June 20, 2006
The GetUp petition needs more signatures…now. A Senate Committee reviewing the proposed offshore refugee processing law has recommended it be rejected entirely, or at least seriously amended and politicians from all the major parties – including 10 Coalition backbenchers – […]
June 7, 2006
CDs make $350,000 contribution to pediatric pain management research Dr Cathy Crock has worked in the Haematology Department at the Royal Childrens’ Hospital, Melbourne, for six years. She conducts bone marrow and lumbar punctures for oncology patients, procedures that can […]
June 5, 2006
New political movement to contest Victorian election Describing itself as the voice of the community sector, People Power is running with a campaign of empowering families, consumers, people with mental and physical disabilities, the aged, volunteers, community organisations, small business […]
June 2, 2006
FREE SEMINAR Social responsibility: Cooperatives reinvesting & engaging in community This Sydney seminar is hosted by the Centre for Australian Community Organisations (CACOM) and presented by Garry Cronan. Community and cooperative go hand in glove. You see many examples, particularly […]
June 1, 2006
Commercialisation of community care vs cooperative development Community Cooperative Connections, CCC eNews, is asking for feedback and ideas about cooperative development in the following three key areas: 1. Child Care The Federal Budget put a huge injection of ‘purchasing power’ […]
May 31, 2006
The state of the states Interesting as usual, the Newcomers’ Network May newsletter led me to Saul Eslake’s (ANZ Chief Economist) comments about jobs, business and wealth moving from the south east – where most of the population lives – […]
May 31, 2006
Have you had a successful Marketing Strategy for your business? Marketing Communications Executives International (MCEI) – a NonProfit organisation supporting micro & home-based business – is running a Marketing & Communications Awards program. There is a special discounted Awards Membership […]
May 25, 2006
Queensland gourmet rainforest fruits producer wins inaugural award At Eumundi, not far from Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, specialty food business Galeru is using Australian native rainforest ingredients to produce a distinctive range of ‘taste sensations’. Martha Shepherd, along with […]
May 25, 2006
ASIC: An alarming number of incentives being offered to financial planners A reader has alerted us to a report/warning from the corporate regulator discussed in the Australian Financial Review 24 May 06. Although it is well known that planners accept […]
May 16, 2006
The skills shortage – more qualified staff means more apprenticeships Darwin Ford Dealer, Daryl Frost, has donated a 2006 model Ford LTD prototype to Charles Darwin Uni (CDU) saying “It is critical we continue to train local people to fill […]
May 11, 2006
If not this year what about ‘election year 2007’? We should compensate women in retirement for their lifetime of lower earnings and lower retirement savings says Frank Gullone, a key superannuation administrator. A Newspoll survey released a week before the […]
May 9, 2006
Were there tears in your eyes too as you watched those incredible guys walk free from the mine? The emotional rollercoaster will no doubt go on for some time with the funeral of Larry Knight today. Some amazing aspects of […]