November
November 29, 2011
Kinglake resident and bushfire survivor, Vicki Ruhr, wishes to express her concern at what is reportedly a ‘terrifying and graphic’ bushfire advertising campaign to be run by the Victorian Government. Family Scrambling, Panicking, Dying The Herald-Sun and Melbourne Talk Radio […]
November 23, 2011
Following is an article by Vanessa Barrington, about the collaboration between Baltimore’s Department of Planning, Office of Sustainability, and Health Department. These groups show how an active, involved city government and a willingness to try new ideas can change the […]
November 23, 2011
Kristin Wartman, Nutrition Educator and food writer, a leader of the Occupy Big Food rally in lower Manhattan, writes saying: “Whose food? Our food!” This was the rallying cry at the first Occupy Big Food event on Saturday in Zuccotti […]
November 23, 2011
Chris Plumridge has contacted us about a software consultancy company called Naturally Being. He is the Strategic Business Manager for this local Mobile Solutions house that assists with developing and designing strategies for iPhone, iPad, Windows Mobile, Android & Blackberry. […]
November 20, 2011
C-Mac Industries is a locally grown and owned engineering plant in Girraween, Western Sydney. The company is enjoying an 18% increase in productivity after the employees took over as owners. C-Mac has defied the current trend in Australia to shut […]
November 20, 2011
Recently released research by the Grattan Institute shows that: “We’re just not building the variety of housing that Australians want.” Stereotype Not Accurate A detailed survey into the housing preferences of more than 700 Melburnians and Sydneysiders found that once […]
November 19, 2011
The Centre for Social Impact at the University of Western Australia (UWA) will run a one day Indigenous Business, Corporations and Entrepreneurship Conference on 6 December 2011 at UWA Business School. Indigenous business ventures, the work of Aboriginal Housing organisations […]
November 17, 2011
Food security is a concern and a soft commodities (commodities grown not mined) and rural land boom is being forecast to start in Australia. The growing risk of inflation as well as growing demand for soft commodities from Asia could […]
November 16, 2011
For several months now Victorians have been compelled to join up to the Smartmeter grid. A long time PWF reader, Kate Everke, has contacted us saying: “Most people I have spoken with are against the roll out. We have conducted […]
November 11, 2011
The Federal Government has approved the first technique which will allow farmers to earn money for reducing carbon pollution. The Carbon Farming Initiative Pig farming is the first industry approved to reduce methane emissions and trade carbon offsets. The Carbon […]
November 10, 2011
Lynne McKinnon from the Bundaberg Sailing Club has contacted us about a possible one year job for some grey nomad travellers. About The Position As a grey nomad traveller Lynne is thinking you might care to settle down on the […]
November 10, 2011
There is a dispute between the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) and Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) over Fortescue’s Solomon Hub Pilbara iron ore mine, its next major project. FMG has been accused of supporting the Wirlu-murra splinter group to divide the […]