Category: General news

Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on

Greens spearhead progressive push

media /20 January, 2014

Green preferences will go to  five progressive micro parties ahead of the ALP in the Griffith by-election. “The Greens spearhead a progressive movement that is a coalition of concerned citizens and activists opposed to putting short term profits first and everything else a distant second,” Griffith candidate, Geoff Ebbs said. “The ALP has spent the Continue Reading →

Swiping new customers with social media

Geoff Ebbs /16 January, 2014

Social media isn’t as mysterious as the myriad of business seminars indicate, according to a new article by Geoff Ebbs in the February edition of Westender We all know that it is easier to sell something to an existing customer than it is to find new customers and we all know that eighty percent of Continue Reading →

Business broadband needs support

Geoff Ebbs /16 January, 2014

With Brisbane City Council investing heavily in a broadband strategy to bring Brsibane’s small businesses into the 21st century, “ready or not” it is woth considering the lessons learned in broadband implementation programs in the USA. While the Minnesota program described here was strikingly successful, the lessons learned indicate that you cannot simply give people Continue Reading →

Batman meets fractured fairy tales on Cordelia

media /16 January, 2014

The Queensland Centre for Photography has released its schedule for 2014. During the first exhibition period of 2014 the gallery is showcasing artists who focus on storytelling in photography. That includes exhibitions by Dean Butters (ACT), Barbara Doran & Penelope Cain (NSW), Christophe Canato (WA), Alexia Sinclair (NSW), and Katelyn-Jane Dunn (QLD). The Undergraduate Bridging Continue Reading →

Hot weather hits honey stocks

media /16 January, 2014

Australia’s honey industry is preparing for a difficult 2014, with abnormal weather conditions set to deliver the lowest national honey yields in at least a decade. A combination of excessive heat, flood and drought has hit prime honey producing areas in recent times and led to honey supplies falling by over 50 percent. The honey Continue Reading →

Rolling protests over Newman attack on civil liberties

Geoff Ebbs /16 January, 2014

Queensland Civil Liberties Union met last night to plan their support of a series of rolling protests against the Queensland Government’s attack on Civil Liberties. The first of these actions will be the Freedom Day Rally at the Roma Forum in Roma Street, Brisbane at 11am on Sunday January 26th. This Rally has inspired international Continue Reading →