Drinking Bottled Water Responsible For Huge Emissions
November 30th, 2007Green Pages Australia says Australians are spending over $300 million on bottled water a year. The Bottled Water Alliance, headed by Planet Ark co-founder John Dee, estimates that over 456,131 barrels of oil are used every year to manufacture …
Maleny Residents, Caloundra Council And Democracy!
November 29th, 2007The Sunshine Coast’s Maleny residents are being asked to stand up and demand democracy on Wednesday 5 December. Why? Caloundra Council has ignored 1463 forms rejecting an 18 hole golf course on the Obi Obi Parklands – Maleny Community Precinct, …
Business Founders Wanted For Entrepreneurship Research
November 29th, 2007A Small Business Development Officer – and firm believer in understanding what works, and what doesn’t, when starting and developing new businesses in Australia – has passed on info about the Comprehensive Australian Study of Entrepreneurial Emergence research project …
Word Of The Year: Locavore
November 27th, 2007The New Oxford American Dictionary has announced locavore as the 2007 Word of the Year. At PWF we continue to see interest in Melbourne’s new 100 Mile Cafe – The Community Cares…So The Hospitality Industry Responds.
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Turning Food Waste Into Healthy Ingredients?
November 26th, 2007A new project has been launched by Australian food researchers to develop cost-effective ways to extract compounds from grape skins, olive leaves, cartilage and cow hides – agricultural and food industry waste – for use in health-enhancing food and …
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