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| Environment |
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| Photovoltaic
System |
June 2019 |
My initial observations on my
photovoltaic system which was installed in early
March 2019. |
| Grants for Higher Building Star Rating | March 2016 | Based on a submission to Future Melbourne 2026, run by Melbourne City Council. |
| Energy
Education Centre |
March 2016 |
Based on a submission to Future
Melbourne 2026, run by Melbourne City Council. Also
suggested on my Green
Oversite website a few years earlier. |
| Bike Tracks
on Railway Reserves |
March 2016 |
Based on a submission to Future Melbourne 2026, run by Melbourne City Council. |
| Society and Work |
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| What I've
Learnt |
April 2019 |
A few things that I have learnt over
the years. Don't expect searing insights. Expect
nothing at all and you won't be disappointed. |
| Dear Prudence |
Nov 2018 |
On the importance of prudence and the
perils of shutting down discussion by accusations of
victim blaming. |
| Hourly
Rates for Temporaries |
October 2018 |
Discussion on lower hourly rate
payment to temporaries compared to permanent
employees. |
| Public
Transport Fare Structure in Melbourne |
June 2018 |
Suggested improvements to Melbourne's
Public Transport fare structure. |
| Sham
Consulting! |
July 2018 |
Some comments on my brush with sham
consulting while seeking temporary work. |
| Behavioural
Job Interview Questions |
March 2017 |
A critique of a current job interview
approach. |
| Dispersed Work Hubs | Feb 2016 | Based on a submission to Future Melbourne 2026, run by Melbourne City Council. |
| Internet
and Community |
Feb 1999 |
Ideas on the use of the Internet to
enhance local community communications |
| The Republic |
Written around the time of the
Republican forum |
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| Ideas |
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| Myth or
Medicine |
May 2019 |
Comments on an SBS television show -
Myth or Medicine and the shoddy application of
scientific / medical testing of natural medicines on
television. |
| Grasping is the Source of all Anguish (PDF) | June 2009 | Wisdom from Sogyal Rinpoche? You decide. |
| The Golden Rule (PDF) | June 2009 | Some say that the Negative Golden Rule is the better formulation. |
| What I Don't Understand | Dec 2008 | Things that I find that don't make much sense. |
| Eckhart Tolle | Nov 2008 | Some brief comments on Eckhart Tolle's philosophy. |
| Enemies of Reason | May 2008 | Comments on a Richard Dawkins' Program. |
| War is Stupid | April 2008 | After reading this piece people of the world will throw down their arms and convert their weapons to plough shares. (If only it was true!) |
| Money. | Money takes a shallow look at a definition of evil. It was written as a short, fun piece. Make what you will of it. | |
| Other |
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| Margaret
Barbour - A Life in Guiding |
Nov 2019 |
About my mother's long involvement in
the Girl Guide Association. |
| Transport
Museum
for Melbourne |
Feb 2016 |
Based on a submission to Future Melbourne 2026, run by Melbourne City Council - and a much earlier suggestion to the now defunct Docklands Authority. |
| Alternative to Interest Rate Increases | Letter April 2008 | My suggestions for an alternative to interest rate increases to control inflation. |
| Use of the Mobile Phone in Search and Rescue | Letter Feb 2008 | This is based on a letter I sent to Parks Victoria suggesting the development of portable transmission reception units which will allow communications to be attempted with mobile phones outside normal reception areas. |
| Crazy Ideas |
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| Mowing Maniac | May 2008 | A novel alternative to burning off |
