December
December 23, 2008
The Australian Study Circles Network (ASCN), City of Hobsons Bay and Altona Meadows Library and Learning Centre is providing a one day workshop ‘Introduction to Community Wide Study Circle Program Facilitation’ run by Dr Mark Brophy and Mary Brennan – […]
December 23, 2008
Is our Government LEADING, are our journos doing the hard yards as we rocket into a new era? There is so much new research – does government/media communicate with academia? If you’re not involved in research or don’t subscribe to […]
December 22, 2008
Tourism Victoria’s new Regional Tourism Action Plan 2009-2012 aims to boost the number of visitors to regional Victoria and improve the opportunities for tourism operators across the State. More than $16 million will be spent marketing every region in Victoria. […]
December 19, 2008
The Barmah Forest is in northwestern Victoria on the Murray River. There is a recent government ban that stops historic grazing in the forest. I listened – amazed at human behaviour – to Max Rheese of the Barmah community’s Rivers […]
December 15, 2008
The Murraylands Regional Tourism Association (MRTA) and creative webmaster, Shane Strudwick, have joined forces to cooperatively promote their region, create regional economic growth and reduce marketing costs. Shane explains: “The philosophy of new tourism marketing for the Murray River and […]
December 14, 2008
What does ‘community-wide dialogue‘ or a ‘cooperative conversation‘ have to do with: 1.The rift between the Pat Dodson and the Warren Mundine/Marcia Langton/Noel Pearson camps 2. The put down of ‘co-ops and mutuals’ by Janet Albrechtson and several grassroots commentators […]
December 12, 2008
In June 2009 a Brisbane conference run by the International Association of Community Development and Community Development Queensland will consider where our traditional boundaries between social, environmental and economic issues are breaking down. Foresters, Australia’s only Community Development Finance Institution […]
December 12, 2008
Here are the Ethical Consumer Group‘s recommendations for this crazy time of year: 1. Celebrate without stuff The essence of Christmas goes well beyond gift giving and receiving. Check out this quote.. “the measure of a civilisation’s ‘true growth’ is […]
December 9, 2008
Through the Nillumbik Homebiz network I have recently met a lovely lady, Dr Maggie Broom, who is provisional psychologist living on several acres – with several horses – in the bushy NE outskirts of Melbourne. Maggie is passionate about her […]
December 4, 2008
AgriWest, in Melbourne’s outer west, is offering a day of racing combined with talks by key racing personalities and successful business women between races, plus Free Trade Tables to showcase local businesses. Of course gentlemen are most welcome – a […]
December 4, 2008
In dry old Melbourne a new report from Environment Victoria has outlined 10 key actions that could tackle urgent water problems while helping struggling rivers and avoiding the need for the economically and environmentally risky desalination plant and Sugarloaf pipeline. […]
December 1, 2008
Sustainable Maleny – Queensland’s Sunshine Coast local project with the global vision – just doesn’t stop… We hear from them that the Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre and Transition Sunshine Coast have received funding from SEQ Catchments (thanks to their […]