Local Futures
August 16, 2013
Rebecca Dee-Bradbury is President Developed Markets, Asia Pacific, Mondelez International (formerly Kraft Foods). She was a member of the Prime Minister’s Taskforce on Manufacturing. Rebecca spoke at the Global Food Forum in Melbourne earlier this year and she makes some […]
August 11, 2013
Following is a guest post from Rachel MacDonald, a freelance writer specialising in the automotive industry. She likes to keep up to date with new trends and releases in the industry as published on http://www.motoring.com.au/ _______________________________________________________________ Could the Latest Green […]
August 11, 2013
If Victorians want to speak out against puppy factories they should email submissions to animal.welfare@depi.vic.gov.au which must be in by 9am next Wednesday, 14 August. RSPCA Facebook Comments On Puppy Factories RSPCA would like to see the end of intensive […]
August 11, 2013
After ten year’s of renovation, Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum/State Museum was re-opened to the public in April 2013. Advertising Agency JWT Amsterdam came up with the promo idea of a flashmob version of Rembrandt’s enormous 1642 painting ‘The Night Watch’ brought to […]
August 8, 2013
To what depths are party politics and the shallow media-aware antics of the major parties dragging us? Perhaps parties should become simply the voice of their ideology and the people elect ‘non-party-specific’ candidates, those best qualified to fill the many […]
August 8, 2013
The annual Australian Community Sector Survey of over 500 agencies shows that frontline agencies are under enormous strain and unable to meet the growing demand for help. What’s The Greatest Need? Housing availability and affordability is the greatest unmet need […]
July 31, 2013
SecondBite is the new Pin & Win Charity Partner for the 2013 Melbourne Cup Carnival. All money raised from the campaign will help feed hungry Australians doing it tough. What Is Pin & Win? Pin & Win is an annual […]
July 30, 2013
Even in the most remote communities in the Central Western Desert Ngaanyatjarrra Lands footy is greatly loved. Often the dusty oval is a community hub and when the footy season is on, families of cars head off to neighbouring communities […]
July 30, 2013
There is currently circulating an invitation ‘from volunteers for volunteers’ to join an incorporated association, recently formed in Adelaide, called ‘The Voice of Australia’s Volunteers’. The aim is to give voice to Australia’s 6.4 million volunteers and 665,00 voluntary community […]
July 24, 2013
PWF has received this alert about a group of female lawmakers and activists in Afghanistan who are hoping to promote and enhance women’s rights through Islam in a joint campaign with their religious leaders. The Fears Despite the hard-fought gains […]
July 24, 2013
A recent rally in Shepparton to help save SPC Ardmona and the Central Victorian Goulburn Valley fruit industry saw a crowd of around 1000 rallying behind a ‘Buy Australian, buy local and toss a tin in your trolley’ chant. Uniting […]
July 14, 2013
A striking black and white image portraying a family arriving in a small boat with the lights of Melbourne’s Carlton Housing Estate illuminating the background was a finalist and highly recommended in the Heartlands Refugee Art Prize recently. The Photographer […]