Technology
May 27, 2010
Ross and Marianne Allen from Mullumbimby are heading off for Tigray province in Ethiopia as part of their water wells project. Ross says: “We’ve been associated with the wells programme since 2002, having seen first hand the villagers’ need for […]
May 24, 2010
The May 2010 Australian Nanotechnology Alliance Newsletter presents the results of testing on houses built almost entirely of steel that have been subjected to a range of bushfire conditions. Read on: “CSIRO scientists have \’flame-tested’ a steel-framed house near Mogo […]
May 22, 2010
Victorian holidaymakers are being scammed by aggressive telemarketers who don’t like to take ‘no’ for an answer OR accept cancellations. Consumers are being warned about buying discount travel and accommodation packages from telemarketing companies. PWF has received a first hand […]
May 19, 2010
I recently visited several Indigenous communities in WA’s remote Fitzroy Valley and was impressed by a new network’s comprehensive understanding, sensitivity and sheer determination to create a better ‘now’ for First Australians. With the ongoing stories of schools right around […]
May 17, 2010
Social epidemiology is “the study of how social interactions—social norms, laws, institutions, conventia, social conditions and behavior—affect the health of populations” On 6 May in Toronto, Canada, the 3rd International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health had as its […]
May 3, 2010
This week in her Village Futures Food newsletter Natalie talks about how to tackle the weekly box of seasonal produce. Natalie’s Thoughts “Whilst we have been enjoying our fresh and tasty produce from Nature’s Grove there have been some challenges […]
May 3, 2010
Every good farm has a great story behind it and Gippsland women are invited to tell their stories about sustainable agriculture…AT NO COST. There will be two training sessions – May and June, 2010. Jenny O’Sullivan, from Linking Environment Agriculture […]
April 19, 2010
A PWF reader has sent us ‘a succinct piece of science based on data measurements, not modelling’ produced by the BOM and CSIRO(pdf). The following info comes from peer reviewed data on temperature, rainfall, sea level, ocean acidification and carbon […]
April 7, 2010
Choice research tells us there are over 300 approved food additives in Australia. The food industry says they are necessary to prevent food poisoning and to extend shelf life etc while consumer advocacy groups say are unsafe. The Choice website […]
March 28, 2010
“We must bring money back down to earth” says Woody Tasch on his Slow Money website. Last Century, Fast Money And NOW Woody continues saying: There is such a thing as money that is too fast, companies that are too […]
March 28, 2010
Australia For All Alliance – a hard-working community group made up of people with disabilities and their carers – now has a braille embosser which can emboss both sides of an A4 sheet of paper. Targetting Clubs And Restaurants Restaurants […]
March 23, 2010
Australian business leaders came together last Friday to launch the GenerationOne campaign which aims to address the problems faced by Indigenous communities. This campaign, hopefully, will have the power to go beyond politics. Perhaps it will be able to ‘lead’ […]