People, Planet, Profit!
February 7, 2008
Last year PWF wrote up Shane Strudwick’s efforts with the Online Murray-Darling Petition. They’ve collected collected 680 signatures on their way to 100,000. Not much Shane says, in the scheme of things, however as it progresses it’s growing quicker. They […]
February 5, 2008
Grow Me The Money is a project designed to help businesses make a real difference through simple changes in the workplace. It is a joint initiative of Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) and EPA Victoria. Grow Me […]
February 3, 2008
Self help is what PWF is all about, as we at the grassroots attempt the two-way (?) communication process with decisionmakers in private efforts to look after self and planet. The Mercury Centre’s Alan Greig kindly steers PWF research in […]
January 31, 2008
Tiny Maleny on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, with a population of around 2000, NEVER ceases to amaze. Apparently the Maleny Film Society is one of the largest film societies in Australia and its Maleny Film Commission has contributed a small grant […]
January 31, 2008
Anyone interested in setting up a Green Map project for their region will be interested in Judy Wicks’ approach to sustainable development. Judy is a national leader in the North American local, living economies movement. A lot of us would […]
January 31, 2008
Everything IS connected to everything else isn’t it, especially in regional areas? I found out about this tourism promotion in Get Farming! Tourism Australia (TA) and US publisher Conde Nast are jointly profiling Australia in Conde Nast’s leading travel publication,‘Traveler’. […]
January 23, 2008
More than three months after federal government approved Gunns’ $2 billion Tamar Valley pulp mill, The Australian reports that finance and building contracts etc are still be finalised. Conservationists and climate-change activists are hopeful that the delays to date plus […]
January 2, 2008
The PWF article Electric bike ‘limits’…can we change the law? has attracted quite a few comments. One reader has been doing some research into the issue – read on for details. If you can add to the discussion, please do! […]
December 24, 2007
Here is an update on what America’s local, living economy movement is doing. Do YOU discern a groundswell of interest here? To me there’s a strong resemblance to Leigh Baker’s approach with www.balance3.com.au. This BALLE newsletter says the movement has […]
December 18, 2007
Are you buying ham or pork for Christmas? I heard Emily McIntosh from Australian Pork Producers speaking on the ABC yesterday saying that 64% of pork in our shops is imported and to support OUR pork farmers we should buy […]
December 15, 2007
With the aim of bringing together community land and sea managers to share stories and determine future direction, the Girringun Aboriginal Corporation hosted the 2nd National Indigenous Land and Sea Management Conference in Cardwell North Queensland, in early October 2007. […]
December 12, 2007
Leigh Baker of www.balance3.com.au is a Positive Sustainability Consultant and her recent PWF article Profitable Green Business – Think Service Not Product article attracted a lot of readers. Leigh, in this article, gives us an intro to an inspiring book […]