June
June 8, 2010
Four years ago PWF asked if camel milk might be a business opportunity for Indigenous communities and if there were any entrepreneurs interested in ‘farming’ some of our 600,000 feral camels. Queensland camel expert Paddy McHugh and an Israeli camel […]
June 8, 2010
Three years ago PWF wrote about two young Melbourne entrepreneurs taking on the supermarket duopoly. As Aussie Farmers Direct they won 6500 customers in 12 months and set up a network of ‘franchised milkmen’. The milk in Australia is predominantly […]
June 8, 2010
So-o-o-o many people, intelligent, well-informed, well-meaning people – across all sectors – have been saying for a long time now that ‘one size does NOT fit all’ and certainly does not fit all Indigenous Communities. With the schools economic stimulus […]
June 7, 2010
SMH Business Day reports that in Bondi median house prices are are running at well over $1 million, and units at more than $500,000. Housing is not affordable or obtainable for many Australians, BUT… Schemes in the US similar to […]
June 3, 2010
Connecting Up Australia has provided a short list of South Australian Farmers’ Markets in their SA Community e-news and they’re asking for info about about Community Kitchens in SA. Connecting Up provides community services and events information and is a […]
June 2, 2010
Last week a 400-kilowatt fuel cell arrived in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. This very big black box will become the largest stand-alone clean-energy generator in an apartment complex anywhere in the world. There was a big welcoming committee of public […]
June 1, 2010
For too long tourism and education have operated in their respective silos with too little cooperation, marketing, and service provision, says Matt Hingerty of the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC), and new research shows that this demarcation between the two […]