Landcare Week is an awareness campaign for landcare and coastcare groups, farmers embracing sustainable farm management, ‘friends of’ groups, bushcare, rivercare, dunecare, Junior Landcare and any volunteer group that manages environmental issues at a local level. The purpose of the …
In our fast-changing urban world, the impacts of social and environmental change on children are often overlooked. Children and their Urban Environment examines these impacts in detail, looking at the key activities, spaces and experiences children have and how these …
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The Sydney Metropolitan CMA 2011 Community Forum will focus on biodiversity and the science of what we do. The Forum will be facilitated by ABC TV Science Presenter Bernie Hobbs. Professor Andrew Beattie from Macquarie University will give a fascinating …
Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) 2011 Community Forum, 21 May Read more »
From the suggestions of participants in the Sydney Metro Catchment Management Authority (CMA) 2009 Community Forum, the CMA has recently produced the excellent resource 101 Secrets for a Successful Environmental Volunteer Group. For any additional information please contact Helen Kemp, …
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The Property Council of Australia commissioned the largest ever survey on attitudes towards the liveability of Australia’s cities and government performance in urban policy. Factors that Australians give cities the thumbs-up for include their recreational and outdoor areas (79 per …
In the 21st century, more than ever before, cities around the world depend on the knowledge of their citizens, their institutions and their firms and enterprises. The Third Knowledge City World Summit, held in Melbourne in November 2010, aimed to …
Grattan Institute’s second Cities program report is “Cities: Who Decides?”. The report investigates decision making in eight of the world’s most successful cities, and asks what governance arrangements accompanied their broad-based improvement. Every city has a different story, but among …
New report: “Cities: Who Decides” – Give City Dwellers a Real Say Read more »
The new Office for the Non-Profit Sector (within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet) is seeking expressions of interest for members of the Non-Profit Sector Reform Council. The Council will be established by the Australian Government to support …
Nominations for the Non-Profit Sector Reform Council close 31 October 2010 Read more »
The Local Government Sustainable Development 2010 Conference is designed to assist local government practitioners to identify, plan and implement best practice sustainable development solutions.
The Hon. Tony Burke MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is supporting the Landcare community to develop an Australian Framework for Landcare to guide Landcare over the next 20 years. The development of the Australian Framework for Landcare is …