September
September 26, 2008
Applications are now open for the G’ Day USA: Australia Week & Toronto Roadshow 2009 which will run from the 14th to the 29th January 2009. A special edition of the Indigenous Tourism Australia Newsletter 2008/4 reports that Aden Ridgeway […]
September 26, 2008
The Mckays are an Opal mining family and Sharyn McKay has written to PWF about her life in Quilpie, western Queensland, explaining that hers is a Christian family that ‘lives, works and schools’ at Opal House, Quilpie. They used to […]
September 23, 2008
Treehugger today has an amazing story about 12 year old William Yuan, an American middle school science student, who has developed a new 3D solar cell which could seriously change the face of solar power. A 3D Nanotube Solar Cell […]
September 22, 2008
David Ellis – well-known environmentalist in Victoria’s Warrandyte Green Wedge region – tells us Dr. David Spratt, co-author of Climate Code Red, will speak on the latest research and local impacts of climate change on Wednesday evening 24 September at […]
September 22, 2008
FYI here are the details on GetUp’s effort to help save the Murray-Darling: Buy Me A River campaign ” The Murray-Darling is at breaking point – literally dying of thirst. The Murray-Darling Basin accounts for over 40% of Australia’s agricultural […]
September 22, 2008
Can anyone help with WHERE to go for this sort of advice? Is there a government department or private organisation that helps out with this awful situation? I felt just devastated when I read this comment on Skilled Migrants Finding […]
September 17, 2008
The Whitehat Cookbook says it’s disappointed in the Federal Government’s report into grocery pricing and business practices. They make the following comments: “Pricing There is little point comparing prices between competing supermarkets. The real issue is the price hike over […]
September 16, 2008
The following articles in Victoria’s Wellington Shire tourism newsletter caught my eye… TOURISM CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT – HAVE A GO ! One of the great challenges confronting tourism in Victoria is the general lack of understanding and awareness by […]
September 16, 2008
A reader has passed on this Sydney Morning Herald article about a new book on vegetarianism and the good environmental reasons that go with this lifestyle choice. Angela Crocombe’s book Ethical Eating aims to teach us ‘how to make food […]
September 15, 2008
Victoria’s upcoming Agribusiness Summit will focus on the Big Issues & Opportunities Facing Agriculture. Witchmount Estate Winery, Melton, will host Day 1 and the All Seasons Resort, Bendigo, will host Day 2, on September 24 and 25. Agribusiness forums across […]
September 13, 2008
Victoria’s Infoxchange Australia reports that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a key part of many large businesses’ contribution to building and maintaining the social fabric of the community. Some Corporate Volunteer Projects 1. The Infoxchange-led ‘Wired Community@Collingwood’ project was […]
September 10, 2008
WA’s My Place Tourism tells us their farmstay properties can provide quality accommodation in return for quality work for Grey Nomads if they are visiting Western Australia. Everyone is welcome – they have ‘a long list of jobs’! Farmstay Locations […]