Australian Communities To Re-Assess Coal And Gas Boom
May 17th, 2013Looking to a sustainable future, this weekend in NSW’s Hunter Valley, communities from around Australia will discuss what is happening with the coal and gas boom at a special gathering: Our Land, Our Water, Our Future — Beyond Coal …
Workers/Church/Green Alliance Strengthening Manufacturing Industry
May 12th, 2013The Earthworker Co-Op, Australia’s first worker-owned, green manufacturing plant celebrated the installation of its first solar hot water system at Kildonan Uniting Care in Coburg, Melbourne last month. This ‘job-saving’ approach to green technologies manufacturing is an alliance of …
A Voice For The Region…A-Political Kitchen Table Talks
April 3rd, 2013Twelve Indigo Shire residents in Victoria’s lovely north-east are starting up an incredibly old but also an incredibly new idea – Voice for Indi – kitchen table talks to thrash out grassroots problems from which information can be passed …
‘Block Lingo’ Helping Redfern Kids Re-Engage With Education
April 3rd, 2013Redfern’s Indigenous kids are re-engaging with education through the inaugural ‘Lingo from the Block’ project – run by NFP Augustinian Volunteers Australia (AVA) and made possible by $8,760 funding from the ‘Yes’ Optus Community Grants program.
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From Jill Meagher Tragedy – A New Mobile Phone App
March 13th, 2013Launched on Tuesday, a new app – the Crime Stoppers-style Sexual Assault Report Anonymously (SARA) app – lets victims submit details of an attack anonymously, anywhere in Australia. It is hoped the app will encourage more women to report …
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