Tourism
September 26, 2006
Can customers help bring Plug-In Hybrids onto the Market? In San Francisco, the Pacific Gas & Electric company has a vision. It sees its 5 million customers in California pulling their cars into the garage in the evening and plugging […]
September 24, 2006
They win newcomers & visitors by providing friendly community info Why would a newcomer choose Wee Waa over Walgett (NSW) as a home base? Because www.weewaa.com answers a heap of ‘need to know’ questions and gives a nice, welcoming ‘feel’ […]
September 22, 2006
With flat domestic tourism business is turning to international market E-learning modules teaching business how to get a bigger share of the international tourist market have been developed by ATEC (Australian Tourism Export Council). ATEC Managing Director Matthew Hingerty says […]
September 19, 2006
National Water Initiative lacks urgency & clear direction In March 2006, one year since conducting its first review of infrastructure policy, the Business Council of Australia (BCA) said it had doubts over the ability of the National Water Initiative to […]
September 19, 2006
Register here for Wednesday 20 September Follow Up Event Venue Gryphon Gallery Room Graduate Centre University of Melbourne Corner of Swanston and Grattan Streets Parkville Victoria (This venue is open to people from all other universities, TAFES, schools, organisations, the […]
September 15, 2006
Community-based collaboration & ‘social marketing‘ Some PWF readers have been telling us about the ‘new boy’ heading up Destination Gippsland – Chris Buckingham, General Manager of the region’s tourism marketing board. Gippsland, in Victoria’s southeast, sweeps from the Great Divide […]
September 14, 2006
Best socks ON the planet, best socks FOR the planet help Tassie tourism Tassie’s latest Tourism Talk Newsletter tells how EcoMerino socks have become part of an initiative to raise awareness of Tasmania in North America as a holiday destination. […]
September 14, 2006
Enjoyable & ‘effortless’ – a Primary School exercise program Earlier this year PWF heard from a qualified personal and group trainer keen to develop an exercise program, using familiar play, that she believed would set healthier attitudes towards physical activity […]
September 6, 2006
Horn of Africa muslim women threatened in Carlton, inner Melbourne The Melbourne Times reports that more than 20 women going to English classes at the local Neighbourhood House – trying to ‘fit in’ – are being subjected to racial taunts, […]
September 5, 2006
Manufacturers agree to major marketing overhaul Advertising, marketing and media magazine B & T reports that soft drink manufacturers including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have agreed to a major marketing overhaul of the $6bn Australian beverages industry that will see: a […]
September 5, 2006
0-60 in 4 seconds: a car with motors in its wheels! A British engineering firm has put together a high-performance hybrid version of BMW’s Mini Cooper. The PML Mini QED has a top speed of 150 mph. It uses a […]
September 4, 2006
110 free family bushwalks in spectacular locations Leah in her latest BYOkids e-news talks about The Great Australian Bushwalk which, on Sunday 10 September, will give ‘new and occasional’ bushwalkers the opportunity to try bushwalking with Australia’s leading community-based bushwalking […]