Tourism
December 8, 2006
‘Great Australian Bikini March’ urged to pass by Lakeamba Mosque This morning I read of a possible bikini march past the Sydney Mosque and how young Lebanese Muslim Association President Tom Zreika has been quoted as describing the plan ‘hilarious’. […]
December 7, 2006
Two Launceston businesses employ & train people with a disability In Tassie, Choice Employment runs a bakery, ‘Big Bickies’ and ‘the Queen Vic Cafe Choice (at the Queen Vic Museum and Art Gallery) as well as being a provider in […]
December 7, 2006
A new Melbourne mum is encouraging others to consider nappy alternatives Local rag ‘The Melbourne Times’ reports this week how Northcote mum, Meaghan Siemensma, has organised the Darebin Nappy Trial in conjunction with the local Darebin Council and The Environment […]
December 5, 2006
The Long Walk is about bringing people together & positive change Cathy Freeman says the Walk is a peaceful but political demonstration aimed at tapping into people’s hearts and minds. “We’re very passionate about what we’re here for today — […]
December 5, 2006
This town is just NOT going to let ‘financial power’ win Where is Maleny & why is it significant? Maleny, population 4000, an hour’s drive north of Brisbane, is a small hinterland community on the Sunshine Coast. Many think of […]
December 3, 2006
Promote NEW tour products as other countries successfully do! Today, Alex Lubanski, from regional NSW, is a guest writer stating the case that tourism authorities need to pay more attention to regional tourism to ‘get back ‘ the lost tourist […]
December 1, 2006
Advertisers locked into ‘old thinking’ about how people react to ads The Australian newspaper has reported how ‘Ads fail to connect’. New research shows it is far more important to consider how you leave people feeling about a brand than […]
December 1, 2006
20,000 rally & WA Government drops opposition to heritage listing A ‘Save our Heritage’ campaign supported by activist website GetUp! Action for Australia, and many others, is celebrating this morning after a rally of over twenty thousand people has this […]
November 30, 2006
‘The international context: community-based arts initiatives overseas’ Are you an artist or artsworker involved in community-based arts and community cultural development? OR Are you involved with local government community and arts projects? Victoria’s Cultural Development Network will present the final […]
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 28, 2006
Ecologically responsible weddings popular in US, UK, but not here, YET! I found this story in a brand new bi-monthly ‘green living’ mag called G, with the tagline ‘for a lifestyle that won’t cost the earth’. Editor Sara Phillips says […]
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 […]