Green Maps
December 10, 2010
Mandatory bike helmet laws in countries like Australia clearly create problems for bike sharing operations. Brodie McCulloch from Cycle Freo has found a flat pack bike helmet and is asking for feed back on the concept while checking out further […]
December 9, 2010
Post GFC skills shortages are ‘painfully obviously’ an emerging problem says Nick Greiner speaking for the mining, construction and engineering industries. “At all levels from semi-skilled upwards, the problem, certainly at Bradken [mining supplier] we are finding that it’s heading […]
November 20, 2010
There is some good news from the Australian Bureau of Statistics about how our kids are playing more organised sport than at any time in the past decade. The figures show the percentage of children aged 5-14 years involved in […]
November 20, 2010
For me, Jack Zagorski’s bike helmet thoughts posted on the Premier of Victoria’s web page are sane, considered and worth passing on: “The other day I was in Federation Square enjoying a coffee and idly watching the bicycles queued up […]
November 20, 2010
Mature-age workers looking to revive their careers could be interested in www.olderworkers.com.au writes Meera Vijayan. There is growing private sector interest in this jobs site but it finds “The government is one of the hardest of organisations for mature workers […]
November 14, 2010
Having dabbled in art, design and building, I read with great interest this weekend about a new, renewable timber product and the new Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW) at the University of Tasmania. Next year the Centre will […]
November 1, 2010
Doug Wilshire is setting up a property 15kms NW of the Chinchilla township in Queensland’s Darling Downs region to cater for grey nomads and other seniors. Doug has emailed PWF the following description of the property and his project. The […]
October 29, 2010
An Australia-China team of scientists has shown that the fast growing Giant Napier Grass can be used to cleanse contaminants from affected soils and then be converted to ethanol for transport fuel or steam for electricity production – a greenhouse-friendly […]
October 29, 2010
The Zero Carbon World Concert – a fossil-free weekend of fun – for a Zero Carbon World is an international series of concerts taking place worldwide during the weekend before the next UN climate summit (27/28 November 2010). The aim […]
October 29, 2010
VicHealth is reporting that the 5000 strong Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative in Geelong, working with Victoria University (VU) has returned to traditional hunter-gatherer methods to solve food shortages and improve healthy eating. Recent Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show the average […]
October 28, 2010
Sarah Collingwood from Fourwinds Vineyard in the Canberra region has been in touch re: the big supermarkets and Australian wines. Coles and Woolies are now Australia’s largest wine retailers. They are developing exclusive wine brands and selling them at very […]
October 27, 2010
LoCo BC (British Columbia) is a Vancouver business organisation focused on creating a diverse and vibrant local economy by strengthening small and mid-sized businesses. The following article in their current e-newsletter will no doubt interest PWF readers, given the popularity […]