February
February 27, 2013
Social enterprises can be described as organisations that create, support, nurture and empower businesses that are shifting us to a more socially equitable and environmentally sustainable world. Small Giants was founded in 2007 to do just this.
February 27, 2013
The HATs (highly accomplished teachers) program is a NSW education success story. Pity no-one talks about it says Maxine McKew, though it has been good to hear Radio National interview innovative teacher Greg Whitby about his book, ‘Educating Gen Wi-Fi: […]
February 27, 2013
Victorians can use the Local Harvest website, winner of a 2012 Green Lifestyle Award website to find local food nearby. You just enter your postcode to find farmers’ markets, farm-gate produce, local food swaps, community gardens, organic retailers… Why should […]
February 26, 2013
Michael Short, editor of The Zone, has profiled Braeden Lord of Aussie Farmers Direct, a businessman supporting Australian farmers and manufacturers, who now supplies – free of charge – 130,000 households in direct competition with Coles and Woolies. Michael writes: […]
February 26, 2013
On 6 March, at a business breakfast in Melbourne, international guest speaker Peter Hunt, CEO of Mutuo – UK peak body for mutuals/co-ops – will discuss the role of co-ops in Australia’s new economy with Michael Short, editor of The […]
February 26, 2013
I have recently found out about Abbeyfield Australia, a national not-for-profit providing affordable housing for older people and people with disabilities who wish to live independently within a supportive environment. It represents 26 independent Abbeyfield Societies in towns and suburb […]
February 26, 2013
Demographer Bernard Salt, writing in The Australian, quotes Professor Leon Sterling, President of the Australian Council of Deans of Information and Communications Technology saying: “Not enough people are taking ICT qualifications…I think there’s a lack of understanding of what ICT […]
February 26, 2013
A PWF reader has alerted us to the fact that victims of the Kinglake-Kilmore East fire on Black Saturday have been spared the trauma of attending court during their case for compensation, after the Supreme Court agreed to transmit proceedings […]
February 14, 2013
PWF is happy to pass on a ‘Call out’ for The Neighbour Project for Melbourne Sharehooders. What Is The Sharehood? The Sharehood is a ‘grassroots group’ – 2641 people with 4968 shareables. THE SHAREHOOD’S DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THEY DO: The […]
February 14, 2013
Carol, from Perth WA, has emailed us about finding some single ladies who might like to do some tag-along caravanning. She says: “I’m looking for single ladies that have a Caravan, Motor home etc to go caravanning with, to tag-a-long […]
February 7, 2013
The December 2012 ABS stats show that overseas visitors were up 7% in December. In 2012 Australia had 6.1 million visitors – 4.6% annual growth – which Tourism Australia’s Andrew McEvoy calls a ‘very creditable performance’ given fierce global tourism […]
February 3, 2013
Following is a ‘guest post’ packed with info by Brent Hardy – http://www.extraspace.com/ – writing about taking an office building ‘off the grid’. Twenty years ago, the thought of an office building without a monthly power bill would have seemed […]