Category: Launch

The Big Green Idea is open to any environmentally conscious Aussie eco-innovators who have plans to make a real contribution to Australia’s environmental future.

A maximum of six awards for either $10,000 or $20,000 cash grants will be given in a range of areas including initiatives addressing: waste reduction; transport and travel; energy efficiency; sustainable design; commercially applicable projects for industry; initiatives for creative industries; sustainable design; climate change; and positive communications campaigns.

Applications can be made at Big Green Idea, an initiative of the British Council Australia.

January 15, 2011

Featuring work by a variety of international and Australian artists across a range of mediums, Sentience: an exhibition of life is a thought-provoking and ultimately rewarding display of art exploring the feeling, perception and individuality of animals other than humans. Sentience is an initiative of Animal Rights Advocates Inc. The launch will be held on Saturday 15th Jan, 6pm at Kurb Gallery (310 William Street, Perth).

January 12, 2011

Tonight you’ll have the opportunity to meet fellow artists and architects of change, share creative thoughts and innovative ideas, and help shape the Social Change Collaboratory Melbourne, and design plans for the year to come at this coming together of a diverse group of dedicated change-makers that are smart, creative, resourceful and dynamic, and wanting to make the world a better place. Read the rest of this entry →

As political leaders continue to negotiate small steps for action on climate change in Cancun, a new non partisan and not for profit group, CLIMARTE, has formed to represent the deep running climate concerns of people working in all sectors of the Australian Arts industry. The new initiative launched in Melbourne today calls for all those involved in the arts sector— including arts organisations, practitioners, administrators, patrons and academics from the visual arts, music, theatre, dance, literature, design, architecture, and cinema—to form a broad alliance to advocate for urgent action to address the critical threat of climate change. Read the CLIMARTE Media release, or contact Guy Abrahams for more information. www.climarte.org

Meaningful data and great software can help people to develop and maintain healthy communities and a rich natural environment. OpenWollemi is dedicated to making the world’s best software for sustainability free, open and accessible. To this end, OpenWollemi supports a network of professionals to collaborate in the development of shared software tools and open data standards for the benefit of environmental and social sustainability. You are warmly invited to join this pioneering community – to share in and contribute to its resources. OpenWollemi is a not-for-profit organisation.

November 20, 2010 to November 21, 2010

Singer/songwriter Frank Yamma will launch his acclaimed new album Countryman at the Toff in Town for the Australasian World Music Expo on Saturday 20 November. Frank will also perform at Footscray Community Arts Centre on Sunday 21 November. Read the rest of this entry →