Local Futures
August 23, 2011
“KIDS are the victims of a silly stand-off between government ministers…Country children are the innocent victims of an absurd political stand-off between Victorian Coalition Minister for Children Wendy Lovell and her federal Labor counterpart Kate Ellis.” Peter Hunt, The Weekly […]
August 17, 2011
Vale Ray Anderson. Ray was a sustainability maverick, often called “the greenest CEO in America for his crusade to turn his billion-dollar carpet company into an environmentally sustainable enterprise.” He died last week at his home in Atlanta, at 77. […]
August 17, 2011
The following email to PWF makes me wonder WHY we can’t get a measured discussion going on major issues like the carbon tax. WHAT is mainstream media delivering? WHERE is the Climate Commission? Surely complexity is a lame excuse? Tim […]
August 12, 2011
Dr Catherine Crock knows how scary hospitals can be for kids. For ten years she has worked at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) where she is in charge of the general anaesthesia list for painful procedures in children with cancer. […]
August 6, 2011
Giles Parkinson reports the following on Climate Spectator. “Hidden away in a government gazette this week was an announcement that China would introduce a national feed-in tariff for solar energy. It took a day or two for the significance to […]
August 3, 2011
On Friday 5 August cafes with a social conscience right around Australia – serving great coffee of course – will donate $1.00 per coffee sold to fund local projects to help homeless people. About This Project Taking place during National […]
August 2, 2011
Newspapers face both threats and opportunities from radio, TV and the internet. Nick Evershed writes that advertising revenue is falling and new ways of funding journalism are being sought. I certainly discern a sentiment ‘out there’ that there is not […]
August 2, 2011
Laura Farrant tries to incorporate her green living principles in every area of her life and has applied the following ideas in her own office, where she works on logo design. As a PWF guest writer, Laura shares her tips […]
August 2, 2011
PWF would like to congratulate two social enterprises commended in the NSW Government’s ‘Green Globe Awards’ – OzHarvest and Starfish. You can see all the winners here. OzHarvest Highly Commended In Waste And Recycling Category OzHarvest is a charitable organisation […]
August 2, 2011
Farming The Sun’s success in achieving its goal and in being ‘Highly Commended’ in the NSW 2011 Community Sustainability Award is due to collaboration between the community, businesses and government says Adam Blakester – coordinator of the project along with […]
August 2, 2011
No doubt we have all now heard how Gippsland’s Hazelwood power station in the LaTrobe Valley, producer of up to 25% of Victoria’s base load electricity – burning dirty brown coal – will most certainly be closed under a carbon […]
August 2, 2011
Green Renters is a not for profit organisation for those who want to lead a responsible ‘sustainable’ existence but who are renting! It offers help by providing ‘a voice’ and resources such as a website, workshops, opportunities for discussion. It […]