Tourism
July 22, 2006
And of course the Italian Fiat Punto looks good too…. As fuel prices reach record heights official Government figures show that the new Fiat Punto – released 1 July – is the most economical conventional car in Australia with the […]
July 20, 2006
Water vote critical for Australia says Don Burke Don Burke, the Chairman of the Australian Environment Foundation (AEF) today urged all Toowoomba residents to vote ‘Yes’ in the upcoming referendum. With Australia’s current water situation whether Toowoomba decides ‘yes’ or […]
July 19, 2006
“Passion & dedication deserves politicians’ support & patronage…” So says Michael Oxer in the Railtrails Australia Winter 2006 newsletter. Speaking with years of experience shared by others such as Roma, myself and soooo many others, Michael speaks for many community-based […]
July 18, 2006
Successful student living issues – city & country Claudia Doria author of ‘The truth about being an international student’ and Marc Barry, Activities Co-ordinator/Language Educator for RMIT English Worldwide, are both passionate about international students and how we and they […]
July 17, 2006
A giant grassroots whiteboard? The PWF concept has come from recognising the potential magnitude of the small business and community group sector, with its enormous creativity, energy and concern for passing on to the next generation all the good things […]
July 12, 2006
Is service the key to a night of fine dining? Restaurant and Catering SA chief executive, Sally Neville, is quoted in Hospitality magazine saying going out to eat now is more than ‘just having a bite to eat’. The dining […]
July 6, 2006
New academy to address Australia-wide chef shortage Hospitality Magazine passes on the good news that Melbourne’s William Angliss Institute of TAFE has officially launched its new Angliss Culinary Academy – a facility that will have the capacity to train up […]
July 5, 2006
National Tour Guide accreditation is now available Seasoned travellers know that standards in tour guiding can vary widely. Anne Bottomley of Guiding Organisations of Australia (GOA) has kindly let PWF know about the new national tour guide accreditation program just […]
July 2, 2006
A $1.5b annual tourism market & a tool to access it A recent Report shows many Australian tourist operators don’t know how to make their venues accessible and inviting to people with disabilities going on holiday. Some relevant statistics Australian […]
June 30, 2006
Feeling better & reconnecting physically & spiritually I have just read about more and more ‘well-heeled but work stressed international travellers’ visiting Australia who are looking for an ‘ayashi’ experience – Japanese for ‘roughing it in luxury’. Ayashi is all […]
June 28, 2006
3 Beechworth jobs saved – delivery changes ‘off the agenda’ Beechworth residents are still working to keep the Post Office as a corporate office and, hopefully, a further 4 jobs in the town. Australia Post has ‘deferred’ the plan to […]
June 26, 2006
Dirt, dust, speed & some enviro concerns… Although it’s been four years since pastoralists south of Alice Springs have had any decent rain, for a while they were able to forget about the lack of stock feed and relax trackside […]