March
March 30, 2008
There is a campaign afoot to give every person in community care the option of having an individual budget to take charge of their own support. The concept comes from the successful In Control campaign in the UK. At its […]
March 30, 2008
One year ago the South East Queensland Indigenous Chamber of Commerce (SEQICC) – the first of it’s kind in Australia – was established. President Charlie Jia and Vice President Nola Turner-Jensen are flying to Melbourne on April 11th to support […]
March 28, 2008
The NSW Road Transport Authority (RTA), which has been looking at the issue of power assisted bikes, now has a draft report. Graham Bradshaw, EO of the Retail Cycle Traders Association (RCTA) tells us this is available from the RCTA […]
March 26, 2008
Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV) ran a stand at Melbourne’s Sustainable Living Festival – sounded interesting so I checked out what they do and how how they operate. ICV is a NonProfit that has been operating since 2001. The organisation responds […]
March 25, 2008
“No, actually there has been cooling, if you take 1998 as your point of reference the earth is cooling. If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued…The head of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate […]
March 24, 2008
Tonight I was really moved seeing Toll Holdings’ Paul Little talk on the 7.30 Report about their Second Step program – getting drug addicts into jobs – about government doing a bit more and about encouraging other corporates to look […]
March 19, 2008
Nutritionist Rosemary Stanton writes in Online Opinion saying that though she believes the National Heart Foundation (NHF) does an excellent job informing the community about many aspects of healthy living, she has some concerns about their Tick program. What Does […]
March 18, 2008
Tourism Queensland, Caravanning Queensland and www.workaboutaustralia.com.au have collaborated to provide grey nomads with easy access to information on working holidays in Queensland in the new Caravan and Touring Directory, 2008. Research on the potential of Grey Nomads to help with […]
March 18, 2008
Have you seen the Green Pages report on a totally new way of thinking about cars in cities. The MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) design team hopes to bring the ‘rethunk’ car to manufacturers within the next three to four […]
March 15, 2008
Inside Retailing Online reports that Melbourne’s Chadstone shopping centre is top of the pile this year with a turnover of $1 billion. Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction was second with a turnover of $900 million – an increase of 9.1% on […]
March 13, 2008
Today Treehugger reports on some interesting questions. Steve Brooks, the acting head of Oxfam Cymru – Oxfam in Wales – asks if should we avoid fair trade goods from the developing world to help cut down on food miles? On […]
March 12, 2008
One reason for not including regional hospitality and tourism on the list of approved industries allowing Working Holiday Visa (WHV) holders to qualify for a second year on their visa has been that, given a choice, primary industry jobs such […]