"A donation to environmental care is an investment for eternity."David Thomas, The Thomas Foundation
Amanda Martin, CEO Philanthropy combined with smart activism can make a huge difference to our environment. On 3 May, new laws were passed to control tree clearing in Queensland. Congratulations and thank you to the AEGN members who backed the…
Sandy Purves is based in the Southern Highlands of NSW. She established the Purryburry Trust in 2011 to support environmental projects. The Trust has funded projects ranging from the management of nature reserves to the reduction of marine plastic pollution…
Sarah Hardy has been appointed as new Chief Executive Office of the R E Ross Trust. Sarah has spent the last four years as CEO of the Menzies Foundation. She has held leadership and management roles in the philanthropic and…
Electoral reforms, charities and philanthropy The AEGN and many of our members have signed onto an open letter seeking a major overhaul of the Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform Bill 2017. Coordinated by Philanthropy Australia, the letter raises the profile…
I have often said that people working in environmental NGOs are the powerhouse behind environmental change. They are the ones who coordinate the on-ground, often back breaking work like tree planting, weed pulling, monitoring hatching turtles or gathering plastic pollution…
To respond to climate change we need to stop using fossil fuels and switch to renewable energy to power our society. There is a transition underway in Australia right now which needs acceleration, but what happens to the communities whose…
Robin and Rita Tedder live in Clifton Gardens – a small cove on Sydney’s Lower North Shore – and regularly visit the Hunter Valley where they have a small vineyard called Glenguin. They have a passion for the ocean and…
As we all know, more philanthropic support is essential to tackle difficult and expensive environmental problems. Recent moves in Canberra with the Reef Trust and Threatened Species prospectus show that the Australian Government is also thinking about the importance of…
AEGN congratulates Wendy Bowman who has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize at the age of 83, for her fight against coal in the Hunter Valley. The Prize recognises individuals for sustained and significant efforts to protect and enhance the natural…
Seven new members have joined the AEGN in 2017 so far and we hope you will meet them all soon! Read on for a short profile of one of our newest members, Katherine Barraclough. Katherine is an individual donor living…
