Indigenous Communities
February 6, 2007
GetUp wants to demand a positive agenda to tackle the ‘real issues’ climate change & sustainable economic prosperity a fair go for all integrity in our relationships with other nations the guts to face our most pressing problems at home […]
January 29, 2007
Trochus shell buttons – product of a sustainable fisheries industry The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), which runs some interesting partnerships between Australia and developing countries, has recently ‘come to light’. Because many of ACIAR’s projects involve areas […]
January 9, 2007
Profit vs culture? Barkindji people graduate with land management skills In far western NSW, 60km north of Broken Hill, Barkindji people operate Poolamacca Station through the Wilyakali Aboriginal Corporation. This NSW ‘corner’ country property is popular with 4WD treks and […]
December 11, 2006
The times they are a-changin’ in some remote communities? The 500,000th member of the Aboriginal population was born this year and for the first time, Indigenous Australian numbers are back to the level they were at when the First Fleet […]
December 5, 2006
The Long Walk is about bringing people together & positive change Cathy Freeman says the Walk is a peaceful but political demonstration aimed at tapping into people’s hearts and minds. “We’re very passionate about what we’re here for today — […]
December 1, 2006
20,000 rally & WA Government drops opposition to heritage listing A ‘Save our Heritage’ campaign supported by activist website GetUp! Action for Australia, and many others, is celebrating this morning after a rally of over twenty thousand people has this […]
November 30, 2006
Grey nomads invited to join Indigenous volunteer schemes The ‘Senior Volunteers for Indigenous Communities’ program which aims to encourage retirees to do volunteer work in remote Indigenous communities, has just been announced by Minister Mal Brough. The first volunteer has […]
November 26, 2006
It seems in a ‘can do community’ pigs will fly in circles…..True or False? TRUE! So what’s all this about? In 2002-3, when the Pigs Will Fly project was a few vague ideas, it went under the name ‘Can Do […]
November 18, 2006
ANTaR Vic is asking people to support them & ‘make a difference’ PWF is pleased to pass on Frank Hytten’s heartfelt request so Victoria’s ‘Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation’ (ANTAR) organisation can continue supporting Indigenous aspiration. Frank, describes himself […]
November 3, 2006
NSW is suffering a tourist drought blamed on bad marketing & Sydney’s emerging image problem Marc ‘Aussie’-Stone has continued his battle to establish an Aboriginal Experience Super Highway in outback NSW with a ‘letter in reply’ to The Sunday Telegraph […]
November 2, 2006
Grant for diversification into eels for lucrative overseas export Broughton Appo, Lynette Surha-Appo and their seven year old Japoon Fish Farm at Japponvale, south of Innisfail, have survived two catastrophes – Cyclone Larry and a 2001 fire in which they […]
October 29, 2006
Community-initiated & operated mud crab farms at Maningrida & Darwin Research into mud crab culture, financially supported by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) has resulted in two NT farms being established, one near Maningrida, Arnhem Land, and one […]