November 28, 2012

What a CV For Grey Nomad Work!

Greg has contacted PWF looking for Grey Nomad work. He says he would like register his interest in helping out people in the outback – property owners or business owners. Greg writes: “I retired in June this year and have […]
November 21, 2012

Youth Suicide Help Cut…Incredibly Poor Communication

On the cusp of all that might be wonderful, just how devastating is the loss of a young life – whether through murder as with Jill Meagher and Sarah Cafferkey, or though suicide? Youth Suicide Increasing.. Tragically we are told […]
November 20, 2012

Social Enterprise And The ‘GOOD Gift’ Christmas Catalogue

This link http://my.socialenterprisefinder.com.au/ is for an on-line catalogue of Christmas gifts offered by Social Enterprises in Australia. These businesses make products/gifts that ‘give a stuff’. Social Enterprises Care About Society What is a social enterprise? It is a business that […]
November 20, 2012

Peak Body for ‘Voiceless’ Voluntary Community Groups?

There will be a National Workshop on Wednesday 27 February 2013 to discuss an inaugural Leadership Council for Australia’s 665,000 Voluntary Community Groups – a ‘Voice and Representation for the Social Fabric of Australia’. WHY A Peak Body For Our […]
November 15, 2012

25 Nov Smart Meter Forum In Victoria: Issues To Be Aired

There is a lot of talk about smart meters, their mandatory installation in Victorian homes, health issues and costs – now and in the future. Public Forum There’ll be a public forum on Smartmeters: Date: Sunday 25 November Venue: Oakleigh […]
November 13, 2012

Contemporary Asian Governance 2.0 – Northern Inspiration?

This blog by Craig Thomler describes how recently in Singapore he learnt how Asia taking the Gov 2.0 lead. He believes we need to look north for inspiration in using IT and social media to effectively connect government departments and […]
November 6, 2012

Insufficient Research Into Wind Turbine Effects?

This week, The Australian’s environment editor, Graham Lloyd,
November 6, 2012

Household Rooftop Solar To Impact 2013 Election?

Rooftop solar panels are now a political issue according to some fascinating analysis from Giles Parkinson of RenewEconomy. A series of surveys and postcode analysis have shown that Australians have one of the highest numbers of small scale solar PV […]
November 6, 2012

Twitter And The Truth…Interesting Stuff

David Livingstone Smith, a philosophy professor at the University of New England, Maine, believes online resources like Twitter and Facebook are actually helping define the truth more quickly than ever before. David, author of the book ‘Why We Lie, says: […]
November 6, 2012

Other Grey Nomads Travelling North?

Kim has emailed us in the search for some like-minded people who may like to travel north next year. She writes: “I am 64 years old, very fit and can look after myself in most situations. I have a caravan […]
November 5, 2012

VW’s ‘Chinese Tiny Car’ – 258mpg – $600US

An email received yesterday tells me that next year China will launch a tiny’ single seater car that does 258 miles to the gallon and will cost 4000 Yuan – $600 US. Produced by Volkswagen, the initial objective was to […]