Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Centres
March 25, 2007
The world is made up of ‘everyday, grassroots people’. Even the rich & powerful are ‘everyday people’ at some point in their lives. The ability to ‘connect’ with everyday people is probably priceless in this age of ‘spin’ yet effective […]
March 5, 2007
A BALLE network here? Two PWF conference workshops to ‘test the water’ First Workshop Raising the Neighbourhood House profile through a ‘Local, Living Economies Network’? at the ‘Taking the Next Step’ Neighbourhood House & Learning Centre Conference 7-9 March, Melbourne. […]
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 24, 2007
Warrandyte Neighbourhood House supports Akuem birthing centre, Sudan In a great example of how easy a local community group can come to the direct aid to another, an outer Melbourne Neighborhood House has come to the rescue of a birthing […]
February 18, 2007
Subscribe & go in the draw! We really do want to get grassroots Oz talking…. about supporting small business & sustainable community advancement about how communities like Maleny ‘do it’ about more efficient ways of allocating funds to community/small business […]
January 30, 2007
In 2000 Raza fled Afghanistan…now he has a Social Science degree In 2004, 27 year old Ahmed Raza, a Temporary Protection Visa holder (TPV) , took part in the photographic exhibition ‘Through Our Eyes’, which evolved in the feisty, caring […]
January 14, 2007
Yarraville Community Centre (YCC) Web Radio Team & discount supermarket – Tim Tams $1.60! PWF is always on the lookout for Neighbourhood House stories and the YCC website and its link to YCC radio webcasts from Western Melbourne has recently […]
December 18, 2006
Linking NonProfits, community groups & those wanting to offer them products, services & special rates The first of its kind in Australia, Pro Bono Australia’s new website aims to give easy access to NonProfits and Community organisations in sourcing: difficult […]
December 15, 2006
Mapping community centres (Vic) with Deductible Gift Recipient status Victoria’s Bendigo Neighbourhood House, in conjunction with the Association of Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Centres, is mapping the status of member organisations. All ANHLC members are being asked to email dgr.status@yahoo.com.au […]
December 3, 2006
Students ‘at risk’ work with retired men from the Yarram community Men’s Shed volunteers are acting as mentors to a group of boys at the Yarram Secondary College boys. The workshop medium is providing a relaxed environment to improve literacy,work […]
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 […]