October 28, 2008

Bamboo And ‘Sustainable’ Decor Requests In Warrandyte

Riveresque Curtains and Accessories, a Warrandyte family owned business in Melbourne’s outer NE Green Wedge, is starting to get requests for natural, organic, low impact interior decor materials and for Australian-owned products. I first heard of this was from the […]
October 27, 2008

Tassie’s Bay Of Fires Tops World Must See List

Essentials Tourism Australia’s online newsletter reports that the traveller’s much-loved guidebook, Lonely Planet, has named Tasmania’s Bay of Fires number one in the 10 Must see regions for 2009. Bay of Fires is described as: “white beaches of hourglass-fine sand, […]
October 25, 2008

NSW Councils To Ban Use Of Controversial Trans Fats?

Earlier this year Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reported that for the first time in Australia Kogarah Council, in Sydney’s south, was to use its planning powers to ban synthetic trans fatty acids in deep- and shallow-fat frying in food outlets and […]
October 24, 2008

Fair Business – Real Jobs, Real Pay For The Marginalised

PWF has been alerted to a new organisation – Fair Business – which has been set up as a ‘spin off’ from Social Ventures Australia. The new approach is unique in that it offers the employee participants in the social […]
October 24, 2008

Good News On Direct Family Input Into Aged Care Packages?

PWF reported earlier this year on George Vassilou’s long battle with Government over consumer-directed care for aged relatives. In October’s The Senior George says he now believes the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, will soon make an announcement on allowing […]
October 24, 2008

Retaining/Recruiting Mature Age Workers: Bass Coast Project

Bass Coast Shire Council – in Gippsland, Victoria – is encouraging mature-age workers to return to the workforce to meet current skills and labour shortages. The Age Is No Barrier Project aims to: identify the benefits of employing mature-age workers […]
October 21, 2008

Clarifying The Electric Bike Power Upgrade Discussion

Craig B – a long-time contributor to the PWF discussion on upgrading the wattage for power-assisted bikes – has written a good, clear picture of the situation. We welcome your comments. “Hello All, Back again, I thought that I would […]
October 21, 2008

Green Globe Lite – Sustainability And Tourism Businesses

GREEN GLOBE LITE is designed for businesses that want to start addressing Sustainability and Climate Change in the Travel and Tourism Industry. An Online Health Check Framework The Green Globe Lite program assesses all Key Environmental Performances Areas within a […]
October 15, 2008

What’s Wrong With Lamb? Climate Change Complexity…

David Graham is worried about farming sustainability. The founder of the ‘Farmer Dave Free Range Lambs’ label – farmerdavedirect.com.au – he is a new breed of meat producer, taking control of their supply chain, from paddock to plate. More and […]
October 14, 2008

Pink Lady Breast Cancer Challenge

‘Creativity takes courage’ (Henri Matisse 1869-1954) is the welcome to the Pink Lady Art Exhibition and Charity Event website. TRUE! The inaugural event was held in October 2007 in the Melbourne’s bayside Brighton. $19,000 was raised for the Breast Cancer […]
October 13, 2008

‘Signature Experiences’ To Help Local Tas Tourism Operators

Tasmania is running a pilot sustainable tourism development program ‘Signature Experiences’ which aims to build tourism operators’ skills and knowledge so they can turn their businesses into ‘must-do’ Tasmanian experiences. Tourism Tasmania says a Signature Experience is: ‘An experience which […]
October 13, 2008

The Internet, The Church, And Power To The People

Here are two totally different websites where the grassroots are using websites to act for what they believe in, bypassing ‘establishment’ inaction/power. 1. United Pilots Request the Resignation or Removal of Glenn Tilton A PWF reader pointed out this US […]