Challenges for Australian retailers – where is that quirkiness hiding?
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Director of the Australian Centre for Retail Studies at Monash Uni, Steve Ogden-Barnes,says Australian retailers are averse to risk and second class in many ways. “When we look at good practice in retail we have trouble finding examples here” he
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$10,000 pa grants to voluntary environment & heritage groups close 6 May 2005
April 20th, 2005Voluntary organisations, such as community-based groups wanting to enhance their region as a tourism destination, can apply for grants to deliver services and /or projects that contribute to:
(1) protection, conservation and/or rehabilitation of the natural
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Victorian Uni students establish an indigenous solidarity network – inaugural Camp at Barmah Lakes
April 20th, 2005A conglomerate of indigenous rights groups from various universities – Monash, Melbourne, La Trobe and Ballarat are listed on the website http://www.alphalink.com.au/~rez/ccisn – held a camp on the weekend of April 16-17 to develop aims and objectives for the network
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Successful youth program fights for funds – isn’t there a better way?
April 20th, 2005Once again the case for ‘place-based aggregation of public funds’ which could allow communities to prioritise funding according to local needs bears thinking about. The successful YouthBiz program in Hamilton, western Victoria, has existed on a funding knife edge over
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11,500 women wanted to stand up, go pink, and be counted……a Friday night footie curtainraiser!
April 20th, 2005The Breast Cancer Research Network together with sponsors – the AFL, Bakers’ Delight, Australia Post and Kaz Group – are planning a world record breaking event to be beamed round the world in a show of support for women
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