March
March 26, 2012
PWF has received an email from Trish Lindner and her engineer husband who are travelling the country and happy to work. Some Detail The Lindners are looking for short term casual work as they travel through Queensland, the Territory and […]
March 26, 2012
An Internet Walk Against Ovarian Cancer – a friend sent me this email message as it resonated with her. It has touched me too. The request is to forward the following message to friends, keep the woman walking and info […]
March 22, 2012
Mercy Jones has emailed PWF to say she is interested in travelling in Australia, especially in South Australia and Western Australia. She says she is fun loving – in the best possible way, good clean fun – and that she […]
March 20, 2012
Democracy theorist Jean-Paul Gagnon writing for The Conversation has suggested: “If our underwhelming politicians don’t pass the test, perhaps its time to make them sit one..[like doctors, dentists, teachers, lawyers, veterinarians] We need to focus on building both citizens and […]
March 19, 2012
Queenslander Lyn Treble has contacted us about her travel ideas and plans. About Lyn Lyn likes the idea of the PWF Grey Nomad category and tells us she has been looking for a travel companion for some time now. Lyn […]
March 19, 2012
Dynamic Business has interviewed Victorian Mark Koronczyk, founder of vegetarian fast-food chain Lord of the Fries (LOTF). Mark and wife Amanda decided to do something about the lack of good vegetarian food at festivals. They bought a van, hit the […]
March 19, 2012
Taronga Park Zoo’s Harbourview Cafe is the first restaurant in Australia to become certified under the MSC’s (Marine Stewardship Council’s) seafood sustainability certification program. Look For The MSC Blue Ecolable The Harbourview Cafe won the privilege of bearing the MSC’s […]
March 19, 2012
The Warrandyte Co-Op – whose 25 members can order organic fruit and veg online from Organic Origins – began mid 2011. Liane and Josh started the co-op to make the organics that they supply to retailers across Melbourne affordable for […]
March 17, 2012
Calling all those who might be in Ayr, North Queensland, on the first weekend in June…you’re invited to a Bush Poets’ Breakfast, held by the local Zonta International Club as a fund raiser. Following previous successful Bush Poets’ brekkies, Karen […]
March 13, 2012
The development of a salt-tolerant variety of durum wheat ia an Australian breakthrough. Researchers at Adelaide Uni’s Waite Research Institute have shown an improved grain yield by 25 per cent on salty soils. Addressing Rising Soil Salinity Caused by overdrawn […]
March 7, 2012
Daniel Hannan is an author, journalist and Member of the European Parliament. He has represented South East England for the Conservative Party since 1999 and was a guest on Radio National’s Counterpoint recently. A Europhile, Daniel believes the European Union […]
March 3, 2012
Co-ops or Gonski? There will be a FREE public discussion moderated by Walkley winner and business reporter Anne Lampe at the University of Technology, Sydney, this Monday 5 March at 5.30pm. For those in Sydney this should be an hour […]