Australia

Adventurer returns after cross-Africa cycling trip

Posted by John on August 25, 2010 at 2:16 pm

It took her eleven months, but Kate Leeming is finally back at home in Melbourne after becoming what is believed to be the first person to cycle from the most western point of Africa across to the east coast. Her 23,000 kilometre adventure aimed to find the causes and consequences of extreme poverty in Africa. [...]

Rotary Australia World Community Service or RAWCS

Posted by John on July 25, 2010 at 4:57 pm

Rotary Australia World Community Service Ltd (RAWCS) assists Rotary Clubs develop and manage world community service projects. Australian Rotarians participate in activities to improve the lives and living conditions of others and to promote international understanding and goodwill. Rotary Clubs are active in supporting developing countries in our region in the fields of Health, Hunger, [...]

Australia Will Lose 50% of it’s Ag Professionals in 5 Years

Posted by Les on July 21, 2010 at 11:32 pm

Australia is set to lose up to half of its agricultural science and business professionals in the next five years, industry leaders have warned. As scientists predict the dawn of a new agricultural revolution, up to 50 per cent of the industry’s professionals are approaching retirement age. Employers say they are already losing some of [...]