Tourism
November 20, 2010
Neil Haslam, the owner of the Forrest Beach Hotel in far North QLD has emailed PWF to say he’s interested in the services of a painter for some work around their property. About Forrest Beach North of Townsville, south of […]
November 20, 2010
For me, Jack Zagorski’s bike helmet thoughts posted on the Premier of Victoria’s web page are sane, considered and worth passing on: “The other day I was in Federation Square enjoying a coffee and idly watching the bicycles queued up […]
November 1, 2010
Doug Wilshire is setting up a property 15kms NW of the Chinchilla township in Queensland’s Darling Downs region to cater for grey nomads and other seniors. Doug has emailed PWF the following description of the property and his project. The […]
October 26, 2010
StreetSmart may have started as a small small operation but the network is spreading around the country. Why not help them help the homeless around Australia this November? Adam Robinson has just fired up this year’s campaign. He says that […]
September 24, 2010
The MTF (Melbourne Transport Forum) is using social media to drive a community discussion. The MTF blog says the trains are full, the freeways jammed and Melbourne needs a better public transport plan. HOW IS MTF USING SOCIAL MEDIA? There […]
September 21, 2010
Lane Burdett of Business DIY has a new project, My Main Street, a website that offers communities and their small businesses a remarkably economical online platform for self-promotion. It’s all about small and medium businesses (SMEs) competing with the ‘big’ […]
September 21, 2010
Sugata Mitra is an Indian education researcher. His ‘Hole in the Wall’ experiments have shown that, if motivated by curiosity and peer interest, children can teach themselves and each other without formal supervision. He says in every country there are […]
September 18, 2010
Nina Hendy, writing for Smart Company gives an overview of ways to get today’s ‘cocooning consumer’ spending again. She says till now, many Australian businesses have relied on the idea that consumers love buying new stuff, but around the world, […]
August 31, 2010
Commenting on the very positive restaurant business outlook, Restaurant & Catering SA CEO, Sally Neville, says the industry turnover is continuing to grow annually at 7 per cent. This annual growth rate reflects new businesses as well as higher turnover […]
August 29, 2010
The ABC’s Inside Business has provided a very positive picture of Hepburn Wind an Australian community owned social enterprise. This registered cooperative is Australia’s first community owned wind farm. A Strong Conclusion From Collaboration Hepburn Wind chairman, Simon Holmes a […]
August 4, 2010
After 4 million hits to its ‘Name and Shame register’ the NSW Government says the public certainly does want safe food information. The NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Steve Whan, says “Name and Shame provides that information.. in an easy […]
July 28, 2010
Paul has contacted PWF to introduce a brand new, very comprehensive, green and community resource. The Blue’s Green Mate website is a forum, directory and news outlet – with news feeds from Alternative Energy News, The UK Guardian-Environment, The Independent-Green […]