Tim Fairfax Family Foundation

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

Last week, TFFF joined leaders from community, philanthropy and government on Kaurna Country in Adelaide for the second Investment Dialogue for Australia's Children (IDAC) roundtable, with a goal to create tangible, community-led change for children, young people, and families. With a new Strategic Framework guiding efforts across place, early years, and youth portfolios, this roundtable solidified IDAC commitments, including supporting up to 50 communities by 2030. We look forward to the impact this partnership will achieve in the coming years as we continue to support meaningful, sustainable outcomes for Australian communities. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g24ZFDsW

The Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art will present ‘The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT11) from 30 Nov 2024 – 27 Apr 2025. APT11 will be accompanied by APT11 Kids, a dedicated Children’s Art Centre program presented in collaboration with seven exhibiting artists, and supported by the TFFF. APT11 Kids will offer children and families hands-on activities, multimedia interactives, and video works on-site and across Queensland through Kids on Tour. 

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation celebrated the 18th year of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) in 2024, and saw record numbers across the event. For the third year, DAAF 2024 presented a hybrid event, enabling anyone, anywhere, to ethically purchase artwork directly from Indigenous-owned Art Centres across Australia, and to learn more about the people and communities they are from, and ensuring that remote Art Centres and artists who were unable to make the journey to Darwin could still participate. The TFFF has supported DAAF Foundation and its continued growth since 2017, and recognises the importance of the Fair’s elevation of Indigenous artists on a national and international stage.

Flipside Circus is Queensland’s largest youth arts organisation, known for dynamic performances, a focus on creativity, innovation, and youth development, and a commitment to community engagement. Established in Brisbane in 1994, the circus has grown from a local project to a prominent player in the national scene, providing a pipeline of artists for Queensland’s world-renowned circus sector. Flipside’s core offering is circus classes and training programs for young people in greater Brisbane and throughout regional and remote Queensland. Participation in these programs is designed to lead to early career and performance opportunities, as Flipside also presents an artistic program of performances by, for, and with children, young people, and emerging artists. Flipside’s new performance work, The Cubby, was developed with regional and remote communities over the past three years. Students who participated in workshops in Blackall, Tambo, Charleville, Thargomindah, Eromanga, Julia Creek, Winton, and Normanton were able to witness the results of their creativity this year as the premiere season toured regionally. Combining this touring with broader regional residency engagement, Flipside has been able to reach 32 regional and remote communities in 2024 with support from the TFFF and Arts Queensland. Flipside is supported through the Resilience stream, which provides multi-year general operational support funding. Read more about the work carried out by Flipside here: https://lnkd.in/gQyPjvHv

The Brain Health in Queensland Schools initiative will utilise schools as a context to optimise child development and prevent mental health issues. The initiative will involve a pilot in rural schools, with the potential to benefit all schools in Queensland. Following a sector-wide survey over the last two years, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and UQ Queensland Brain Institute were identified as exceptionally credentialled to lead this initiative. Involving TFFF, Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership and the Queensland Department of Education, this project will meaningfully contribute towards improved mental health and wellbeing outcomes for Queensland children and young people.

Youth Insearch Foundation (Aust) Inc is a national, peer-led youth trauma recovery organisation, dedicated to supporting at-risk youth, and has a vision that all young people have a safe space to heal and thrive. Youth Insearch believes that young people with lived experience are best placed to support other young people experiencing mental health and life challenges, and aims to create safe spaces within which young people support each other to heal from trauma, make meaningful peer connections, improve mental wellbeing and overcome life challenges. A core element of Youth Insearch’s success is its lived-experience peer workers and youth leaders who work within local communities. Perhaps the most prominent example of this is CEO Stephen Lewin, who was himself a program participant. Read more about the work carried out by Youth Insearch here: https://lnkd.in/ggY_yQtC