April
April 30, 2006
Can ‘people power’ work in the cane toad war? In Greening Australia‘s ‘Exchange eBulletin’ – always a good read – I learned this fortnight that cane toads were introduced as long ago as 1935, and that for the past eight […]
April 29, 2006
Brisbane’s Corporate Community Network (BCCN) is on a mission to link up communities with the corporate world. I see in the 6 March ProBono e-newsletter, that BCCN is a new informal network of people who work in community engagement, representing […]
April 28, 2006
The Fitzroy Learning Network (FLN) – like all Neighbourhood Houses – is doing great things again. “Belonging in Australia” This collaborative project involving Yarra City Council, The Brotherhood of St Laurence and other local agencies, has just started. It will […]
April 27, 2006
Great excitement amongst local & interstate ornithologists The Australian Painted Snipe is a striking bird; males have greenish backs and wings with chestnut spots and females have a dark maroon head and throat with fine barring on their wings. It […]
April 25, 2006
Independent eighty year olds look after each other Tess, recently a widow, is two months shy of 88. Her neighbour to the left, John, lost his wife just a few years ago. He is also eighty-odd. Across the road lives […]
April 23, 2006
Wish I could go here there & everywhere! In response to a Survey into barriers confronting tourists with disabilities, the Access for All Alliance suggests we follow Europe and establish a One-Stop Shop for Accessible Tourists in Europe (OSSATE). In […]
April 21, 2006
A nice shopping companion – though not one to be provided by our duopoly! Following our articles on food labelling someone has asked us to provide a groceries shopping list that would eliminate confusion and frustration when reading food labels […]
April 19, 2006
Farmers in the Orange-Young regions are thinking laterally with two new projects: A ‘cottage group’ bio-diesel plant A group of four farmers in the Orange region is reported to be ‘doing something’ about the skyrocketing price for diesel. They have […]
April 17, 2006
Will Toowoomba residents follow overseas countries? Toowoomba residents will decide by September whether they are desperate enough for water to become the first Australians to drink recycled sewage. The town, a 90-minute drive west of Brisbane, has been on water […]
April 14, 2006
8 years ago, a newly graduated 22 year old Visual Arts teacher rose to the friendly challenge that ‘no organised fun is free’. Chloe Messner, a keen member of Victoria’s Lorne Surf life Saving Club and its many activities, set […]
April 12, 2006
Campaign enters crucial pre-budget phase Victorian Neighbourhood Houses continue their longstanding struggle for realistic funding for the sector. The campaign supporting their Budget Submission ask of $84 million over 5 years is in a crucial period – post Commonwealth Games […]
April 10, 2006
A study to give small business back Saturday afternoons? “The Australian Government is committed to reducing the regulatory burden on hard working small business operators,” says Fran Bailey Federal Minister for Small Business & Tourism. She wants Australia’s 1.2 million […]