Recent Posts in ‘GTC Australia’
Festive Recycling 26 December 2011 – 26 January 2012
Between Christmas, New Year and Australia Day, Australians have more to recycle than at any other time of the year. This is why Planet Ark is encouraging everyone to have a clean and green festive period. Check out the pages of this site for tips on: Recycling or reusing your cards, wrapping paper and other
Christmas leftovers to watch out for
Food safety experts warn us that our favourite Christmas leftovers can make us sick. Check out this video by Yahoo 7 news.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and a very safe and happy holiday break from everyone at GTC Australia
Don’t forget to wish your neighbours a merry Christmas
According to thewest.com.au, when it comes to the street they live in, West Australians really do love thy neighbour. The Bankwest Happiness Survey reveals that more than half of West Australians have looked after their neighbour’s property, a third have celebrated Christmas or another event with their neighbours and just 10 per cent argue with
Last minute homemade gifts
Emma from foodie about town tweeted about this gift featured at taste.com. I love this idea too. Abbeys’s Cookie is a Jar Recipe Preparation Time 10 minutes Cooking Time 15 minutes Makes 24 Equipment You’ll need a 1L glass jar with a lid Ingredients Jar ingredients 3/4 cup (110g) plain flour 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
Reduce festive energy consumption and the greenhouse emissions
Planet Ark advises us to be energy efficient over the festive season with these great tips from their Festive Season Green Guide. Energy consumption and the greenhouse emissions that go with it is the biggest environmental issue facing the world at the moment. Over the festive season we use more energy than other times of
Office Christmas Party do’s and don’ts
We love this advice from the Social Shuffle Blog: Office Christmas Party do’s and don’ts. Follow their advice and it will be a lot easier to face the new year with your work colleagues. It’s that time of the year again. The time to eat, drink and be merry… and potentially, the time of the
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation: 19 December 2011
The United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation aims to raise people’s awareness of the UN’s efforts to work on technical cooperation among developing countries. It also celebrates the economic, social and political developments made in recent years by regions and countries in the south. It is a time for individuals and organizations to agree on
International Migrants Day: 18 December 2011
Migration is a positive and empowering experience and contributes to both economical growth and human development. For many people, however, migration will bring human rights violations and exploitation. International Migrants Day supports the protection of the fundamental rights of all persons, regardless of their migration status, as guaranteed by international law. Source: The National Calendar
Giving a pet for Christmas, look at the bigger picture
With the silly season almost in full swing, there are important considerations that parents and friends should take into account before giving pets as presents this Christmas. Veterinarian Mark Perissinotto said people should remember to look at the bigger picture when making these types of spur of the moment purchases at Christmas time. “It is
Making a list and checking it twice
If you remember the tune, “Santa is coming to town” it says “he’s making a list and checking it twice.” Good advice for going christmas shopping Planet Ark’s Festival Season Green Guide give us the same advice. Reduce waste by making a list and checking it twice… before you go food • or Christmas shopping.
11 tips to cut your Food Waste
Food waste is a major issue in Australia and around the world and during the festive season this waste increases. A national poll commissioned by ‘Do something’ found that 59% of Australians admitted to wasting more food than usual over Christmas. This is a lot of waste, especially when you consider that at any other time
