January 26, 2005

‘Social change workers cannot pretend they have not seen what they have seen’

Neighbourhood Houses, as agents of social change, work with local people in all sorts of communities, providing a friendly, welcoming atmosphere as well as a wide variety of classes and basic skills training needed by their community. One of the […]
January 26, 2005

Gunya Resort success supports Titjikala community health & school retention

Australia’s first exclusive Indigenous resort has successfully opened 120 km south of Alice Springs within the Titjikala Aboriginal Community. Gunya Titjikala is the vision of Mark Provost, Managing Director of Gunya Tourism – an idea sparked by a round Australia […]
January 26, 2005

A Wilderness Bike Ride helps build a business future in far south east Oz

Changes in legislation have led to a reduction in logging quota of about 50% in Victoria’s Far East Gippsland, which understandably has had an economic impact on the small town of Orbost – population approx. 2000, servicing around 4,500 from […]
January 26, 2005

Wine Producers & tourism bodies collaborate to optimise business returns

Wine Australia, a bold, domestic promotion of Australian wine began at Sydney’s Darling Harbour in 1996. Every two years the event provides an opportunity for every winery in Australia to jointly put together a national promotion targeting occasional wine consumers, […]
January 26, 2005

Shareholders’ email helps the Australian environment: www.eTree.com.au

Over 650 football fields of native forest, over 500,000 trees, are being replanted across Australia and New Zealand! This was part of the Christmas greeting from the eTree team – Landcare Australia, Computershare and eTree member companies – to shareholders […]
January 26, 2005

British backpackers getting older & enjoying it more with some life experience

British backpackers are getting older and ‘gap’ years are no longer reserved for students. Stressed executives are quitting the office to explore the world. This is the finding of research published last week Bradford & Bingley to mark the launch […]
January 26, 2005

Refurbishing motels of the 60s & 70s – a realistic guide

Tourism forecasts indicate that regional areas will see much of Australia’s increase in tourism visitation where motels provide the vast majority of tourist accommodation. There are nearly 4,000 motels in Australia, according the Hotel, Motel & Accommodation Association, and most […]