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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From Old Things to New Beginnings
Over two days in early November, and with an itinerary based around the launch and world premiere of Circa Cairns’ From Old Things, TFFF Trustees, Advisors and staff visited Cairns to meet with several current grant recipients and learn a little more about the for-purpose ecology in the
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Darwin: The Place to be in August
Each year at the start of August, Darwin becomes the focal point for Australia’s best First Nations artists from a variety of disciplines. It’s a remarkable time to be in the Top End and presented an opportune moment for the TFFF to visit the city and take in these important events in Australia’s cultural
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Applications for the 30th Australian Rural Leadership Program are now open
The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation (TFFF) has been a supporter of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation’s (ARLF) Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP) for many years now, typically sponsoring two scholarships annually. The ARLP is Australia’s longest and most in-depth experiential leadership development program giving participants a valuable opportunity to grow their leadership and
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Revisiting Camerata’s ‘Classical Reimagined’ 2022 Regional Tour
Camerata — Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra has recently returned from a triumphant tour of regional Queensland, travelling over 2,900km to Mackay, Rockhampton, Emerald, Barcaldine, and Longreach in May. This year’s tour itinerary was ambitious in scale with six concerts of the ‘Classical Reimagined’ programme — which included a new commission, Central Highland Rounds, written by
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Gina Fairfax AC Named 2022 Queensland Community Foundation Community Philanthropist of the Year
At a celebratory lunch in the Brisbane City Hall today, Gina Fairfax AC was named Community Philanthropist of the Year. The awards, which are the culmination of Philanthropy Week in Queensland, highlight the diversity of the sector in the state while celebrating some individuals who have made on-going contributions to the for-purpose sector. Gina Fairfax is well-known in Queensland: for more than
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A WOW Weekend in Longreach
WOW Longreach forged ahead despite flood impacts to share three days of mentoring, storytelling, conversations and performances curated for and by the women and girls of Western Queensland, on the traditional land of the Iningai and Bidjara people, and coinciding with Queensland Women’s Week and International Women’s
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Announcing Multi-Year Funding Pilot with Creative Partnerships Australia
With TFFF’s support, Creative Partnerships Australia will pilot a capacity building service offering for Australia’s Private Ancillary Fund (PAF) sector, celebrating the Australian Cultural Fund as a vehicle through which PAFs can provide vital multi-year
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La Boite Theatre, mibo and TFFF launch pilot initiative to support the mental wellbeing of arts and entertainment workers
mibo is a new workplace wellbeing digital platform with potential to build a healthier and safer Arts and Entertainment industry in Australia. With the support of the TFFF, La Boite Theatre will undertake a mibo trial across its entire company in response to a growing national mental health crisis among Arts and Entertainment industry
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A Connected, Resilient and Futureproof Community
The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation (TFFF) is pleased to share its refreshed strategic plan for the next three years (2022-2024): A Connected, Resilient and Futureproof Community.
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Philanthropy Australia Awards Tim Fairfax AC Leading Philanthropist Honour
During an online ceremony on 16 November 2021, Philanthropy Australia has named Tim Fairfax AC as Australia’s 2021 Leading Philanthropist. The Leading Philanthropist Award recognises an individual philanthropist whose work is visionary, high impact and transformative. In addition to generous funding, Tim has provided time, knowledge and leadership to many organisations. “For me, one of the
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