Indigenous Communities
October 26, 2010
StreetSmart may have started as a small small operation but the network is spreading around the country. Why not help them help the homeless around Australia this November? Adam Robinson has just fired up this year’s campaign. He says that […]
September 22, 2010
Australia’s not-for-profit sector is changing and measuring social returns is becoming increasingly important to business-savvy social enterprises. Social Enterprises, Funding And Reality Peter Cox of Future Employment Opportunities – a Melbourne-based non-profit that operates several ventures – places value on […]
August 25, 2010
There was little or no attention paid to Indigenous issues over the election campaign, as noted by Sarah Maddison from University NSW. It seems we voters are blind to Australia’s greatest failing and, of course, the First Australians don’t live […]
July 28, 2010
Paul has contacted PWF to introduce a brand new, very comprehensive, green and community resource. The Blue’s Green Mate website is a forum, directory and news outlet – with news feeds from Alternative Energy News, The UK Guardian-Environment, The Independent-Green […]
July 14, 2010
A reader has highly recommended the Developmental Assets program. He was present as a very committed teacher at Good Shepherd College in Hamilton, country Victoria, introduced this support for teenagers – in tears as he showed a 60 minutes clip […]
June 24, 2010
Victoria’s Planning Minister Justin Madden – of the ‘sham community consultation on the Windsor development‘ has been ‘rolled again’ announced Jon Faine yesterday on his ABC Vic. Morning Show. The Opposition has blocked legislation on extending the urban sprawl and […]
June 21, 2010
PWF posted Welfare To Mainstream Jobs – Chewyings Bridging Tool two years ago and now Chewyings Lawn and Horticulture (CLH) has been short listed as a finalist in the Telstra Business Awards. About Chewyings Lawn & Horticulture CLH is a […]
June 8, 2010
Four years ago PWF asked if camel milk might be a business opportunity for Indigenous communities and if there were any entrepreneurs interested in ‘farming’ some of our 600,000 feral camels. Queensland camel expert Paddy McHugh and an Israeli camel […]
June 8, 2010
So-o-o-o many people, intelligent, well-informed, well-meaning people – across all sectors – have been saying for a long time now that ‘one size does NOT fit all’ and certainly does not fit all Indigenous Communities. With the schools economic stimulus […]
May 23, 2010
The Chairman of FISH – Foundation for Sustainable Indigenous Housing – asks is there info such as a printed booklet/handout for Indigenous families that points out the positive and negative aspects of home ownership in remote communities? WA Government Considers […]
May 19, 2010
I recently visited several Indigenous communities in WA’s remote Fitzroy Valley and was impressed by a new network’s comprehensive understanding, sensitivity and sheer determination to create a better ‘now’ for First Australians. With the ongoing stories of schools right around […]
May 17, 2010
After writing about weasel words, engagement, collaboration etc as well as how governments get feedback from rate/taxpayers I see there is to be a workshop in Results-Based Accountability (RBA), run here in Vic by Community Indicators Victoria. We are told […]