July
July 31, 2006
Toowoomba says ‘NO’, so what about cloud seeding? In the light of Toowoomba’s 60-40 ‘No’ vote to recycling sewage as a drought cure, the accusations made by a Nationals MP – reported in The Australian – saying government scientists are […]
July 26, 2006
Minister wants to ‘showcase’ aboriginal people in 5 star hotels It’s great to think there is an avenue for more Indigenous jobs but the terminology ‘showcasing Aboriginal people’ is awful. Pity the opportunity had to be presented in such a […]
July 26, 2006
A promising future for employee ownership in Australia? Alan Greig from The Mercury Centre is a PWF guest writer. The following article will be published in the Australian Employee Ownership Association (AEOA) August News. If the breadth of employee ownership […]
July 26, 2006
‘Cell Phones: Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age’ This book and the whole issue of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in our world today has been flagged by PWF reader Russell Moody of EnviroProducts (Vic) Pty Ltd who has provided the following […]
July 25, 2006
Five shires & two states present a new touring route I have just discovered the Snowy Valleys Way Project – a major regional tourism project with the goal of “a high-quality tourism experience that attracts more people to the region […]
July 25, 2006
Positive feedback to radio interviews in Alice Springs area Having read Eskay’s comment in reply to the PWF Roadhouses hold out on Opal fuel article – saying she wouldn’t use Opal again and the word around is that it isn’t […]
July 25, 2006
Berlin Transit: 250 hydrogen buses by 2009 – 20% of the fleet? Read on for Treehugger’s report on diesel versus hydrogen fuel in Berlin: The Berliner Zeitung reports that state-owned BVG (Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe), the city’s mass-transit company, will buy up […]
July 22, 2006
And of course the Italian Fiat Punto looks good too…. As fuel prices reach record heights official Government figures show that the new Fiat Punto – released 1 July – is the most economical conventional car in Australia with the […]
July 20, 2006
Retirement? But 90% of net worth is in the company…. Box Built Australia manufactures timber crates and boxes at Acacia Ridge in Brisbane. The company was formed by two founding directors in 1955 and currently has 30 employees. The oldest […]
July 20, 2006
Water vote critical for Australia says Don Burke Don Burke, the Chairman of the Australian Environment Foundation (AEF) today urged all Toowoomba residents to vote ‘Yes’ in the upcoming referendum. With Australia’s current water situation whether Toowoomba decides ‘yes’ or […]
July 19, 2006
“Passion & dedication deserves politicians’ support & patronage…” So says Michael Oxer in the Railtrails Australia Winter 2006 newsletter. Speaking with years of experience shared by others such as Roma, myself and soooo many others, Michael speaks for many community-based […]
July 18, 2006
Successful student living issues – city & country Claudia Doria author of ‘The truth about being an international student’ and Marc Barry, Activities Co-ordinator/Language Educator for RMIT English Worldwide, are both passionate about international students and how we and they […]