Curb Sprawl

by | Jul 21, 2009 | Commentary, Letters to the Editor

photo credit: Dean Terry Letter to the Age DAVID BARKLEY 19 July, 2009 Dear Editor, Graham Wines (Letters, 18/7) refers to the cost of urban sprawl. Some people hold land unused and grow rich while they sleep, as the land value increases. The best way to curb the...

Palatial Profits

by | Jul 14, 2009 | Commentary

photo credit: eb0la An interesting read in today’s Age: Palatial Spreads Kept Empty? That’s Rich Ghost mansions and land banks are sometimes held by those planning a tennis court or swimming pool. Other people are waiting for their children to grow up....

Anatomy of the GFC

by | Jul 3, 2009 | Commentary, Past Events

photo credit: alles-schlumpf Date: Thursday July 23rd Time: 6.30pm Venue: Frank Halkyard Library, 1/27 Hardware Lane, Melbourne Speaker: Bryan Kavanagh, Research Associate, LVRG Greenshoots? How bad WILL the Global Financial Crisis be? Why did our economists fail us?...