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May 30, 2009
After several years of a worthy effort at community engagement WHY is the Victorian Government taking such a heavy-handed non-communicative approach to merging two hard-working community-based groups achieving heaps ‘on the smell of an oily rag’! The Groups Reconciliation Victoria […]
May 29, 2009
The latest New Economics Foundation (nef) newsletter – from the UK – asks: “Are you feeling fed up with the way politics currently operates? Tired of mainstream parties not taking action about the things that matter most? Furious about the […]
May 25, 2009
Once again – amazing. No sooner do I realise Victoria is getting into relocalisation and Transition Towns than I see Sydney is right into it too – and involving Robert Pekin of Brisbane’s successful Food Connect. The live local website […]
May 24, 2009
As a city person in SE Oz I am glad to see something positive reported in our drought – can you believe all that water up north that we’re ‘willing away’? A recent ABARE (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource […]
May 23, 2009
The Housing Industry Association-Boral GreenSmart Awards have now been running for 10 years. They recognise the importance of environmentally advanced housing. The following list of winners would have to be a ‘good green starting point’.. Award Winners Across Australia TOP […]
May 21, 2009
Jo Studdert’s article on ‘the resourceful use of energy’ to provide future employment makes interesting reading (Weekend Australian Saturday 16/5/2009 Page 6). As expected mining employment is set to fall sharply over the course of this year and is likely […]
May 19, 2009
Bernard Eddy is passionate about water, Australia’s water. He has sent PWF heaps of info about problems we all face with regard to water and I shall endeavour to pass this on – though I am no agri-scientist! The easy […]
May 18, 2009
PWF is pleased to pass on info about an Arnhem Weavers Tour: Two Way Developmental Tour 13-19 July 2009. Workshops are offered to people interested in the Yolgnu culture of North East Arnhem Land. The focus is textiles and English […]
May 18, 2009
After wondering for some years why relocalisation and Transition Towns seem to cluster in Queensland I hear parts of Geelong are now involved AND that the Municipal Association Vic (MAV) is holding a public meeting to investigate the ‘building of […]
May 15, 2009
I do Pilates in Eltham with Michelle from the Yarra Plenty Regional Library. This is both physically and mentally stimulating as we frequently end up solving world problems (!) while tackling the machines. This morning Michelle started talking about her […]
May 13, 2009
The Australia For All Alliance has provided us with a list tourism providers who have placed their accessible accommodation and venues on the www.australiaforall.com website. Accessible Venues Around The World Over the past months Australia For All has posted many […]
May 13, 2009
Diederik and Tara Haneveld’s account of building a fire bunker on their property Bodhidharma, at Shepherd’s Flat near Daylesford, Vic – passed on to us by Soumitri Varadarajan – is worth reading. Yes, there were fires in the Wombat State […]