Technology
March 28, 2008
The NSW Road Transport Authority (RTA), which has been looking at the issue of power assisted bikes, now has a draft report. Graham Bradshaw, EO of the Retail Cycle Traders Association (RCTA) tells us this is available from the RCTA […]
March 18, 2008
Have you seen the Green Pages report on a totally new way of thinking about cars in cities. The MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) design team hopes to bring the ‘rethunk’ car to manufacturers within the next three to four […]
March 11, 2008
Here is a great story about a Dad and his two kids and leaders in the making. Dan Levin runs Caulfield South Weather Station in Melbourne, with his two young children, Rachel and Elliot. This – as far as Dan […]
March 3, 2008
Are you finding you need several science degrees to have an informed opinion these days? I have started googling the pros and cons of several issues and, on the GM debate, found www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk, an award-wining UK website. The Foundation’s Summary […]
March 1, 2008
TRUenergy, an Australian electricity and gas supplier owned by Hong Kong’s CLP Holdings Ltd, paid $40 million for a 20 percent stake in Melbourne-based renewable energy company Solar Systems. They will invest $290 million to build a 154MW solar power […]
February 27, 2008
PWF agrees with Claire Braund, Executive Director of Women on Boards, when she assesses the 2020 Summit as an opportunity to send clear message that Australian thinking, culture and values are the domain of all Australians – not just middle […]
February 21, 2008
‘Connecting Up’ is a national conference – the only one – dedicated to bringing the NonProfit sector up to speed with information technology. This year, the fifth conference, will be held at the Brisbane Hilton, May 19-20. There will be […]
January 29, 2008
After reporting on the benefits of the electric car for some years AND on how the US car industry killed the first generation of electric cars in the 1990s, Co-op America is pressuring all its members to talk to local […]
January 25, 2008
The 2008 Australian Innovation Festival is coming up fast 26 April – 30 May. This year innovators, inventors and creative small businesses all around Australia can win over $50,000 in cash plus a range of other prizes by entering INNOVIC’s […]
December 7, 2007
There is one week to go in DonorTec’s Ho Ho Ho! Christmas Competition! ORDERS RECEIVED and PAID between September 24th and December 14th are entered into the DonorTec Christmas draw. Placing an order with DonorTec means you get substantial savings […]
November 26, 2007
A new project has been launched by Australian food researchers to develop cost-effective ways to extract compounds from grape skins, olive leaves, cartilage and cow hides – agricultural and food industry waste – for use in health-enhancing food and nutraceuticals. […]
November 19, 2007
Four months ago a Green Map for the Green Wedge Warrandyte region in Melbourne’s outer northeast was a germ of an idea. In two days’ time, in conjunction with Bendigo Bank’s launch of its Warrandyte Community Portal the Warrandyte Neighbourhood […]