Indigenous Communities
April 3, 2008
Liz Howland, a Pastor working in remote regions has responded to our article Queensland Encourages Grey Nomads To Plug Skills Gaps suggesting a register so Grey Nomads can match their skills with remote community needs. Liz writes: Dear Gail, I […]
March 30, 2008
One year ago the South East Queensland Indigenous Chamber of Commerce (SEQICC) – the first of it’s kind in Australia – was established. President Charlie Jia and Vice President Nola Turner-Jensen are flying to Melbourne on April 11th to support […]
March 26, 2008
Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV) ran a stand at Melbourne’s Sustainable Living Festival – sounded interesting so I checked out what they do and how how they operate. ICV is a NonProfit that has been operating since 2001. The organisation responds […]
March 15, 2008
Inside Retailing Online reports that Melbourne’s Chadstone shopping centre is top of the pile this year with a turnover of $1 billion. Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction was second with a turnover of $900 million – an increase of 9.1% on […]
February 28, 2008
Humour can be a fantastic way of communicating, so to keep getting the Climate Change message ‘out there’, the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival are presenting a Mark Watson’s Earth Summit – a totally different […]
February 27, 2008
PWF agrees with Claire Braund, Executive Director of Women on Boards, when she assesses the 2020 Summit as an opportunity to send clear message that Australian thinking, culture and values are the domain of all Australians – not just middle […]
February 24, 2008
The Australian Collaboration believes that: “While the symptoms of Indigenous disadvantage are widely reported, inadequate attention has been given to examples of Indigenous creativity and leadership in tackling problems, NOR to the factors that lead to success in Indigenous organisations.” […]
February 14, 2008
Professor Peter Botsman has worked as a volunteer for the Indigenous Stock Exchange since 2003 and currently edits Australian Prospect. With all the commentary on yesterday’s ‘Sorry’ Peter’s words are well worth absorbing – particularly by our pollies? Today, in […]
February 8, 2008
Ron Bradfield Jr is the blogger behind Belongum’s Blog. Ron got in touch with us some time ago and contributed to our discussion on What Is Cultural Heritage? At the moment Ron trains Youth Workers and soon he will be […]
February 5, 2008
The Director of Reconciliation Australia, Fred Chaney, is reported saying: “I am genuinely confident that 2008 will see Australia move closer to achieving reconciliation… Early signs from the Prime Minister and Minister for Indigenous Affairs give me great hope that […]
January 2, 2008
Peter Botsman, Chief Editor of Australian Prospect, in a regular email newsletter, has been reporting on the Pilbara’s Ngarda Heavy Plant Operator Training (HPOT) Strategy which has taken 19 Indigenous men and women from unemployment to high paid, high quality […]
December 15, 2007
With the aim of bringing together community land and sea managers to share stories and determine future direction, the Girringun Aboriginal Corporation hosted the 2nd National Indigenous Land and Sea Management Conference in Cardwell North Queensland, in early October 2007. […]