July 30, 2011

Awakening The Dreamer Symposium: August, Melbourne

The indefatigable Jane Monk has contacted PWF about an ‘Awakening the Dreamer’ symposium, to be held in Bayswater in Melbourne’s outer east. About ‘Awakening The Dreamer’ Some quotes to set the scene: “Never doubt that a small band of committed […]
July 28, 2011

A Grey Nomad Travel Companion For China, Europe…?

Francois Beugels has written to PWF saying: “I am a young, fit and active 74 old male leaving end of August 2011 for China, then the Transiberian train and Europe, with no fixed itinerary in China [3 to 6 month […]
July 18, 2011

Fire And Rain: Social Innovation And Community Leadership

A national conference – 1-2 August at the Angliss Conference Centre, Melbourne – will explore community responses to natural disasters and the need for effective disaster risk management and emergency services. COAG Report Leaves Implementation To Governments & Bureaucracies The […]
July 13, 2011

International Motor Show: Castlemaine’s Electric Car Accepted

The ‘big boys’ of the Australian International Motor Show board initially excluded Castlemaine’s Ross Blade, Australia’s only maker of electric cars from the 2011 show. The Age’s Lawrence Money went into bat for him. WHAT Happened? Castlemaine’s Blade Electric Vehicles […]
July 13, 2011

Affordable Housing – Living Cooperatively – Nubeena, Tasmania

Lynne Seddon from the Tasman Village project has contacted us about their ‘affordable’ community village project at Nubeena on Tassie’s south-east coast. The Mercury reports that plans for a 65 lot community village on nine hectares at Nubeena have been […]
July 12, 2011

Bushfire-Prone Households Trial Life ‘Off The Grid’

Ten Victorian property owners are trialling life with no mains electricity to reduce the risk of bushfires sparked by power-line failure. They have signed up to the ‘Remote Area Power Supply’ trial and over the past six months have been […]
July 12, 2011

Coal Seam Gas..Food..Trade With China..Democracy

Cougar Energy has been ordered to shut down its trial underground coal gasification plant near Kingaroy by the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management, after traces of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were found in groundwater monitoring bores last year. […]
July 5, 2011

Change Activism – Can You Help Important Research?

We all know there are people who stand up for matters important to society and who want to make a change. Petra Meyer is a PhD Commerce candidate and her research is part of an ongoing project to develop theory […]
July 1, 2011

Info Needed For Jack Jumper Ant Desensitisation Program

Jack Jumper Ant (JJA) stings can cause a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction. A Victorian group is gathering data to establish the need for a desensitisation program like the one already operating in Tasmania. About Jack Jumper Ants JJA are a close […]