Nick Heath
Nick grew up on the Great Barrier Reef and is worried about its future. Over 30 years and amongst a career in consulting and property, Nick advised four Qld environment ministers, ran WWF in Qld and is now President of…
Category Archives: Members
AEGN News – August
A word from Amanda By Amanda Martin, CEO Dear AEGN members and friends,After a decade in our beloved space in Little Collins Street, provided by the Mullum Trust, the AEGN Melbourne team is moving. From August 21 we will be…
Canadian Environmental Grantmakers Network Conference
Report from Canadian Environmental Grantmakers Network Conference, 15 to 17 May 2018 Catherine Brown. CEO Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation and AEGN board member The Canadian Environmental Grantmakers Network Conference was an inspiring event held in a very inspiring setting – the…
Nobel Peace Prize
By Amanda Martin My job is always interesting – but occasionally I have the privilege to witness truly brilliant philanthropic gifting. In mid-July 2018 I was lucky enough to be invited to morning tea at Government House with Victoria’s first…
New member profile: Sandy Purves
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…
Philanthropy sector staff changes
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…
Advocacy News
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…
Defending our charities – by Amanda Martin
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…
Robin Tedder on marine conservation, species loss, advocacy and not giving up
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…
Industry News – June 2017
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…
