This article first appeared on the Good Return website... In September 2021 Good Return was thrilled to partner with the Good Business Foundation. The Good Business Foundation shares Good Return’s mission to enable those living in poverty to achieve economic empowerment through responsible financial inclusion and capability development. Together our aim is to build [...]
On Easter Sunday this year, many of us were doing something we hadn't done for some time. We gathered as families, heard the squeals and laughter of our children (or in my case grandchildren) as they searched for easter eggs under leaves and bushes. Many of us settled in for a traditional Easter lunch [...]
COVID-19 has knocked us all sideways. For some, it has meant the loss of a job and livelihood to put food on the table. For others the most tragic of circumstances, the loss of a loved one. But for many here in Australia it has brought us closer to our community, our families and [...]
Recently I was interviewed by Fundraising & Philanthropy Magazine about my journey of discovery through philanthropy. My long-term interest accelerated in 2014 when I attended the Colloquium at Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership (a partner of Monash University). This intensive six-day course draws on 2,000 years of philosophy to examine the essence of what [...]
During the 2019 Science Week, Ruth and I announced our support of $4m to Melbourne University's Science Gallery Melbourne. As we kick off 2020, it was fantastic to see the University of Melbourne Science Gallery, has made it onto Museum + Gallery Advisor's list of top galleries and museums to look out for in [...]
As the plane’s tyres left the tarmac at Tullamarine airport I was filled with anticipation and anxiety in equal measure. A few months earlier I had established The Good Business Foundation (GBF) and I was now heading to America and to Europe to test out our hypotheses. In a time of governments’ inaction on [...]
On Friday 16 August Director of Science Gallery Melbourne, Rose Hiscock and myself joined the ABC's Jon Faine for his Conversation Hour. We talk about many things including a deep dive into what the new Science Gallery Melbourne is going to mean for Melbourne, as well as the motivation behind Ruth and my support [...]
Matthew Westwood, Arts Correspondent, recently wrote this article for The Australian. You can read the original article here. From novel advances in recycling to the cultural meanings of blood, exhibitions at Science Gallery Melbourne are about bridging the sometimes polar divide between the arts and scientific disciplines. The gallery, under construction at the [...]
As part of Science Week Ruth and I thought it appropriate we announce our support of $4m to Melbourne University to help build the Science Gallery Melbourne. It is part of the acclaimed global network helping inspire young people to be more engaged in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths (STEAM). Science Gallery Melbourne [...]
I have recently put my support behind the innovative and important theatre production Marooned. The Wolves Theatre Company, through theatre, have developed a refreshingly creative appraoch to starting the conversation about Suicide. They manage to deliver a message that is as important as it is confronting whilst keeping the production both creative and relatable. [...]
