tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16107966121527342152011-11-27T15:18:36.859-08:00Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14170780823205635449noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610796612152734215.post-84307573463635026872009-04-19T20:05:00.000-07:002009-04-19T20:29:59.929-07:00Professor Cummins gave the Baroon Dollar its first media coverage on ABC's Radio National Program - <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2009/2544646.htm">Life Matters</a> on Friday 17th April 2009.<br /><br />The program investigated the effects of the currenct economic recession on health.<br />Speakers included Andrew Leigh (Associate Professor of Econmics, Australian National University);<br />Professor Mark Harris (Executive Director, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, UNSW); Professor Gordon Parker (Executive director, Black Dog Institute).<br /><br /><a href="http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2009/04/lms_20090417.mp3">Listen to the program</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1610796612152734215-8430757346363502687?l=community-currency.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14170780823205635449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610796612152734215.post-15360235646722738152009-04-13T20:50:00.000-07:002009-04-13T21:08:41.610-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_se3n0HYoTMg/SeQJWmmeIKI/AAAAAAAAADE/nU_LgzBaG9A/s1600-h/Bob-Cummins.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324390943382446242" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_se3n0HYoTMg/SeQJWmmeIKI/AAAAAAAAADE/nU_LgzBaG9A/s320/Bob-Cummins.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://sustainablemaleny.org/hindollar/?page_id=86">Professor Bob Cummins</a>, a foundation member of the AICC, visited the management committee in Maleny on Saturday 11th April to discuss a <strong>research proposal</strong> investigating the <strong>impact of community currencies on community happiness.</strong> Bob is Convenor of the <a href="http://acqol.deakin.edu.au/index.htm" target="_blank">Australian Centre on Quality of Life</a> at Deakin University.<br /><br />More information soon!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1610796612152734215-1536023564672273815?l=community-currency.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14170780823205635449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610796612152734215.post-22873110793732184642009-04-13T20:34:00.000-07:002009-04-13T20:49:35.908-07:00The AICC Inc has launched its first community currency project!<br /><br />The <a href="http://sustainablemaleny.org/hindollar/">Baroon Dollar</a> Project aims to establish a local complementary or community currency for the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Queensland.<br />The currency takes its name from the Baroon Pocket Dam, Blackall Range region.<br /><br />It is hoped that lessons learnt from the local model will inform the development of other community currencies around Australia.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1610796612152734215-2287311079373218464?l=community-currency.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14170780823205635449noreply@blogger.com