Indigenous Communities
April 22, 2007
Seeing the breadth and passion of grassroots action groups in North America, the UK, Ireland and a few here in Oz – all working towards a sustainable future – I am amazed there has been NO news coverage of their […]
April 21, 2007
This big umbrella, The Australian Collaboration brings together some of Australia’s highest profile community organisations. You can lose yourself in it for hours as it investigates: social, cultural and environmental interests; acts as a forum for exchanging ideas and information […]
April 15, 2007
1. Out of the Blue – MCEI speaker Kimina Lyall at Doncaster, Melbourne. 2. Advanced Indigenous Business ‘Meet & Greet’ – Cairns 1. Marketing Communication Executives International (MCEI) We all need to be inspired to keep us on track with […]
April 12, 2007
What exactly are we talking about when we refer to ‘cultural heritage’? While researching an update to last year’s Burrup Peninsula story, we came across a fascinating poll hidden on the margins of the Australian Conservation Foundation website. When asked […]
April 9, 2007
Advanced Indigenous Business (AIB) members are collaborating to identify & secure business opportunities. PWF would be delighted to hear from other regional industry clusters as to how their initiatives are progressing and share this info with our network. The core […]
April 1, 2007
‘Reclaiming our Common Wealth’ launch at NSW Parliament House Have you discovered New Matilda? New Matilda – an online news and public policy portal – describes itself as: “non-aligned, independent and progressive…..[providing] informed and intelligent commentary on issues without the […]
March 20, 2007
Marc ‘Aussie’ Stone seeks to make his ‘Aboriginal Experiences Highway’ idea an election issue. You may remember our previous report of Marc ‘Aussie’ Stone’s frustration in trying to have questions answered by the NSW Department of State & Regional Development […]
March 15, 2007
Free event to mark the Elimination of Racism Day & Cultural Diversity week “Quite often ignorance breeds contempt. So if we can share and work together with the arts, it’s about getting to know each other, performing together, working together […]
March 11, 2007
More land in Central Australia being released for agribusiness development Centrefarm, the body established by Aboriginal landowners in Central Australia in 2003 to develop horticultural business on their land, is growing. Five parcels of land in the Anmatjere (Ti Tree) […]
March 2, 2007
Narrabri launches website using template made especially for rural towns Remember Kate Schwager won the RIRDC Rural Women’s Award 2006 for NSW with this package? I am wondering if towns with enough ‘get up and go’ and concern for their […]
February 23, 2007
‘Ngoloo – voice’ and ‘Wurru – talk’ in the Boonerwrung language describe the importance of communication and learning both ways. The ANTaR website reports that Arts Victoria in partnership with Koori Business Network, the City of Port Phillip, Boonerwrung traditional […]
February 9, 2007
“Most TV producers aren’t interested in finding solutions…their main object is to choreograph drama & create conflict….you can’t just fill up a studio with people who loathe each other, that’s really the producers writing the storyline. We want more than […]