July 27, 2009

Kinglake Bush Persists…As We And Our Communities Do

Thank you so much to Bruce McCubbery for these photos – via Bob King I believe. I find the green shoots quite inspirational. We humans, our communities and our forests are resilient aren’t we? We share the common experience of […]
July 21, 2009

Forecasts: Down But Not Out – Australia’s Tourism Resilience

The Tourism Forecasting Committee (TFC) finds that Australia is holding its appeal as a destination in a very difficult international environment. The latest forecasts on the outlook for Australian tourism this year and beyond are now available online, free in […]
July 18, 2009

Employment Navigator To Provide ALL With Opportunities

With the unemployment rate predicted to reach over 8% Infoxchange Australia has announced the development of a new service, ‘Employment Navigator’. Using interactive Web 2.0 technologies, the service aims to connect job seekers and the resources to help them find […]
July 15, 2009

Accommodation Operators – Refurbish To Maximise Yield

There is now a series of Accommodation Makeover Pathway workshops for accommodation operators on how to successfully upgrade facilities to maximise yield, says Samantha Kume of the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC) at Griffith Uni, Gold Coast Campus. STCRC, […]
July 14, 2009

Melbourne Seminar: Alternative Fertiliser – Biosolids

AgriWest in Melbourne’s west is holding a half-day info seminar 21 July in Melton, looking at the benefit of using biosolids as the price of traditional chemical fertilisers rises. Biosolids? Biosolids are a by-product of wastewater treatment processes, a nutrient […]
July 13, 2009

Affordable Housing For Concerned Tree Changers

John Waters has emailed us about his evolving Base Camps Conservation Network project. He says most of his days are spent researching other ‘intentional communities’ trying to get it right, especially the legal aspects. Base Camps For People Who Want […]
July 12, 2009

Modern Nappies – Two July Workshops In Melbourne

There is always discussion about nappies and this month there will be two workshops imparting heaps of info in Melbourne. The Environment Shop says: “Did you know that a baby can use up to 5,000 nappies (creating 1, 750 kg’s […]
July 12, 2009

A Restorative Retreat For Busy, Active Lives

Melbourne’s Augustine Centre will run a retreat at Cloudmountain in the Grampians 7-10 August. It will focus on: “developing personal practices for sustaining the self and for deepening one’s capacity to be in a transformative relationship to life. It will […]
July 11, 2009

National Farmers’ Markets Conference August 09

We’re pleased to pass on info about the 3rd National Farmers’ Markets Conference to be held 22 – 24 August 2009 at Glen Erin, Romsey, in Victoria. One Decade On… Today there are over 120 across Australia and on the […]
July 5, 2009

Self-Built, Commonsense, Affordable Housing…

James Nethery of the Affordable Housing Group Australia has contacted us with info about a much needed affordable housing project he’s working on. It sounds interesting, ambitious. The group aims to make every aspect of their designs as simple as […]
July 3, 2009

Grey Nomad Jobs On Atherton Tablelands

Queenslanders Robert and Dell Drury have just requested a listing on the PWF Nomads Jobs/Skills Register & General Info. About The Area The Drury’s dairy and beef property is located in the mountains on the Atherton Tablelands 6km from Ravenshoe […]