Tourism
November 3, 2006
NSW is suffering a tourist drought blamed on bad marketing & Sydney’s emerging image problem Marc ‘Aussie’-Stone has continued his battle to establish an Aboriginal Experience Super Highway in outback NSW with a ‘letter in reply’ to The Sunday Telegraph […]
October 27, 2006
Encouraging us to discover our own backyard not just flit off O/S! Tourism Australia and the Seven Network, are going to share with us the Aussie holiday experiences of celebrities – Dicko, Mark Beretta, Shelley Craft, Laura Csortan, Sonia Kruger, […]
October 27, 2006
Does the Australian Government care about climate change? Saturday 4 Nov 2006 will be a day of ‘Action on Climate Change’. If you care, you can walk at many places right around the country. Check out the website www.walkagainstwarming.org/index.html The […]
October 26, 2006
“Beechworth residents’ efforts pay off, Post Office wins reprieve” Maria Harvey of Beechworth’s Chamber of Commerce has asked us to pass on to PWF readers this good news headline in the Border Morning Mail (25.10.06). Reporter Peter Wilson wrote saying, […]
October 26, 2006
Inaccessible tourist venues & accommodation can spoil a holiday Access For All Alliance Inc is carrying out a pilot project called ONE STOP SHOP FOR ACCESSIBLE TOURISM IN AUSTRALIA, a scheme where tourist operators, especially those offering accommodation, are asked […]
October 24, 2006
An Aboriginal Experiences Super Highway for outback NSW Marc ‘Aussie’ Stone is passionate about culturally sensitive, truly sustainable development. He has developed an ‘Aboriginal business success model’ for an Aboriginal Experience Super Highway in outback NSW which he believes could […]
October 24, 2006
‘Greening’ existing housing: someone could do this here! The newly formed Glasgow-based Eco-Renovation Network in the UK argues any house can become an eco-house and they believe that with around 80% of people in the UK living in towns and […]
October 18, 2006
Federal Government program to ease hospitality industry skills crisis Hospitality Magazine reports that the restaurant and catering industry is welcoming the Federal Government’s new $837m program. Up to 30,000 workers a year will be eligible for skills training. As part […]
October 18, 2006
Australia’s biggest ‘book release’ in one day Sat. 21 October 06 Leah of www.byokids.com.au tells she was on 7 Sunrise with Mel and Kochie last Monday promoting the Bookcrossing record breaking attempt, which she is coordinating. “Its free, fun and […]
October 17, 2006
A ‘Search for Cleaner Air’ part of a mighty marketing push? For every search conducted on their site Sensis will donate enough money to Greening Australia to plant trees and absorb 100g of carbon dioxide from our atmosphere, equivalent to […]
October 16, 2006
Marine Matters National: Atlas of Australian Marine Fishing and Coastal Communities This new Atlas, launched in September, is the first Australia-wide overview of Australian fishing activities and coastal communities. It shows where fish are caught in Australia’s oceans, the value […]
October 13, 2006
Klaas and Aafke Woldring are grey nomads who saw and have responded to the recent PWF article ‘Grey nomads’ contributing to outback towns. (Volunteering Australia has formed a partnership with Professor Jenny Onyx (University of Western Sydney) and Associate Professor […]