Tim Fairfax Family Foundation

In the community of Tennant Creek, houses with poor thermal performance, lack of cultural consideration, overcrowding and insufficient maintenance have resulted in residents facing health issues, financial hardship, and disruption of cultural practices. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 (‘𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨’) is pushing to define a new standard for housing in these communities through culturally sensitive collaboration, design, and building. Overcrowding and poor thermal efficiency are not the only ways in which current housing is unsuitable for its First Nations occupants. Local Indigenous people have never been consulted in the design process of their homes. There is limited consideration of cultural practices or the way in which Indigenous families live with the land and with each other. These are the problems Wilya Janta aims to solve by promoting community agency in the design and construction of government housing. The pilot project, building two demonstrative ‘Explain Homes’, will seek to overcome ongoing failures in the design of present-day housing developments through culturally sensitive collaboration, design, and building. Wilya Janta is a new TFFF partner and is supported through the Resilience stream, which provides multi-year general operational support funding. Read more about Wilya Janta here: https://lnkd.in/g88FhNMD

Somerset Storyfest is the leading children’s literary festival for the Gold Coast community and surrounds, with a mission to deliver unforgettable storytelling festivals and programs for young people and families, stimulating curiosity, creativity and empathy. Storyfest delivers annual, multi-day literary festivals on the Gold Coast, in Longreach, and – newly in 2024 – in St George and Emerald, and aims to engage the whole of community in the lead up to and delivery of each festival. Along with festival delivery, Storyfest’s activities include year-round outreach programs, in-school workshops, pop-up lending libraries, and adult engagement and fundraising events. Storyfest is a new TFFF partner and is supported through the Resilience stream, which provides multi-year general operational support funding. Read more about Storyfest's activities here: https://lnkd.in/gXiTCqUv

Applications for the 2025 Queensland round of Backing the Future grants are now open! This program provides funding for projects supporting young people in rural, remote, and regional Queensland. Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation FRRR (Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal)

A great opportunity for regional artists and arts workers!

Great to see Queensland's first Office of Social Impact announced. A fantastic initiative and a really great meeting to begin seeking better outcomes for vulnerable and disadvantaged Queenslanders. Thanks to Allan English AM, David Janetzki and Queensland Treasury for hosting us.

Best wishes to all for the festive season and the new year. The TFFF office will reopen on 13 January.

Last week, TFFF Advisor Sarah O'Brien shared her reflections on giving at a She Gives event at Government House, alongside fellow panellists Tanya Hosch, Deb Harris, and Carrie Bickmore OAM. Read more about the event, and see more photos, here: https://lnkd.in/gdYrpde9

🔶 𝐌𝐭 𝐈𝐬𝐚 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭 – 𝐀 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞! 🔶   TQKP had the pleasure of spending time in and with community in Mount Isa, hosted by the Mt Isa Precinct. A group of representatives from Queensland Department of Education, Tim Fairfax Family Foundation, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), came together to explore the Mental Health in Schools Initiative.   We spent time listening deeply to local community members, agencies, schools, and Mount Isa City Council to understand the strengths and the challenges that children, young people and families are experiencing. They shared their frustrations with the system, along with stories for great success.   But the message we heard strong and clear was the passion they all hold for all their children to thrive in Mt Isa.    The Mt Isa Education and Training Precinct has created a space for collaboration, where innovation is being sparked, and change is starting to be catalysed.   Thanks to our hosts and to all who shared their stories.   Nigel Pearn Leanne Nixon Sharon Schimming Elva Metcalf Katie Norman Mark Wrigley Bella Laidlaw Donna Loughran Georgia Dawson Rowena Cann

Join us this Saturday and Sunday for the opening weekend of the Asia Pacific Triennial. Celebrate with over 45 artists from across the Asia Pacific region and participate in artist talks, art-making workshops, performances and more: https://lnkd.in/gDiPzkaT 'The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ is only in Brisbane, 30 Nov 2024 – 27 Apr 2025. The Asia Pacific Triennial is made possible by Founding Supporter the Queensland Government and Principal Partner Creative Australia; and is supported by Strategic Partner Tourism and Events Queensland; Principal Benefactor Haymans Electrical & Data Suppliers; Asia Pacific Triennial Kids Principal Benefactor Tim Fairfax Family Foundation; Major Partners Shayher Group, Urban Art Projects, Gadens and Crumpler; and Grantor the Office for the Arts, part of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts and more than 40 generous Exhibition Patrons and Collection Benefactors.

𝐓𝐢𝐦 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐱 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝟗-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Securing the Future through Meaningful, Sustainable, Capacity Building Support The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation is pleased to announce three separate, 9-year, general operating support grants have been awarded to three of Queensland’s most important cultural organisations: Dancenorth Australia, Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, and Crossroad Arts. This new strategic partnership program – the terms of which may constitute a first for Australia’s arts sector – builds on the Foundation’s existing grantmaking programs to further support these organisations to undertake genuine, meaningful, long-term planning for themselves and the communities they serve. “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦. 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭, 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.” – Tim Fairfax AC, Chairman, Tim Fairfax Family Foundation Read more about this strategic partnership program here: https://lnkd.in/gR3Yhqw7