop with Dr Caresse Cranwell – Transformative Activism – Exploring the links between self-awareness, inter-personal capacity and eco-social transformation. […]
June 17, 2009
PWF has just reported the upcoming Social Traders/TREES Group social enterprise presentation on unemployment and community regeneration in Melbourne and we’ve checked out what some of the businesses in The TREES Group are doing in the UK. Thorpete Gas Services […]
June 16, 2009
Given our water problems, I found this Treehugger article informative, fascinating, frightening (?) More stuff to store at the back of the mind! Note: In general these figures come from Waterfootprint.org (pdf file) and represent gallons of water consumed per […]
June 12, 2009
Admin Bandit, developed for community organisations has won heaps of accolades, as has its developer, entrepreneur and Canberra mother of two, Nerida Gill, who is passionate about making that ‘hard to fill job’ of treasurer easier and so supporting hardworking […]
June 10, 2009
This morning I see Treeehugger is reporting that the German town of Lünen will become the first in the world to have its own dedicated biogas network – something for our Transition Towns to think about? “The 6.8 MW power […]
June 4, 2009
Lane Burdett of businessresources.com.au has sent us this link to a great piece of lateral ‘ecological’ thinking. Check it out for your next business card. The Idea Instead of PRINTING a business card, the business ‘card’ morphs into a rubber […]
June 4, 2009
With all that rain in NSW people are again saying “Grafton floodwaters would save Murray-Darling—build the Clarence Scheme!” Are some of the old ideas gaining currency? I was fascinated by the following; The Bradfield Water Schemes – for ‘nouveaux’ engineers […]
May 25, 2009
Once again – amazing. No sooner do I realise Victoria is getting into relocalisation and Transition Towns than I see Sydney is right into it too – and involving Robert Pekin of Brisbane’s successful Food Connect. The live local website […]
May 24, 2009
As a city person in SE Oz I am glad to see something positive reported in our drought – can you believe all that water up north that we’re ‘willing away’? A recent ABARE (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource […]
May 23, 2009
The Housing Industry Association-Boral GreenSmart Awards have now been running for 10 years. They recognise the importance of environmentally advanced housing. The following list of winners would have to be a ‘good green starting point’.. Award Winners Across Australia TOP […]
May 19, 2009
Bernard Eddy is passionate about water, Australia’s water. He has sent PWF heaps of info about problems we all face with regard to water and I shall endeavour to pass this on – though I am no agri-scientist! The easy […]
May 18, 2009
After wondering for some years why relocalisation and Transition Towns seem to cluster in Queensland I hear parts of Geelong are now involved AND that the Municipal Association Vic (MAV) is holding a public meeting to investigate the ‘building of […]