October 25, 2008
Earlier this year Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reported that for the first time in Australia Kogarah Council, in Sydney’s south, was to use its planning powers to ban synthetic trans fatty acids in deep- and shallow-fat frying in food outlets and […]
October 24, 2008
PWF has been alerted to a new organisation – Fair Business – which has been set up as a ‘spin off’ from Social Ventures Australia. The new approach is unique in that it offers the employee participants in the social […]
October 24, 2008
PWF reported earlier this year on George Vassilou’s long battle with Government over consumer-directed care for aged relatives. In October’s The Senior George says he now believes the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, will soon make an announcement on allowing […]
October 21, 2008
Craig B – a long-time contributor to the PWF discussion on upgrading the wattage for power-assisted bikes – has written a good, clear picture of the situation. We welcome your comments. “Hello All, Back again, I thought that I would […]
October 14, 2008
‘Creativity takes courage’ (Henri Matisse 1869-1954) is the welcome to the Pink Lady Art Exhibition and Charity Event website. TRUE! The inaugural event was held in October 2007 in the Melbourne’s bayside Brighton. $19,000 was raised for the Breast Cancer […]
October 13, 2008
Tasmania is running a pilot sustainable tourism development program ‘Signature Experiences’ which aims to build tourism operators’ skills and knowledge so they can turn their businesses into ‘must-do’ Tasmanian experiences. Tourism Tasmania says a Signature Experience is: ‘An experience which […]
October 9, 2008
Self-drive tourists are very important to many communities. Understanding this market segment and what it values in touring routes is vital in planning a successful tourism destination. New research from the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC) shows these touring […]
October 2, 2008
Back in 2005 PWF wrote up Leah Squires’ brand new website and business idea BYOKids …your family travel gurus. Growing from a travel blog two years ago to a full on online resource and travel agency for families planning a […]
September 22, 2008
Can anyone help with WHERE to go for this sort of advice? Is there a government department or private organisation that helps out with this awful situation? I felt just devastated when I read this comment on Skilled Migrants Finding […]
September 17, 2008
The Whitehat Cookbook says it’s disappointed in the Federal Government’s report into grocery pricing and business practices. They make the following comments: “Pricing There is little point comparing prices between competing supermarkets. The real issue is the price hike over […]
September 8, 2008
Rita Gaul is interested in working on a Cattle station between Darwin and Port Augusta over the next two months – September and October – though this could stretch to mid November. Her reason? She has travelled all over Australia […]
August 27, 2008
A reader has followed our link to the article on legislation to increase electric bike power and has been horrified at one early entry by Mike Clahsen. Tanya wrote, “His views on the car and the ‘rights’ of the motorist, […]