April
April 29, 2011
Self-Management in Aged Care, Chronic and Mental Illness, Disability and Special Education will be the focus of a national Self-Management Conference in Melbourne 2-3 May 2011 and a PWF colleague makes some interesting observations below. About The Conference Run by […]
April 29, 2011
Question: What level of cultural and financial support is there out there for non Indigenous children who can speak an Aboriginal language to develop a possible career path in this area? Bearing in mind that the annual cost for a […]
April 26, 2011
Samsung’s newest TV is completely solar-powered. It doesn’t run on electricity at all. EcoGeek reports that: “At the CeBIT electronics show in Germany, Samsung unveiled their latest television prototype and it’s the coolest one yet. The 46-inch, 1920 x 1080 […]
April 26, 2011
Here are some interesting links to follow up on using shipping containers as housing. Regularly updated website on building with containers Images of containers as houses Container rooms – SCF Group, SA (pdf) 32 container houses Future Shack – Sean […]
April 26, 2011
Sean, on the Our Patch website, asks if the Centrelink process might not be improved and points to the successes of WA’s Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) of 20 years. One Size Does NOT Fit All Despite the one-size-fits-all approach […]
April 26, 2011
Here, Toby Hall, CEO of Mission Australia makes the case for real welfare reform, not tinkering at the edges, as we have seen recently with approaches taken by Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott. Toby Hall writes: “Prime Minister Julia Gillard […]
April 20, 2011
Social Innovation Sydney will run one of their ‘Bar Camps’ as their first Social Innovation Startup Camp over Saturday May 7 and Sunday May 8, 2011. What Is A BarCamp? BarCamps are a way of meeting and build relationships with […]
April 17, 2011
Over the coming months the number of accessible tourism venues will be increasing on the Australia For All website as both the Intercontinental Hotels Group and the Scandic Hotels group have given permission to include all their hotels with facilities […]
April 14, 2011
Democracy is evolving. There are many disparaging comments about today’s leaders – but what a job! The new Wheatley-Frieze book says we must recognise we are all in this together. We can no longer depend on one heroic leader because […]
April 10, 2011
Homelessness is not just houselessness – but it’s always about housing, says a coalition of groups addressing this huge problem. On any night in Australia 105,000 people are homeless and 25% are under 25. Campaign To Raise Awareness Virgin Unite, […]
April 10, 2011
Nathon Irvin’s Spaceout helps people turn unused space into cash by helping them find or rent out storage, office, parking, rural or commercial space and now Spaceout has posted info about an idea out of San Francisco to share private […]
April 6, 2011
Are you concerned about what is happening in our world and feeling daunted, overwhelmed, and/or fearful, but want to play a role in making a difference? Participate in the Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium and discover a new […]