Environment
April 16, 2009
Mature workers can help businesses survive the downturn writes Paul Edwards. “Good mature workers have unique values in the workplace, including experience and reliability. One leading personnel consultant says it makes great sense to hang on to good mature workers […]
April 14, 2009
PWF is pleased to pass on details about ‘A Taste Of A Positive Future’. This means enjoying dinner in beautiful NE Victoria where the popular ‘Chef’s Special Dinner’ is on again in Whitfield at the King Valley Cucina, and the […]
April 11, 2009
Greenpages has reported on the huge Copenhagen (March 10-12) interdisciplinary International Scientific Congress on Climate Change. The University of Copenhagen hosted the Congress ‘Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions’ and discussed the latest knowledge on climate within a broad […]
April 9, 2009
The City of Hobsons Bay in Victoria’s inner north-west has hosted a series of Community Wide Study Circles that will be used to inform the Council’s Employment, Education and Lifelong Learning Plan. The 3 week round of circles was followed […]
April 5, 2009
Don’t you just hate waste – especially when jobs are disappearing? The US Yes Magazine is currently talking about producing local food. I followed up some ideas and found some good local info about growing and sharing produce. Permaculture Groups […]
March 27, 2009
Given recent editorial comments on the Federal Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) effectively negating State and Local Government and individual efforts and possibly helping the large polluters keep on polluting, I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on the following […]
March 26, 2009
I’m hoping ‘someone out there’ can point this family in the right direction? “Myself and young family live in Ryde in Sydney suburbia. We are doing renovations to our home. We are considering recycled/cob/mudbrick in our renovation, use of solar […]
March 23, 2009
Tim Blankenstein would like to express his interest in any job opportunities relating to caretaking/maintenance/tour guiding within any campgrounds/parks/stations etc throughout Australia. In their late twenties, both Tim and his partner have travelled around Australia in a 4wd for a […]
March 11, 2009
Today The Age reports that the Victorian Government will put $100m towards a solar energy plant condemned by some of its own experts as probably doing nothing to encourage and increase the take-up of solar panels – unlike the 10 […]
March 9, 2009
Andrew Campbell, a Victorian forester with professional training in fire behaviour, fire suppression and fire management with experience as a ‘sector boss’ in the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires has set down some very clear thoughts about life after the Victorian […]
March 2, 2009
While we have both fires and floods damaging crops, celebrity chefs and the Federal Government have teamed up to ask shoppers to buy local fruit and vegetables even though the produce may be more blemished than usual. Leading Sydney chefs […]
February 25, 2009
Jon Dee and Bayer-UNEP have begun the search for Australian ‘eco’ university students who might represent us in 2009 with ideas on sustainable energy solutions at the third bi-annual International Bayer-UNEP Eco-Minds Forum, in Auckland, New Zealand. About The Forum […]