It is National Volunteer Week and the Noosa Biosphere is looking for passionate and interested individuals to fill vacancies on a number of the Community Sector Boards and the Governance Board. More >>

QWESTNet held a Cost Savings for Sunshine Coast business forum in August, in partnership with the Sunshine Coast Council, Cleantech Industries Sunshine Coast and the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation.  More >>

Whilst browsing the internet the other day I came across an interesting economic theory called the Khazzoom-Brookes postulate - a theory about energy consumption and behavior that argues that increased energy efficiency paradoxically tends to lead to increased energy consumption. More >>

Nine fresh new minds have been added to the boards at Noosa Biosphere Ltd during May after the annual call-out campaign asking for motivated individuals to contribute with skills, ideas and projects. More >>

Spent a pleasant and informative evening on Tuesday (8th Feb) with the nice folks of the Cooroy Chamber of Commerce talking about biosphere and business opportunities.  They really caught on quickly that good biosphere is also good business alignment.  Great support from Deputy Chair Phil Moran and Cr Lew Brennan plus director Ron Nissan to an audience of some 30 local active Chamber members.  Hopefully they are keen to drive their own biosphere thinking as its all doesn’t have to come from the main group.  We used a PowerPoint by the Economic Sector guys adapted by Anne Lawrence of Communications and it worked really well.   More >>

The ClimateSmart Business Cluster Program helps Queensland small and medium business lower greenhouse gas emissions, save on energy, water, materials and waste, and reduce business costs.  Expressions of interest close 17 November 2010! More >>

One of the topics that has been kicked around over the past twelve months within the Biosphere sector board volunteer community is that of accreditation and the use of the Biosphere logo by other parties. More >>

What is in it for businesses?  This was the question posed towards the Biosphere Economic Sector Board at last week's Noosa Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting. More >>