People, Planet, Profit!
August 24, 2009
A very lucid reader has contacted PWF about several infrastructure projects to which there have been viable alternatives but which have not been discussed in a public forum. Let’s have that discussion… starting with drought-struck Victoria’s desalination plant at Wonthaggi. […]
August 20, 2009
Toby Smith is the Toby in NSW-based Toby’s Estate Arabica Coffee which has recently launched a social, ethical and environmental (SEE) responsibility project. About Toby Toby is passionate about coffee. He has trekked in Central and South America, Indonesia, India […]
August 20, 2009
Working in partnership with Tanya Ha – author, TV presenter, enviro champion and mother of two – Melbourne’s Hobson’s Bay City Council recently developed and ran a series of 8 ‘Mama Green’ workshops to teach Mums – and Dads – […]
August 4, 2009
A selection of tourism, government and community leaders from five of Australia’s key tourism destinations have identified more than 40 potential tourism-focused climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies to be considered by national research projects in the light of the […]
August 4, 2009
More grassroots advocacy – this time from the third tier of government… A national conference ‘The Future is Relocalisation – Communities in Transition’ will be hosted by the Municipal Association of Victoria 8-9 September ’09. EVENT SUPPORTERS Bank of I.D.E.A.S. […]
July 14, 2009
AgriWest in Melbourne’s west is holding a half-day info seminar 21 July in Melton, looking at the benefit of using biosolids as the price of traditional chemical fertilisers rises. Biosolids? Biosolids are a by-product of wastewater treatment processes, a nutrient […]
July 13, 2009
John Waters has emailed us about his evolving Base Camps Conservation Network project. He says most of his days are spent researching other ‘intentional communities’ trying to get it right, especially the legal aspects. Base Camps For People Who Want […]
July 12, 2009
There is always discussion about nappies and this month there will be two workshops imparting heaps of info in Melbourne. The Environment Shop says: “Did you know that a baby can use up to 5,000 nappies (creating 1, 750 kg’s […]
July 12, 2009
Melbourne’s Augustine Centre will run a retreat at Cloudmountain in the Grampians 7-10 August. It will focus on: “developing personal practices for sustaining the self and for deepening one’s capacity to be in a transformative relationship to life. It will […]
July 11, 2009
We’re pleased to pass on info about the 3rd National Farmers’ Markets Conference to be held 22 – 24 August 2009 at Glen Erin, Romsey, in Victoria. One Decade On… Today there are over 120 across Australia and on the […]
June 17, 2009
PWF has just reported the upcoming Social Traders/TREES Group social enterprise presentation on unemployment and community regeneration in Melbourne and we’ve checked out what some of the businesses in The TREES Group are doing in the UK. Thorpete Gas Services […]
June 16, 2009
Given our water problems, I found this Treehugger article informative, fascinating, frightening (?) More stuff to store at the back of the mind! Note: In general these figures come from Waterfootprint.org (pdf file) and represent gallons of water consumed per […]