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South Australian Planning Portal Application (SAPPA)
The South Australian Property and Planning Atlas (SAPPA) is a free, map-based application which displays planning spatial layers and land ownership information.
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Bushfire risk in the Fleurieu
SAPPA provides information which affects property development and planning. This includes alerting potential home buyers of the bushfire risk in areas of South Australia.
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Australian Dictionary of Biography
The Australian Dictionary of Biography is Australia’s pre-eminent dictionary of national biography. In it you will find concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of the lives of over 13,000 significant and representative persons in Australian history.
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Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation
The Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation is a register of the people, industries, corporations, research institutions, scientific societies, awards, major events and other organisations that have contributed to Australia’s scientific, technological, engineering and medical heritage.
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South Australian Resources Information Gateway (SARIG)
South Australian Resources Information Gateway is an online mapping tool which contains a range of information about the State’s natural resources. It is available for the general public to use to learn and understand more about the physical environment.
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The Third Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, powered by oil and other fossil fuels, is spiraling into a dangerous endgame. The price of gas and food are climbing, unemployment remains high, the housing market has tanked, consumer and government debt is soaring, and the recovery is slowing. Facing the prospect of a second collapse of the global economy, humanity…
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The Men’s Shed Movement
The Men’s Shed Movement had humble beginnings in South Australia and Victoria in the mid to late 1990s. Thirty years later it is truly a global movement with associations beginning in Australia, the UK, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, the US and Denmark. Throughout its progress, Barry Golding has been researching the movement with the publication of…
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RSS News Casts
Australian, World and Science and the Environment through RSS feeds from Deutche Welle English Language service, SBS News, BBC World, and Crikey news services.
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Palaces for the people: How to build a more equal and united society
How can we bring people together? In Palaces for the People the sociologist Eric Klinenberg presents a simple but transformative idea for health, happiness, safety and healing our divided, unequal society.
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The Canadian Encyclopedia
The Canadian Encyclopedia is a general reference resource for discovering the history of Canada through the stories related to its people, places and events.