July 31, 2013

SecondBite Fund-Raising At 2013 Melbourne Cup Carnival

SecondBite is the new Pin & Win Charity Partner for the 2013 Melbourne Cup Carnival. All money raised from the campaign will help feed hungry Australians doing it tough. What Is Pin & Win? Pin & Win is an annual […]
July 30, 2013

Central Desert Footy Cards: Teaching Entrepreneurship, With A Health Message

Even in the most remote communities in the Central Western Desert Ngaanyatjarrra Lands footy is greatly loved. Often the dusty oval is a community hub and when the footy season is on, families of cars head off to neighbouring communities […]
July 30, 2013

A National Voice For Volunteers

There is currently circulating an invitation ‘from volunteers for volunteers’ to join an incorporated association, recently formed in Adelaide, called ‘The Voice of Australia’s Volunteers’. The aim is to give voice to Australia’s 6.4 million volunteers and 665,00 voluntary community […]
July 24, 2013

Can Alliance Of Afghan Women And Clerics Improve Rights?

PWF has received this alert about a group of female lawmakers and activists in Afghanistan who are hoping to promote and enhance women’s rights through Islam in a joint campaign with their religious leaders. The Fears Despite the hard-fought gains […]
July 24, 2013

Save SPCA – Toss A Tin In Your Trolley!

A recent rally in Shepparton to help save SPC Ardmona and the Central Victorian Goulburn Valley fruit industry saw a crowd of around 1000 rallying behind a ‘Buy Australian, buy local and toss a tin in your trolley’ chant. Uniting […]
July 14, 2013

Photo Reflecting Refugee Plight/Politicisation Short-Listed

A striking black and white image portraying a family arriving in a small boat with the lights of Melbourne’s Carlton Housing Estate illuminating the background was a finalist and highly recommended in the Heartlands Refugee Art Prize recently. The Photographer […]
July 14, 2013

Innovative Retailers Provide Experiences Impossible Online

“Shops are becoming performance spaces. They are evolving into places full of activity, where customers make things, talk about stuff, test products, taste producer, learn a skill, strut their stuff and possibly buy stuff.” Writer Deirdre Macken made this observation […]
July 13, 2013

A Quick Fact Check On Pollies’ Claims

In these times of ongoing electioneering, claim and counterclaim, just how can you tell who is right or who is bending the truth? There are now two websites giving an ongoing assessment of our pollies’ claims – Politifact Australia and […]
July 7, 2013

Broad School Curricula..More Understanding..Less World Conflict?

Some teaching systems – such as Montessori – teach broad concepts to very young students (like my grand-daughter )and I see that ‘Social Economy’ will be part of the school curriculum in France. What if we also taught ‘World Religions […]