March 29, 2010

Nillumbik Community Supported Agriculture Up And Running

A new business – Village Futures Food – linking food producers with consumers wanting to buy fresh, seasonal produce direct from farmers in their region, has been in operation for 5 weeks now – in a modest way. What Is […]
March 28, 2010

Relocalisation From A Slow Money Movement In The US?

“We must bring money back down to earth” says Woody Tasch on his Slow Money website. Last Century, Fast Money And NOW Woody continues saying: There is such a thing as money that is too fast, companies that are too […]
March 28, 2010

Large Print/Braille Embossing Now Available To Tourism/Hospitality Industry

Australia For All Alliance – a hard-working community group made up of people with disabilities and their carers – now has a braille embosser which can emboss both sides of an A4 sheet of paper. Targetting Clubs And Restaurants Restaurants […]
March 24, 2010

Mackay/Whitsundays OK…Cyclone Cleanup Info

PWF is happy to pass on this Special Bulletin from Tourism Queensland about the Category 3 Cyclone Ului that crossed the Queensland Coast in the Mackay/Whitsundays region in the early hours of Sunday morning, 21 March. Limited Damage Fortunately damage […]
March 23, 2010

Big Business To End Indigenous Disadvantage With ‘GenerationOne’?

Australian business leaders came together last Friday to launch the GenerationOne campaign which aims to address the problems faced by Indigenous communities. This campaign, hopefully, will have the power to go beyond politics. Perhaps it will be able to ‘lead’ […]
March 17, 2010

Doing SOMETHING About Water…

The Just Add Water project aims to put 200 megalitres into the Hattah Lakes, south of Mildura in Victoria. These lakes are internationally significant for their unique wildlife and in a first for a green group, the ACF (Australian Conservation […]
March 15, 2010

Haiti Fund Raising – Lessons For ALL Types of NonProfits

The Network For Good has published some key trends they’ve learnt from the Haiti relief giving…info for all types of NonProfits. About The Network For Good This organisation, supported by several large American corporations, has created a secure, convenient, online […]
March 12, 2010

Kinglake Ranges Water Expo 13-14 March 2010

The Kinglake Action Network & Development Organisation, KANDO – PWF can relate to this acronym! – is running a water Expo this weekend at trhe Kinglake Temporary Village Community Centre. It’s FREE. RSVP Please Everyone is welcome but could you […]
March 11, 2010

Backyard Gold Mine For Seniors In Qld – And Elsewhere?

A Brisbane-based company Spaceout.com.au, is giving seniors and retirees a new revenue stream – from their own backyards! Seniors who own their home can now make use of new online services to help them rent out unused space to people […]
March 11, 2010

Seeking Travel Companions?

Elizabeth is a ‘grey nomad widow’. She’s in good shape – no illnesses! – and she lives in Frankston, Victoria. Elizabeth is writing a novel and planning lots of travelling. She has recently returned from India which she thoroughly enjoyed. […]
March 10, 2010

Transition Town Weekend Workshop: Beyond Oil Dependency

If you’re in Melbourne on the weekend of March 20-21, 2010, Transition Town Maroondah invites you to attend a workshop about creating a local sustainable community beyond oil dependency. Transition Town Maroondah (TTM) is a grassroots initiative working to make […]
March 10, 2010

Cardboard Citizens In Melbourne: Forum Theatre

Xris Reardon from Third-Way Theatre tells us this 5 day course, April 7-11 at Borderlands in Hawthorn, Melbourne, will cover the foundations in a Forum Play and the structuring a Forum play: plot story character development improvisations the spectator interventions […]