Tag Archive | "community enterprise"

A local currency that was

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

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A local currency that was

Local currencies are coming back into popularity to judge by a couple issued by Transition initiatives in the UK. Australian social innovators, however, experimented with a local currency well before the British...

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Now, here’s an idea, Sydney Ferries

Monday, October 12, 2009

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Now, here’s an idea, Sydney Ferries

Why is the private catamaran ferry service to and from Manly to be preferred to that offered by Sydney Ferries? Is it time to change public transport from a public service into a social enterprise?

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Composting claims the footpath in Chippendale

Friday, October 2, 2009

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Composting claims the footpath in Chippendale

There's compost bins along Myrtle Street, and they're not in people's gardens. Instead, they're on the footpath in an assessment of community composting...

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City farm, training focus of Cafe Conversation

Friday, September 4, 2009

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City farm, training focus of Cafe Conversation

His history in setting up Northey Street City Farm with a group of enthusiasts, and the introduction of accredited permaculture training to Sydney were the focus of September 2009's TransitionSydney Cafe Conversation with Dick Copeman...

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On the road (apologies to Jack Kerouac)

Saturday, July 11, 2009

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On the road (apologies to  Jack Kerouac)

The City of Sydney's community garden tours help locals get started in community gardening...

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