14/05/2019 | News, Opinion
(continued from the March GM Constitutional amendment round of voting) By Simon Cole, Chair. The General Meeting on 17 of March was a good learning experience. Successful amendments were noted in the April NewsLETS, along with some that weren’t. Since then,...
27/04/2019 | News, Opinion
By Paul Wildman LETS as part of super? You have to be kidding! Some years back I asked our accountant if he was retiring, as I had; we are similar ages. “I’m not retiring! That means doing nothing,” was his response. Well, there you go. Captured by one definition of...
29/03/2019 | News, Opinion
Why LETS is crucial to an economics of the soul and thus our children’s future The most important part of economics today is money; 50 years ago, though, it was not. It was the physical economy. Then, the economic focus for us ordinary folks was making goods and...
23/01/2019 | Featured, News, Opinion
Brisbane Exchange Community? Brisbane Local Community Exchange? When you’re at a barbecue and you tell your friends you belong to BrisLETS, what do they say? “Bris WHAT?” It’s been observed that our name “BrisLETS” is not easily understood by the lay...
30/12/2018 | News, Opinion
Highlights of 2018 Early in the year, we acquired a permanent home at the Peace Hall, Albion, for our trading days. Our local hub meetings kicked off for the south-siders. Mailchimp was introduced to emailing the monthly NewsLETS and events notices. The website was...