by potential | Jul 21, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
What are the first words that jump into your mind when you think of a collaboration between Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, NASA and the World Bank? If you’re like me, the first few words that entered your mind aren’t publishable on such a mild-mannered blog, and the...
by potential | Mar 3, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Every year in autumn (which is Australian for fall), hundreds of comedians descend on Melbourne for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Renowned as one of the top three comedy festivals in the world, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is Australia’s...
by potential | Feb 2, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Natural Disasters and Building Community As I’m writing, communities in northern Queensland, Australia, are waiting for the onslaught of what is predicted to be Australia’s most severe cyclone. This afternoon, authorities upgraded the cyclone to a category five,...
by potential | Dec 22, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
My Three Favourite Things Are: 1. Timing Being a super competitive person, my favourite thing about Christmas in Australia is that we get it before pretty much everyone else in the world. Being just west of the International Date Line, Australia is the sixth country...
by John Horn | Dec 6, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
[Editor’s Note: this is the first post from Jilly Jane Charlwood, who is “in regional Victoria managing flood media and is absolutely under the pump at work” – she will continue to contribute to our team from down under] When it comes to...
