The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation is proud to support the work of a diverse range of organisations to create opportunities in rural, regional and remote communities of Queensland and the Northern Territory.
What We Support
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WOW (Women of the World) Australia – Celebrating the voices of women and girls across Queensland
WOW Australia will deliver a series of events across Queensland in 2021 as an alternative to the multi-day Brisbane based WOW Australia Festival. In this smaller-scale format, WOW will continue to pursue its mission of enabling women and girls to create tangible change in their communities. A range of gatherings and activities will celebrate the achievements of women and girls living in remote
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Reimagining Representations: First Peoples Engagement at Rockhampton Art Gallery
TFFF support will enable Rockhampton Art Gallery to increase First Nations engagement and representation through the implementation of its Reimagining Representations: First Peoples Engagement
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Bringing past collections back to Milingimbi
Yolngu leaders and art workers on the remote island of Milingimbi in North East Arnhem Land are working together to repatriate images of culturally significant artworks, ceremonial objects and photographs. Steeped in active cultural practice, artworks from this region include barks, ceremonial poles, carvings and weavings. These important works are dispersed throughout Australia and
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Latest News
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Read our 2019/2020 Annual Report
We are pleased to share that the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation (TFFF) Annual Report for 2019/20 has now been published online and is available to view here. The report includes spotlight features on three of the organisations that TFFF supported during the 2019/2020 financial year – Dancenorth, Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi Aboriginal Corporation, and Seed Foundation Australia. Whether their
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TFFF announces new CEO from January 2021
The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation (TFFF) Board of Trustees have announced the appointment of Neal Harvey as our new CEO. Neal has been a Program Manager with the Sidney Myer Fund (SMF) and The Myer Foundation (TMF) since 2013, where he has played a pivotal role in the Australian philanthropic and arts sector. Neal’s achievements at SMF/TMF include helping to secure tax-free status for the
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Camerata Live! delights regional Queensland on tour
In October, after a process of consultation with regional communities, schools and businesses, Camerata — Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra shared the exciting news they were taking their Camerata Live! tour to Western Queensland. Over five days, Camerata musicians visited communities in Toowoomba, Dalby, Chinchilla and St George for a series of choral workshops led by Tibetan artist Tenzin
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Youth Insearch announces new social worker partnerships in regional Queensland
Youth intervention charity Youth Insearch has announced new partnerships with headspace Bundaberg and Dalby State High School, which will benefit at-risk youth in regional Queensland. The partnerships include two new social worker roles, being filled by Adam Klimkiewicz in Bundaberg, and Samuel Weightman in Dalby. Youth Insearch CEO Stephen Lewin said the placement of new social workers within
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Queensland Theatre’s first Theatre Residency Week NQ
Regional North Queensland students have the opportunity to access an affordable and accessible arts immersion experience with Queensland Theatre’s leading teacher artists.
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DAAF 2020 – Australia’s largest Indigenous art event goes online
From 6-14 August 2020, the annual Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair is going digital for its 14th
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Queensland Theatre’s The Scene Project goes digital
Each year, schools across Queensland participate in Queensland Theatre’s The Scene Project, a highly interactive drama program for schools, which encourages students to explore and engage in the creative process of performance from rehearsal through to presentation. Over the course of two terms, students work with a newly commissioned script to develop their own unique 15-minute version of the
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Camerata takes performances online
Queensland’s chamber orchestra, Camerata, has responded to the COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings by activating a number of online performances that continue to delight and inspire audiences through this challenging time. Camerata’s 5@5 daily performances, filmed at home by members of the ensemble and accessible for free via YouTube, have already seen more than 150,000 listeners tune
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Topology launches TOP UP ONLINE music training programs
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Congratulations to Crossroad Arts’ outstanding young leader, Autumn Skuthorpe
We were delighted to hear the news that Autumn Skuthorpe of Crossroad Arts has been awarded the Australia Council for the Arts’ 2020 Kirk Robson Award for outstanding leadership in Community Arts and Cultural Development (CACD). Congratulations, Autumn! Autumn has been a member of the Crossroad Arts team since 2006, and is known for the exceptional creativity, energy and deep respect she
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