September 25, 2007
Business Now Asia Pacific TV is both a radio show and a TV show. It also distributes a weekly e-zine to a viewing and listening audience of around 5,000. The show has three segments: Reports and original analysis on the […]
September 18, 2007
The ‘No Limits!’ show has been back on Channel 31 Melbourne Monday 7.30pm since June and other States are following. Have you found it yet? It’s a fun, light-hearted chat show about all things disability related and it ‘heavily’ involves […]
September 13, 2007
Young Action on Breast Cancer (YABC) announces the first ever National Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer in Australia, to be held in Melbourne on October 13 – 14, 2007. Registration closes Friday 20th September, 2007. Some info […]
September 2, 2007
The Business Mums Network (BMN) inaugural national Conference will be held in Melbourne on 8-9 September at the Holmesglen Conference Centre, Chadstone. The theme of the conference is “Soaring with the Eagles” and the goal is to get business mums […]
August 31, 2007
Dragon boat racing, as a ‘rehabilitative-support’ activity for women with breast cancer, is promoted by Dragons Abreast – a not-for-profit founded in Darwin in 1998. There are 33 member groups across Australia and numbers are growing. The newly launched – […]
August 28, 2007
Onboard Docklands is a community website, set up collaboratively with Docklands residents and workers. It aims to get people ‘connected’. Residents and workers are being encouraged to start up new groups and activities across the various Docklands precincts – from […]
August 14, 2007
According to Choice magazine sometimes the larger ‘bulk buy’ pack is no cheaper than buying the smaller pack. It can even be more expensive. How many of us have the time or the inclination to use a calculator – or […]
August 13, 2007
A PWF reader has alerted us to the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s (BSL) Community Enterprise Conference 28 – 29 August, 2007 at the Melbourne Town Hall. Community enterprise includes a variety of non-profit initiatives and ventures that combine business principles […]
August 7, 2007
Marketing Communications Executives International (MCEI) is a ‘not for profit’ association with head office in Geneva. There are Chapters in over 15 cities around the world, with one Australian Chapter in Melbourne. Melbourne specifically supports the Micro and Home-Based Business […]
August 4, 2007
Longtime PWF reader and one of the recipients of our 2005 Community Gifts, Suzie Donleonard recently emailed to tell us about some of the interesting things Anglicare are doing in Victoria’s North East. Impact of Drought and Fires Through The […]
July 26, 2007
‘Information plus an entrepreneurial spirit = business success’ is a basic formula that sticks in my mind from teaching days. After listening to the radio this morning I am wondering if we at the grassroots OR our leaders/policymakers know enough […]
July 18, 2007
A feasibility study to explore the potential of sponge aquaculture in the Torres Strait began in 2004. Also an initiative for remote community development, the project aimed to identify ‘best practice’ commercial methods as well as coming up with a […]