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 [...]
Last week, I honoured my final commitment as Timor-Leste’s Honorary Consul in Melbourne and Victoria, as guest speaker at Mansfield’s “Friends of Venilale” 15-year celebration. It was a joyous occasion, attended by many long term supporters of Timor-Leste in the Mansfield community and beyond. It has been an honour and a privilege to serve [...]
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 [...]
As you may well already know, since February 2018 I have been a Board Member for Worksafe Victoria. This month it is Worksafe Healthy and Safety Month. With AFL great Cameron Ling and global television news anchor and broadcast journalist Anjali Rao as our Ambassadors, throughout the month, across Victoria, there are Health and [...]
Fireworks crackled and flashed overhead, the crowd around me broke into spontaneous dance. Off in the distance, I saw a familiar figure. The crowd swarmed around him hugging and cheering. His smile is all too familiar. One of those smiles that lights up a crowd, or in his case a nation. It was my old [...]
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 [...]
