Posts in the 'Green Maps' category

Melbourne’s Sustainable House Day – Volunteers Needed

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We hear through Monique Decortis’ excellent Vic Climate Action Calendar that the Alternative Technology Association is looking for help with managing visitors to homes on Sustainable House Day Sunday 12 September 2010 10am-4pm. Help give out info

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What ‘Freecycling’ Is And Why It Works

Caroline Smith tries to live a green lifestyle and enjoys the challenge of recycling secondhand items to give them a new lease on life. Here, as a PWF guest writer, Caroline explains ‘freecycling’.
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WHY FREE-CYCLING WORKS

A major tenet of …

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Dealing With Suicide Prevention, Hunger Relief, Gambling In Oz…

PWF has found the TRI Community Exchange (TRI) on Twitter. TRI is a NSW community info exchange that has been in operation since 1992. They’re dealing with:

Suicide & Self Harm Prevention- TRI has just launched a national suicide/self harm …

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The Growing Community Social Enterprise Movement

The ABC’s Inside Business has provided a very positive picture of a Hepburn Wind an Australian community owned social enterprise.

This registered cooperative is Australia’s first community owned wind farm.

A Strong Conclusion From Collaboration

Hepburn Wind …

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Cycling And Bike Helmets…More Carrots Than Sticks Needed?

Cycling IS good for our health and the environment. Helmets DO protect riders. In Victoria you can be fined $146 riding without a helmet.

  • Why did Melbourne start a $5.5 million Bike Share project?
  • Why don’t Sydneysiders cycle?

A ‘Melbourne-World’ Comparison

Andrew Bolt …

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