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AnnuAl Review 2007

Cover: ‘Umbrellas’ by Macquarie staff member Pathanant nopparat, a runner-up in the Macquarie Asian photo competition. Staff were invited to submit photographs taken of their local communities.

$A16.7 million to over 500 community

organisationsContentsBoard report 3Building social capital 5Staff initiatives 9Health 15education 21Arts 25welfare 29environment 35Macquarie Sports 39

The Macquarie Group Foundation is one of Australia’s largest corporate foundations, contributing $A12.6 million to more than 500 community organisations in the year to 31 March 2007. Over the same period, Macquarie staff raised a record $A4.1 million, taking Macquarie’s total community contribution to $A16.7 million. in addition, Macquarie staff provided many hours of support to not-for-profit organisations in a volunteer, pro bono, board and executive capacity. The Foundation takes particular pride in the depth of support it provides. Many of our community partners, in addition to receiving a Foundation grant, benefit from fundraising and volunteer support from Macquarie staff, regular donations through the Macquarie Giving program and have a Macquarie staff member serving on their board. This enables us to build deep and enduring relationships with community organisations around the world. Another key feature is the diversity of our support. The Macquarie Group Foundation funds community needs in the areas of health care and research, education, the arts, welfare and the environment. within these areas, we also support a range of indigenous programs. in addition, the Foundation works on a range of initiatives to build the sustainability of the not-for-profit sector. These include assisting with growth strategies, transferring skills to the sector and supporting programs that make the sector more efficient. The Macquarie Group Foundation supports programs in europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia, as well as throughout Australia and new Zealand. in all of these regions, Macquarie staff are actively involved in the communities in which they live and work.

Manyofourcommunitypartners,inadditiontoobtainingaFoundationgrant,receivefundraising,volunteersupportandworkplacegivingfromMacquariestaffandhaveaMacquarieemployeeservingontheirboard.

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BoardReport

“OneofthekeyaimsoftheMacquarieGroupFoundationistohelpbuildsustainabilityinthenot-for-profitsector.Weareparticularlyproudofourinitiativesinthisarea.”DavidClarke,ChairmanMacquarieGroupFoundation

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The Macquarie Group Foundation continued to expand its activities in 2007, providing record funding to community organisations, supporting greater staff engagement and increasing its international profile. it also progressed efforts to build the sustainability of the not-for-profit sector. in the year to 31 March 2007, the Foundation contributed $A12.6 million in grants to 500 community organisations around the world, an increase of 48 per cent on the previous year. This record funding confirms the Foundation’s position as a leading benefactor to the community sector. Complementing the Foundation’s contribution, Macquarie’s global staff raised $A4.1 million for more than 400 community organisations. This record figure represents a 51 per cent increase on the previous year’s effort and was matched by the Macquarie Group Foundation. in the past two years, staff community contributions have more than quadrupled and we are particularly proud of these efforts. Of equal importance are the volunteer activities undertaken by hundreds of Macquarie staff.

Macquarie Group Foundation BoardDavid Clarke, ChairmanJulie white, HeadJames HodgkinsonSheryl weil Greg wardKris neillDavid BennettJohn M Green

The Foundation has introduced a range of initiatives to further encourage this staff engagement. it increased its support to organisations on which Macquarie staff serve as board members, from $A3000 to $A10,000. it also now matches personal donations by staff of up to $A100,000, from a previous cap of $A50,000. There is no limit on matching support provided for staff fundraising efforts. From 1 July 2007, the Foundation also agreed to match donations made by staff through the workplace giving program, Macquarie Giving, which currently operates in Australia and the uK. This commitment is currently worth more than $A70,000 a month and will increase as Macquarie Giving is made available to staff in the uS, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore. Currently more than 200 community organisations are supported through the Macquarie Giving program. we have expanded our global network of staff Community Advisory Committees, which help drive Macquarie’s community activities in international locations. new committees have recently been established in Canada and india, while a new South east Asia committee incorporates Singapore, indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. in addition, new committees in new York, Chicago and los Angeles replace the uS committee that previously existed. These additions augment the network of staff committees established in Greater China, uK-europe and across Australia.

One of the key aims of the Macquarie Group Foundation is to build sustainability in the not-for-profit sector. in this respect, we are particularly proud of our capacity building funding, which supports community organisations with their growth strategies. The Macquarie Group Foundation has a reputation as a leading benefactor to the community sector. Our support extends beyond the financial contributions we make, to the time and expertise given by Macquarie staff. This depth of support is reflected in the stories contained within this annual review.

almost 20 per cent of young people in england, Scotland and Wales are not engaged in education, training or employment, one of the highest rates in the developed world. this is considered a major factor in the recent escalation of violent youth crime in the uK. The lack of education and training has other social and economic implications, including lost productivity, social exclusion and intergenerational poverty. A report by The Prince’s Trust says youth unemployment costs the uK economy £10 million a day in lost productivity. The Macquarie Group Foundation and KPMG recently hosted a Social innovation Summit, bringing together senior business, government and community leaders to explore new ways of addressing these chronic youth issues. leading community organisations The Prince’s Trust, the Young Foundation and Business in the Community were also partners in the Summit, with a video address provided by His Royal Highness, The Prince of wales. Over two days, the 70 delegates, some of whom are pictured below, considered the factors contributing to youth disengagement from society. These included poor education, low employment prospects, drug and alcohol misuse, mental health issues and weak family networks. Discussion topics included engagement of young people in the democratic process and their broader community, better rehabilitation of youth offenders, sharing skills between the business and community sectors and improving outcomes for the 60 per cent of school leavers who don’t go to university. After identifying potential innovations, delegates had the opportunity to test their ideas in a social planning exercise based on an inner london borough and a city in the north west. ideas that emerged from the Summit included the development of a national cohort of youth mentors, secondment of corporate staff to the community sector, providing youth offenders with a single caseworker, an advertising campaign highlighting the long-term effects of childhood neglect, the development of new social networking websites offering young people tools for social engagement and the teaching of ethics in the classroom. The Summit followed the Social innovation Dialogue, hosted by Macquarie Bank and Mission Australia in Australia in 2006, which resulted in the establishment of Macquarie’s capacity building funding and developed high-level networks between the three sectors.

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Pictured left is a young man participating in a Parkour event. The Prince’s Trust holds Parkour events as part of their youth programs. Parkour is a recreational activity in which participants move from point A to point B as efficiently and quickly as possible. it teaches skills and strategies to help overcome obstacles in everyday life.

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“TheSocialInnovationSummit,recentlyheldintheUKwiththesupportofThePrince’sTrust,wasafineexampleofwhatcanbeachievedwhencharities,thepublicandprivatesectorsworktogethertotacklesocialissues.Wemustinvestinallyoungpeopleasindividualsandgivethemtheskillstheyneedtorealisetheirfullpotentialforthemselves,fortheircommunitiesandforthenationsotheycanbecometheleadersoftomorrow.Byre-engagingyoungpeopleandhelpingthemturntheirlivesaround,wecouldmakearealdifferencetotheUKeconomy.”HisRoyalHighness,ThePrinceofWalesM

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Social Ventures AustraliaSix years ago, Michael Traill left an investment banking career at Macquarie to start Social ventures Australia (SvA). His aim was to apply the expertise he had gained building Macquarie’s venture capital business to the emerging world of venture philanthropy, assisting social entrepreneurs and building business capabilities within the not-for- profit sector. Since then, SvA has provided mentoring, funding and business management advice to scores of community and social enterprises. The Macquarie Group Foundation has been involved with SvA through much of its journey. it provided three years’ funding to the SvA Toolset, giving not-for-profit organisations the practical business tools to improve their performance. in 2007, the Foundation provided a three-year capacity building grant for SvA to establish a specialist consulting service for the not-for-profit sector. The consultancy will help community organisations clarify their mission, measure performance and improve their capacity, and assist philanthropists with analysis and evaluation to help guide their activities.

Capacity building fundingDuring 2006, the Macquarie Group Foundation established a new category of funding to build capacity within the not-for-profit sector. This was in response to concerns raised by community organisations that they couldn’t source funding for growth strategies, stalling them in their development. in 15 months, the Foundation has made 12 capacity building grants worth almost $A6 million. Funding has been committed to the Bionic ear institute, to undertake strategic planning for an expansion of its world-class research facilities and to Youngcare, to fund construction of specialist apartments for young people with high care needs, who are currently forced to live in aged-care facilities. The Song Room has received funding to undertake research into the benefits of arts-based programs in the education and personal development of disadvantaged youth. Some grants are designed to assist the not-for-profit sector overall. Funding has been committed to CAF Australia, to increase the volume of workplace giving; Social ventures Australia, to establish a consultancy service for not-for-profit organisations; Philanthropy Australia, to create an information service on philanthropy and the not-for-profit sector; and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, to enhance the accountability of the not-for-profit sector. Grants have also been extended to Bush Heritage Australia, workventures, Pathways Foundation, CReATe Foundation and waterkeepers Australia.

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“TheMacquarieGroupFoundation’ssupportmeanswecanprovideaquality,tailoredconsultingservicetothenon-profitsector.Webelieveitcanmakearealdifferencetotransformingthecapacityofthesector.”MichaelTraill,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,SocialVenturesAustralia

Philanthropy AustraliaA Giving Australia report commissioned by the Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership in 2005 found access to financial resources, knowledge and expertise were the key factors needed to build capacity in the not-for-profit sector. Philanthropy Australia, the peak body for philanthropy in Australia, has undertaken the KnowledgeBank project, with capacity building funding from the Macquarie Group Foundation, to address these issues and create an infrastructure underpinning the sector. An extensive, user-friendly online information service will be made available to the not-for-profit sector and the general community, including the creation of a Philanthropywiki reference. By building the profile of philanthropy in Australia, it hopes to encourage higher levels of giving. Specifically, it is designed to increase community understanding of philanthropy and facilitate partnerships between donors and organisations seeking grants. At the same time, by providing access to a wide range of information sources, Philanthropy Australia aims to increase the skills and competence of not-for-profit organisations seeking funding, building greater professionalism and effectiveness in the sector.

Charities Aid Foundationworkplace giving, where employees make regular donations to not-for-profit organisations from their salaries, provides a vital source of funding for community organisations around the globe. A long-established practice in the uS and the uK, workplace giving is a relatively new concept in Australia. “Over the past seven years, workplace giving in Australia has been transformed from a marginalised, relatively unaccepted form of giving to an increasingly popular way for people to contribute to community causes,” says Macquarie executive Director, Chris Breach, who chairs Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) Australia.

“it is now recognised as the most cost effective method of fundraising in Australia.” CAF Australia is part of CAF international, one of the world’s leading providers of workplace giving and related consulting activities. Currently, more than 300 companies, including Macquarie, participate in CAF Australia’s workplace giving program. The Macquarie Group Foundation has provided a three-year capacity building grant to CAF Australia to increase the overall volume of workplace giving. The funding will enable CAF to employ a Business Development Manager, expand into new markets, including Asia, and improve its processing systems.

Skills workshops Many not-for-profit staff, particularly in small to medium-sized organisations, are required to juggle a number of roles. On top of that, they often don’t have access to the skills development programs available in the corporate sector. To address this issue, the Macquarie Group Foundation runs a number of skills workshops for staff in the not-for-profit sector. Recently, the Foundation held a series of workshops on managing corporate partnerships, with advice on how to seek funding, build relationships with business supporters, manage expectations and leverage corporate support. in particular, the workshops suggested ways to utilise corporate resources, skills and networks with existing business partners. The Foundation also runs workshops on media management, brand and marketing, fundraising and human resources.

“Thereisapressingneedforafreeflowofinformationamongphilanthropicandnot-for-profitbodies.TheKnowledgeBankprojectwillprovidesuchaservice.”GinaAnderson,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,PhilanthropyAustralia

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“Thesuccessesachievedbyworkplacegivingtodatemerelyreflectthetipoftheiceberg.Thepotentialgrowthofthisprogramisimmense.”

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in 2002, Macquarie senior executive elizabeth Lynch, in the final stages of cancer, attended a retreat run by quest for Life, which provides support for people with terminal illness. Financial circumstances forced the organisation to close its premises after the retreat. though critically ill, Liz applied herself to its rescue. “in the last nine months of her life, she made sure we survived,” recallsQuest for life founder Petrea King. liz and her Banking and Property Group colleagues co-ordinated a fundraiser which raised $A110,000 and persuaded Macquarie Bank Deputy Managing Director Richard Sheppard to take a position on the board. “we reopened after five months and have gone from strength to strength,”says Petrea, who attributes much of the organisation’s strength to the support and expertise of its board members. “Richard has a real clarity. He can identify major priorities and the strategy to meet them. i value his availability and good advice. Having that level of expertise and experience is a tremendous asset to the board. And he has a very compassionate nature.” in addition to Quest for life, Richard is a board member of the Cure Cancer Australia Foundation and the Bradman Foundation. Having experienced cancer himself, the Cure Cancer involvement had a personal relevance. “it meant i could get involved in an organisation that researches the cures,” he said. “it’s a targeted organisation that provides funding to cancer researchers in the early stages of their career.” Currently, at least 60 Macquarie senior executives serve on not-for-profit boards. The Macquarie Group Foundation also manages a board register, where senior executives can register their interest to serve the community in this way. Stephen Thaxter, from Macquarie’s Sydney office, is a director of KidsXpress, which provides arts-based therapies to traumatised children, helping them develop the coping strategies they need to lead normal lives. “These kids are usually suffering the damage from neglect, death, illness or addictions in the family,” he says. Stephen also raised $A94,000 for KidsXpress after taking part in a 10-kilometre ocean swim, enough money to put another 94 children through the program. Chicago-based Macquarie employee Judy warren serves on a uniCeF executive Committee, helping raise uniCeF’s profile in the uS Midwest and funds for the Accelerated Child Survival initiative. “uniCeF has saved more children than any other humanitarian organisation in the world,” she says. “i am completely in awe of what they do. wherever i end up in the world, i hope to do more to help their cause.” in Toronto, Macquarie’s Michael Bernstein serves on the board of Youth in Motion, which supports disadvantaged youth as well as those excelling in their pursuits. “i hope that i bring some strategic thinking to the board,” he says. “i also try to leverage my business contacts to help with fundraising, which is always critical for not-for-profit organisations.”

Petrea King and Richard Sheppard at the Quest for life centre (left), in a gazebo built in memory of Macquarie executive elizabeth lynch. Many Macquarie staff serve on not-for-profit boards, including Stephen Thaxter (right).

Photo: Anthony Geernaert

StaffinitiativesMacquariestaffonnot-for-profitboards

“Richard’sstrongcommercialexpertisehasproveninvaluabletoourgrowthaswemovetowardsincreasingawarenessandbuildingsustainability.”LynStroud,ExecutiveDirector,CureCancerAustraliaFoundation

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Macquarie Volunteer of the Year Team Award: Global Information Services Division For several years, the Macquarie Group Foundation has run the Macquarie volunteer of the Year Awards, to recognise the outstanding community contributions of its global staff. in 2006, one Macquarie team and three individual staff were named volunteers of the Year, each individual receiving $A10,000 to donate to the organisations they support. Team winners receive $A5,000. The global information Services Division received the Macquarie volunteer of the Year Team Award for providing iT consulting skills to a range of not-for-profit organisations free of charge. Accessing quality iT support is often difficult for not-for-profit organisations. while most corporations have an extensive iT team, this is not always replicated in the community sector. For several years, Macquarie’s global information Services Division has tried to bridge this gap through an extensive pro bono program, driven by the Division’s Head nigel Smyth. Assistance provided includes database construction, server upgrades and general troubleshooting, with many projects involving several months’ work. Recently, the Division developed the Macquarie Trading Room at Bond university, to give finance and commerce students practical experience in executing market trades. The team also provided free consultation to YwCA nSw on the selection of new financial accounting software.

Macquarie Volunteer of the Year: Peter Schleiss Johannesburg staff member Peter Schleiss, pictured below, can remember the first time he visited ivory Park Pre-School in one of the city’s most impoverished suburbs. “nearly all the children had runny noses and swollen bellies and many were very lethargic,” he says. “They were being looked after by three adults in a corrugated iron shack.” Seeing the need for new classrooms and kitchen facilities at the school, Peter and his Macquarie colleagues went about raising the funds required. As a result of his efforts, the pupils have better education facilities and, because they now receive regular meals at the school, their general health has vastly improved. “The last time we visited, we found a group of healthy, noisy children,” Peter says. Peter devotes most of his free time to a range of organisations in South Africa. Recently, he became involved with Harvest Aid, which provides food to orphaned children and foster care for infants affected by the AiDS epidemic. At his local church, he was one of the founders of a vegetable growing project, which pays the homeless and disadvantaged a small sum of money to grow vegetables and feed the wider community.

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“ThereisahugedisparityofwealthinSouthAfrica.Ibelievethosewhocanaffordtohelpthepoorhaveamoralobligationtodoso.”

PeterSchleiss, Macquarie,Johannesburg

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New York Cares with the backing of 27,000 volunteers, new York Cares provides volunteer support to more than 850 not-for-profit organisations and public schools throughout the five boroughs of new York City. volunteers undertake a range of activities, such as teaching children to read, beautifying parks and schools, preparing meals for the homebound and distributing warm clothing and holiday gifts to the needy. each year volunteers take part in new York Cares Day, revitalising more than 100 new York City public schools. A team of 25 Macquarie staff was assigned to John Mercer langston Public School in Harlem, where they painted fences, benches and a mural and moved furniture and computers, as seen above. The team also volunteered for Hands on new York Day, planting shrubs and flowers at Morningside Park in Harlem.

Long service grants Several years ago, Macquarie staff member Kerrie lloyd read a newspaper article about the devastating impacts of landmines on communities many decades after conflict has ceased. “it struck a chord,” she says.

“whole communities are reduced to poverty and fear by this problem.” when Kerrie reached 10 years’ employment service with Macquarie, she donated a $A1000 grant from the Macquarie Group Foundation to Austcare’s landmine Action program, which undertakes mine clearing and provides assistance to survivors and surrounding communities. Debbie Thompson chose the national Heart Foundation to receive her $A1000 long service grant. “My husband had a heart attack last year at the age of 42,” she says. “He survived and is quite healthy now but has two stents in his heart and will be on medication for the rest of his life. i’m hoping the money donated by the Foundation will help in further identifying risk factors for heart disease.”

Macquarie Volunteer of the Year: Kristin Marsilje For six years, Macquarie staff member Kristin Marsilje has volunteered at the elam Davies Social Service Centre and is estimated to have helped feed 35,000 people over that time. each week, as Shopping Coordinator, Kristin receives the weekly meal plan, determines the food quantities required, liaises with the Greater Chicago Food Depositary for food and coordinates volunteers to purchase the remaining items. Centre Director, Reverend David C. Murad, says Kristin’s contribution has been invaluable. “Kristin’s great attention to detail ensures that the proper quantities of supplies are purchased and delivered in a timely fashion, resulting in significant program cost savings,” he said. “She gives a tremendous amount of her personal time and energy.” Kristin, pictured below, says her $A10,000 donation from the Macquarie Group Foundation will cover more than a year’s worth of food costs.

Macquarie Volunteer of the Year: Clare Payne Sydney staff member Clare Payne has raised more than $A150,000 through a series of marathon swims in support of life education Australia, which delivers drug education programs to more than 750,000 children each year. Clare’s fundraising efforts have enabled life education Australia to expand its services into the northern Territory and restore several mobile learning vans. in addition, Clare is a member of the life education board. Clare, pictured below, also completed the Brooklyn Bridge Swim in new York in support of the Manhattan island Foundation, which supports learn-to-swim programs in new York City for at-risk youth.

Macquarie Volunteer of the Year: Highly Commended Awards Six Macquarie staff were Highly Commended in the Macquarie volunteer of the Year Awards, each receiving $A2000 to donate to the organisations they assist. Anthony Abraham, from Sydney, has undertaken numerous endurance kayaking events to raise funds for the Shepherd Centre in Sydney and the Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation. Therese Foenander, also from the Sydney office, is the President of the Bellbird Club, which raises funds for the disadvantaged. in Melbourne, James Keeran was recognised for his service to the Point leo Surf life Saving Club. Capetown’s Pai Kondile volunteers at the Fikelela Children’s Centre, a home for children affected by Hiv and AiDS or recovering from abusive situations. in Auckland, Renu Timney-Crooks raises funds for not-for-profit organisations through her involvement with the Rotary Club of Auckland Harbourside. And in the uS, David Topper and his family are involved with King’s Kids, which encourages children to volunteer and teaches them about community giving. A Highly Commended team award was made to the Graduate volunteer network in Sydney, who embarked on a year-long project renovating a Spastic Centre residence.

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Movember Foundationeach year in november, Macquarie’s male staff grow an alarming amount of facial hair to raise money for the Movember Foundation. The annual charity event aims to raise awareness about men’s health and overcome men’s reluctance to seek medical advice. At the start of Movember, participating men register with a clean-shaven face, then use the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustache, raising money as they go. More than 160 Macquarie staff took part in Movember in 2006, raising almost $A200,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and Beyondblue, including matching funding from the Macquarie Group Foundation. Some of them are pictured above.

“MacquariestaffhavebeengreatsupportersofMovemberoverthelastfewyearsandtheireffortshaveraisedmuchneededfundsandawarenessformalehealth.”

AdamGarone,MovemberFoundation

Queensland Cancer Fund, AustraliaQueensland institute of Medical Research, AustraliaQuest for life Foundation, AustraliaRed Kite, AustraliaRed Ribbon Foundation, uS Revlon Run / walk for Cancer, uS Ronald McDonald House, Canada Roy Castle lung Cancer Foundation, uK Royal Flying Doctors Service, AustraliaRoyal Melbourne Hospital, Australia Royal north Shore Hospital, Australia Sainte-Justine Hospital Foundation, CanadaSAne Australia Sargent Cancer Care for Children, uKSchizophrenia Research institute, Australia Sick Kids Foundation, Australia SiDS and Kids, Australia Skin and Cancer Foundation, Australia South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation, Canada St John of God Health Services, AustraliaSt lucy’s School Foundation, Australia St luke’s Hospital, AustraliaSt Raphael’s Hospice, uKSt vincent’s Hospital Foundation, Australia St vincent’s institute, Australia Starlight Children’s Foundation, AustraliaStarship Foundation, new ZealandSwim Across America, uSSydney Cancer Centre Foundation, AustraliaSydney Children’s Hospital Foundation, AustraliaTackers Foundation, Australia Telethon institute for Children’s Health Research, Australia Terry Fox Foundation, Canada The Baird institute, Australia The Children’s Hospital at westmeadThe Dystonia Society, uK The leukaemia and lymphoma Society, uS The Movember Foundation, Australia The Shepherd Centre, AustraliaThe Spastic Centre of nSw, Australia The Spastic Centres of South Australia The wesley Hospital, Australia Thorndale Foundation, Australia Tommy’s The Baby Charity, uK Tour de Cure, Australia Tresillian Family Care Centres, Australiavictor Chang Cardiac Research institute, Australia western Australia institute of Medical Researchlifesaver Rescue Helicopter, Australia women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation, Australia Y-Me national Breast Cancer Organization, uSYoung People in nursing Homes, AustraliaZara McRae Benefit Fund, Australia Welfare 3 Peaks 3 weeks Challenge, Australia A window Between worlds, uS Aboriginal Children’s Advancement Society, AustraliaACH Group Foundation, AustraliaActive network, uS American Red Cross Amnesty international, Australia Amnesty international, uK Anglicare – The Archbishops Appeal, AustraliaAnglicare victoria, Australia Anglicord, AustraliaAPHeDA, Australia Ardoch Youth Foundation, Australia Associations Hopiclowns, Switzerland Auckland City Mission, new ZealandAustcare, Australia Australia for unHCRAustralia nursing Home AssociationAustralian Childhood FoundationAustralian Red Cross Australian volunteer Coast Guard Australians Caring for Children Barnardos AustraliaBeit el Hob, Australia Bell Birds Club, AustraliaBenevolent Society, AustraliaBig Brothers and Big Sisters Toronto, CanadaBradman Foundation, Australia Bridge for Asylum Seekers Foundation, Australia Bridge of Hope, Australia Brisbane legacy, Australia Broader urban involvement and leadership Development, uS Burnside, Australia Camp Quality, Australia Cana Communities, Australia CARe AustraliaCentacare, Australia Charities Aid Foundation, Australia Child Rights and You, Hong KongChild welfare Scheme, Hong KongChloe Bloch Fund, Australia

Canadian Multiple Sclerosis AssociationCancer and Bowel Research Trust, AustraliaCancer Councils of AustraliaCancer Research, uKCancer Society of new Zealand CanDo4Kids, AustraliaCanTeen, AustraliaCareflight, AustraliaCerebral Palsy Foundation, Australia Child Flight, Australia Childhood Cancer Foundation, South Africa Children with leukaemia, uK Children’s Cancer institute of AustraliaChildren’s leukaemia & Cancer Research Foundation, Australia Children’s Medical Research institute, Australia Children’s Surgical Centre, Hong Kong Connecticut Challenge, uSCure Cancer Australia FoundationCure our Kids, Australia Cystic Fibrosis Associations, AustraliaCystic Fibrosis Foundation, uS Cystic Fibrosis Trust, uK Dana-Farber Cancer institute, uS Day of Difference Foundation, Australia DebRA, uK Diabetes AustraliaDiabetes Overseas Aid Fund, Australia Diabetes uK Dialysis & Transplant Association of victoria, Australia Down Syndrome Society, Australia ear Science institute, Australia eczema Association of Australasia enoch’s walk and Rehabilitation Centre, South Africa Fred Hollows Foundation, AustraliaFresh Start Surgical Gifts, uSFriends of the Mater Foundation, Australia Garvan Research Foundation, AustraliaGay Men’s Health Crisis, uS George Gregan Foundation, Australia Giant Steps, Australia Global Medical Support, Australia GO Fund, Australia Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, uKGreenwich Hospital, uSGuide Dogs Associations of Australia Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Canada Heart Foundation, Australia Heart Research institute, Australia Hearts in union Rugby Foundation, Australia Holt Children’s Services, KoreaHong Chi Association, Hong Kong Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation Humpty Dumpty Foundation, AustraliaJeans for Genes Appeal, uK Julian Burton Burns Trust, Australia Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, AustraliaKids Cancer Research Trust, Australialeukaemia and lymphoma Foundation, Singaporeleukaemia Foundation, Australia life for a Child with Diabetes, Australia lifeline express Foundation, Hong Kong lupus Association of nSw, Australia lupus Foundation of America Macular Degeneration Foundation, Australia Mary Potter Hospice, new ZealandMedecins Sans Frontieres Melanoma Foundation, Australia Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre, uSMental Health Research institute, AustraliaMotor neurone Disease Associations of Australia MS Research AustraliaMS Societies of AustraliaMS Society of Canada Multiple Sclerosis Society, uK Murdoch Children’s Research institute AustraliaMuscular Dystrophy Association, Australia Muscular Dystrophy Foundation, uSMyeloma Foundation of Australianational Breast Cancer Centre, Australianational Breast Cancer Foundation, Australianational Heart Foundation of Australianational MS Society, uS national Multiple Sclerosis Society, uS nganampa Health Council, Australia north Shore Heart Research Foundation, Australia Oncology Children’s Foundation, Australia One in Five, Australia Operation Smile, uSOur lady of Peace Hospital, PhilippinesOvarian Cancer Research Foundation, AustraliaParaquad SA, Australia Parkinson’s nSw, Australia Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, AustraliaPrince Henry’s institute, Australia Princess Alexandra Hospital, Australia Princess Margaret Hospital for Children Foundation, AustraliaProstate Cancer Foundation, AustraliaPsychiatric Rehabilitation Association, Australia

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StaffsupportArts Art Gallery Society of nSw, Australia Arts Management Advisory Group, AustraliaAustralian Brandenburg Orchestra Australian String Academy Australian Youth OrchestraBell Shakespeare Company, Australia Belvoir Street Theatre, AustraliaCanadian Opera Company, CanadaCanadian Opera House CorporationCentre for Contemporary Photography, Australia Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall, Canada epicentre Theatre Company, Australia Friends of newcastle Cathedral Music, AustraliaHouston Ballet Foundation, uSian Potter Museum of Art, Australia inner City Arts, uS Kookaburra national Musical Theatre Company, AustraliaOpera Australia Opera Australia Capital Fund, AustraliaPinchgut Opera, Australia Powerhouse Museum Foundation, Australia Queer Screen, AustraliaSan Francisco Opera, uS Shaw Festival, CanadaState Theatre Company, Australia Stratford Festival of Canada Sydney Jewish Museum, AustraliaThe Field, uS The Song Company, Australia The Song Room, AustraliaTutti ensemble, Australia HealthAction Medical Research, uK AiDS Trust of Australia AiDS walk new York, uS AlS Association, uSAlzheimer’s Australia American Cancer Society American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation, Australia Arthritis Australia Association for international Cancer Research, uK Asthma Foundation of nSw, Australia Australian Breastfeeding AssociationAustralian Cancer Research FoundationAustralian Huntington Disease AssociationsAustralian Medical Association of Queensland Foundation Australian Tinnitus Association nSw Autism Spectrum Australia Bear Cottage, Australia Beyond Blue, AustraliaBionic ear institute, AustraliaBlack and white Committee, Australia Black Dog institute, Australia Bobby Goldsmith Foundation, AustraliaBone Marrow Donor institute, AustraliaBonnie Babes Foundation, Australia Brain Foundation, Australia Brain Tumor Society, uSBrain Tumour Australia Breast Cancer Association Queensland, AustraliaBreast Cancer Campaign, uKBreast Cancer institute of Australia Camp Quality, AustraliaCanadian Breast Cancer Foundation Canadian Cancer Society

Choate Rosemary Hall, uS Christian Brothers Foundation for Charitable works, AustraliaChristian Outreach To The Handicapped, Singapore Church of Saint Catherine of Siena, uSCity Harvest, uSCommunity Chest of Hong Kong Community living Project, AustraliaCottage By the Sea, AustraliaCovenant House, Canada Crossroads international, Hong Kong Cyclone larry Relief Appeal, AustraliaDarmouth College, uS Dartbrooke Study Centre Building Fund, Australia Dover Park Hospice, SingaporeDunn & lewis Foundation, Australia eastern Suburbs Community Youth Association, Australiaelam Davies Social Service Centre, uSendeavour Foundation, Australia eOn Foundation, Australia ethnocentricity Corporation, uS Financial Markets Foundation for Children, Australia FiT for Charity, JapanFood water Shelter, Australia Foundation House, Australia Fred Hollows Foundation, Australia Fu Hui Charity Foundation, Hong Kong Gay and lesbian Switchboard, Australia Gentle Barn Foundation, uS Gilda’s Club worldwide, uS Global Ministries, uS Good Beginnings, Australia Good neighbors international, KoreaGoodcompany, Australia Half the Sky Foundation, ChinaHamlin Fistula Relief and Aid Fund, Australia Harrow Bush nursing Centre, AustraliaHartley lifecare, AustraliaHarvest Aid, Korea Harvest Aid, South Africa Heep Hong Society, Hong Kong Helping Children and Families Association, Australia Helping Hands Korea Hillsong Foundation, Australia House with no Steps, Australia Hutt Street Centre, Australia indigo Foundation, Australiainspire Foundation, Australiainternational Care Ministries, Hong Kong international Committee of the Red Cross iT Fund for Kids, AustraliaJewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, AustraliaJewish Communal Appeal, AustraliaJewish learning Centre library Fund, Australia Job Support inc, Australia Just enough Faith Foundation, Australia Karya Salemba empat Foundation, indonesia Kasumisou Foundation, Japan KiDS Foundation, AustraliaKids Helpline, AustraliaKids with Cameras, uSKidsXpress, AustraliaKings Kids, uS Kogarah Storehouse, AustraliaKwinana Faith Community, Australia lane Cove Community Aid, Australialifestart Australia lions Club of island Bay, new Zealandlife Changing experiences, Australialittle Sisters of The Poor, Australia lorna Hodgkinson Sunshine Home, Australialove without Boundaries, uSlundin for Africa Foundation, CanadaMagdalene Centre, Australia Make-a-wish Foundation internationalMake-a-wish Foundation, AustraliaManhattan island Foundation, uSMatthew Talbot Hostel, AustraliaMcMasters Rural Fire Service, Australia Melbourne Citymission, Australia Mental illness Fellowship vic, Australia Mercy Corps, uS Mercy Ministries, new ZealandMinda incorporated, AustraliaMission AustraliaMji wa neema Orphanage, uK Mount Annan Care, AustraliaMulleraterong Day Care Centre, AustralianAPCAn, Australia new Foundations, uK new Tampa YMCA, uSnew York Cares, uSnSw wheelchair Sports Association, AustraliaOdyssey House, Australia Operation Santa Claus, Hong Kong Opportunity international Orbis Hong Kong Order of Malta emergency Fund, uK

Order of Malta, AustraliaOunce of Prevention Fund, uSOxfam internationalOzHarvest, Australia Palmera Youth Projects, AustraliaParkerville Children and Youth Care, AustraliaPathways Foundation, AustraliaPeople to People, uS Plan international, AustraliaPo leung Kuk, Hong Kong Police Citizens Youth Club nSw, Australia Presbyterian Community Services, Singapore Project K, new Zealand Property industry Foundation, Australia Rajaprajanugroh Foundation, ThailandReaching Potentials, uSReconciliation Australia Red Ribbon Foundation, uS Red Ribbon Foundation, AustraliaRosies Youth Mission, Australia Rotary Australia world Community ServiceRotary Club Auckland Harbourside, new Zealand Rotary Club of Adelaide, Australia Rotary Club of Morialta, Australia Royal institute for Deaf and Blind Children, AustraliaRSl Foundation, Australia Sacred Heart Mission, AustraliaSaigon Children’s Charity, vietnam Salvation ArmySave the Children, AustraliaScripture union Queensland, Australia Shine for Kids, Australia Singapore Red Cross Society indonesia Disaster AppealSir David Martin Foundation, Australia Sir Roden Cutler Charities, Australia Social ventures AustraliaSt Canice’s Kitchen, Australia St Francis welfare, Australia St Kilda Drop in Centre, Australia St vincent de Paul Society, AustraliaSteve waugh Foundation, Australia Sunnyfield Association, Australia Surf Aid international Survival internationalSydney Community Foundation, Australia Sydney university Settlement neighbourhood Centre, Australia Sylvanvale, Australia Tabitha Foundation, Australia TeAR Australia The Anika Foundation, Australia The enterprising Kitchen, uS The Fikelela Children’s Centre, South AfricaThe Gary Oliver Foundation, Australia The international Federation of Red CrossThe luncheon Club, Australia The Oaktree Foundation, AustraliaThe Rugby Youth Foundation, Australia The Samaritans, Australia The Smith Family, AustraliaThe Sunrise Foundation, Australia The warrah Society, AustraliaTlC for Kids, AustraliaTransitions for Youth, Canada Trocaire, ireland uJA Federation of Greenwich, uS uniCeF united israel Appeal, Australiaunited way of Greater Toronto, Canada united way of lower Mainland, Canada united way, AustraliaunitingCare, Australiaurban Assembly, uSurban Outreach, uS uS Fund for uniCeFvariety South Australiavariety, The Children’s Charity, Australia vietnamese-Australian Buddhist Assistance Trust warrah Foundation, Australia watoto Children’s Ministries, Australia wayside Chapel, Australiawellington City Mission, new Zealandwesley Mission, Australiawestern Suburbs indigenous Gathering Place Association, Australiawheelchair Sports Association, Australiawheelchair Sports victoria, Australia windgap Foundation, Australia world Camp incorporated, uSworld visionworld Youth international, AustraliaYalari, AustraliaYoung Adults Program, Australia Youngcare, Australia Youth Focus, Australia Youth in Motion, Canada Youth Off the Streets, AustraliaYouth Renewal, uS

EducationArranounbai School, Australia Australian ireland Fund Australian Sports FoundationBoy Scouts of America Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada Brooklyn Public library Adult literacy Program, uS CAMFeD internationalCentre for independent Studies, Australia Chautauqua Foundation, uS Country education Foundation, Australia Darlinghurst Public School, AustraliaFitzroy Public School, AustraliaForest Town School Foundation, South Africa Foundation for the university of western Ontario, CanadaGirl Guides of CanadaHarvard Business School, uSHarvard Club of Australia Holy Family School, uS inala, Australia Jewish learning Centre, Australia lBw Trust, Australia life education, Australia linKS, Hong Konglycee Francais de new York, uS Milton Street Public School, AustraliaMokpo welfare Centre, KoreaMotivation, uK Phoenix Society incorporated, AustraliaPlunkett Street Public School, AustraliaPrime Gymnastics Club, Singapore Reach Foundation, Australia Reach Prep, uS Seymour College Foundation, Australia Shannon elementary School, uSSt edmund’s School, Australia St Joseph’s College indigenous Scholarship Fund, Australia Texas A&M university Association of Former Students, uS The education Foundation, AustraliaThe School of St Jude, Africa The university of nSw Foundation, AustraliaThe university of Pennsylvania, uSThe university of Sydney, AustraliaThe university of western AustraliaThe university of western Ontaraio, CanadaTrustees of Tufts university, uSuniversite de Montreal, Canadaworld Youth international Benevolent Trust, Australia EnvironmentAmerican Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, uS Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame FoundationAustralian volunteer Coast GuardAustralian wildlife ConservancyBears Care, uS Bilgola Surf life Saving Club, Australia Birds Australia Botanic Gardens Appeal, Australia Bush Heritage AustraliaCanine Companions for independence, uS Canine Partners, uKCatRescue, Australia Centennial Parklands Foundation, Australia Defenders of wildlife, uSearth Day Canada earthwatch institute, Australia easter Seal Society, CanadaFoundation for national Parks and wildlife, Australia Greening Australia Greenpeace Australiainternational Fund for Animal welfareJnF, AustraliaMerritt Parkway Conservancy, uS Mittagundi, Australianational Trust St John’s Cathedral Completion Fund, Australia nature Conservancy, uS Pets & People Oklahoma, uSPoint leo Surf life Saving Club, AustraliaPortsea lifesaving Club, Australia RSPCA, Australia RSPCA, uK Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, uS Surf life Saving Foundation, Australia Taronga Zoo Parent Program, Australia The wilderness Society, Australia Trees for life, AustraliawiReS, Australiaworld Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Australia world wildlife Foundation, uK wwF AustraliaOrganisations supported as at August 2007.

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taylor Mason was 10 months old when she was diagnosed with type 1, or juvenile diabetes. now five, she requires six insulin injections a day and has finger pricks every three hours, between 7am and midnight, to test her blood sugar levels. Her parents estimate that in the past four years, taylor has received 32,000 jabs to her body. Taylor’s mum Kristen says that while the injections are keeping her daughter alive, they are affecting her quality of life. “Our hope is that we find a cure before this disease does too much damage to her little body,” she says. “insulin is not a cure for these kids. Our fears are that all the side effects will limit her life potential.” One of the world’s most prevalent chronic childhood diseases, type 1 diabetes currently cannot be prevented or cured. in addition to the multiple daily injections, children with diabetes face complications from their condition including blindness, heart attack, kidney failure and amputation. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) was founded in 1970 by parents of children with diabetes, in a bid to find a cure. it is now the world’s leading non-profit, non-government funder of diabetes research. The Macquarie Group Foundation has just entered a $A2.2 million four-year partnership with JDRF Australia to support a range of initiatives. The funding will develop a research blueprint focused on areas where Australia has international capabilities, provide research grants and build JDRF Australia’s capacity by employing a Research Programs Manager to engage with the Australian and international scientific community. Australia has one of the highest rates of type 1 diabetes in the world, with more than 140,000 children and adults affected. Macquarie’s relationship with JDRF Australia began when staff started taking part in fundraising activities, with matching funding from the Macquarie Group Foundation. in 2007, Macquarie was awarded JDRF Australia’s Freedom Award after staff raised $A350,000. in the two major JDRF fundraising events, 430 Macquarie staff and their families took part in the walk to Cure Diabetes, raising $A140,000, while a further $A150,000 was raised when 27 cyclists took on the challenging Ride to Cure Diabetes. The partnership also enables the Macquarie Group Foundation to engage Macquarie staff around the world in fundraising activities to support juvenile diabetes research.

Five-year-old juvenile diabetes sufferer Taylor Mason (left) has had 32,000 jabs to her body over the past four years.

Photo: Morffew Photography

Macquarie staff (above) regularly raise funds for juvenile diabetes research.

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“Acurewouldgivepeoplewholivewithdiabetesaroundtheworldfreedomfromaliferuledbyinsulininjections,fingerprickbloodsugartestsandthefearoflong-termhealthcomplications.”MikeWilson,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,JuvenileDiabetesResearchFoundation

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Schizophrenia Research Institute Professor Cynthia Shannon weickert (pictured below) knows first hand the ravages of schizophrenia, having watched her twin brother battle the illness since adolescence. She has dedicated her life to research and published several landmark findings, with a focus on determining how normal brain function is changed in schizophrenia. Recently, she was recruited from the national institute of Mental Health in the uS to take up Australia’s first Chair of Schizophrenia Research. The position brings together three of Australia’s leading research organisations – the Schizophrenia Research institute, the university of nSw and the Prince of wales Medical Research Centre – with additional funding from the nSw Government and the Macquarie Group Foundation. it has been named the Macquarie Group Foundation Chair of Schizophrenia Research. The Professor’s appointment positions Australia to take a leading role in schizophrenia research internationally and develop links with the uS research community. Since arriving in Australia in early 2007, the Professor has overseen the construction of a cutting-edge laboratory, transitioned her work from the uS and recruited researchers. The Macquarie Group Foundation has provided support to the Schizophrenia Research institute since 2002, while Macquarie executive Director Peter Maher, a board member since 2003, now serves as Chairman.

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Foundation for Mother and Child Health, IndiaMany problems contribute to underweight children in impoverished communities. These include a lack of income within a family, poor knowledge of basic nutrition and hygiene practices and limited access to medical help, clean water and decent accommodation. The Foundation for Mother and Child Health, india works to address some of these issues and improve the lives of mothers and children in disadvantaged communities in Mumbai. it provides education in health, hygiene and nutrition and educates children through a tri-lingual preschool in english, Marathi and Hindi. Originally established in indonesia, it also assists mothers and children in Aceh who were affected by the 2004 tsunami. Macquarie’s Mumbai office head Stuart Smythe and his wife Karen are actively involved with the kindergarten, while Karen also serves as the organisation’s secretary.

“Having two small boys ourselves, Stuart and i feel an affinity with an organisation that supports the health, nutrition and education of children under five years of age,” says Karen. “For me personally, the thought of empowering women within the rehabilitated communities with skills and education is reward in itself.” The Macquarie Group Foundation has augmented this support by providing three years’ funding to enable the program to operate in Ganeshnager, a rehabilitated slum community in Mumbai. under the grant, the area, which consists of 390 families and 2000 people, will receive health clinics to assess the health of the children and pregnant mothers, supervised by leading paediatricians.

“Thethoughtofempoweringwomen

withskillsandeducationis

rewardinitself.”KarenSmythe

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MS Research AustraliaMultiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the world’s most common neurological diseases. in Australia, more than 16,000 people are registered with the disease, which is growing at an alarming 7 per cent each year. MS Research Australia was established in 2004 as part of the international effort to break the mystery of multiple sclerosis. The Macquarie Group Foundation began its partnership with the organisation shortly after, providing support for conferences including the world Congress on neurology and a research fellowship investigating the effect of environmental factors such as diet, sunlight and chemical exposure on the development of multiple sclerosis. The Foundation has now extended its support to enable MS Research Australia to focus on critical neurobiology research and expand its international links. A new senior fellowship in neurobiology has been established, with recipient Brett Drummond, pictured below, looking into what triggers the immune system to attack nerve fibres in MS sufferers. Funding will also allow MS Research Australia to develop its neurobiological Research Centre, an international network of researchers who collaborate through conferences and forums. To this end, the Foundation provided funding for MS Research Australia to hold neurobiology forums, participate in a major conference in london and convene meetings of the international Research Review Board. MS Research Australia receives additional support from Macquarie staff, who frequently volunteer and donate to the organisation, while Macquarie executive Director Simon McKeon serves as the organisation’s Chairman.

“WewantAustraliatohaveakeyroleintheworldwideefforttosolvetheMSmystery.”Macquarie’sSimonMcKeon,ChairmanofMSResearchAustralia

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Osteoporosis Australia A serious bone disease, osteoporosis affects one in three women and one in five men around the world. in Australia, the figures are even higher, with 50 per cent of women and 33 per cent of men over 60 suffering at least one bone fracture caused by osteoporosis. with an ageing population, this has significant implications for hospital resources and the cost to the community. Osteoporosis Australia aims to reduce the incidence of the condition in Australia by promoting healthy bones. in 2003, it established a medical research fund to address the lack of research support being given to osteoporosis. The research fund is currently supporting one annual fellowship and two scholarships. The Macquarie Group Foundation has committed three years’ funding for an additional annual fellowship. The inaugural recipient, Dr Charles Chen from Sydney’s Royal north Shore Hospital, is examining the relationship between cardiovascular and bone risk factors in twins, to get a better understanding of both osteoporosis and heart disease. Michael Herring, an executive Director with Macquarie, is also on the Osteoporosis Australia board.

The George Gregan Foundation The George Gregan Foundation was established by George Gregan and his wife erica after experiencing first hand the needs of sick, hospitalised children and their families. Having spent considerable time in hospital with their young son Max who was diagnosed with epilepsy, they struck on the idea to develop specialised outdoor playgrounds for sick children. The first playground opened in 2006 at The Children’s Hospital at westmead, Sydney. with an aquatic theme, including a giant pirate ship, the playground provides children with outdoor play equipment, sculptures, shade and rest areas. The design of the playgrounds comes from considerable consultation with architects, children’s therapists, educators, doctors and patients. The playgrounds are used to aid in recovery, physical development, therapy and as a classroom for the hospital school. Macquarie’s Martin lakos serves on the George Gregan Foundation Board. His involvement came about from a shared personal experience of a family member suffering epilepsy. “i was able to share the experience i’d had with my epileptic nephew, with George and erica,” Martin said. “i was delighted to be invited onto the Board and take an active role in such an important cause for children,” he said. David Clarke is the Chairman of the George Gregan Foundation. in addition to the playgrounds the Foundation also supports a Fellowship in Peadiatric neurology at The Children’s Hospital at westmead.

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Mindd Foundation Mindd – an acronym for Metabolic immunologic neurologic Digestive Disorders – focuses on childhood conditions such as autism, ADHD, asthma, allergies, learning delays, digestive and behavioural disorders. increasingly, research suggests these conditions may have similar underlying causes. with rates of autism and ADHD growing globally, the Mindd Foundation advocates an integrative approach to health, involving good nutrient intake and reduced exposure to toxins. Macquarie’s Paul Polydor and his wife Andrea have a son with autism and have been heavily involved with Mindd almost since its inception. “There has been very little study, research and funding in Australia for autism compared to other developed nations,” says Paul. “Mindd is at the forefront of uniting all the varying approaches and therapies dealing with the exploding numbers of autism, to give our children every possible chance of recovery.” The Macquarie Group Foundation and Macquarie’s Foreign exchange business have provided funding to the Mindd international Forum, a three-day conference which brings some of the world’s best practitioners to Australia to educate parents and health professionals on ways to improve children’s mental and physical health.

Health Murdoch Children’s Research Institutein 2007, Macquarie staff member Brian Francis and his wife Jessica lost their 13-year-old son nathan to anaphylaxis, caused by an allergic reaction to peanuts given to him while he was on a school camp. Struck by the tragedy, Brian’s colleagues initiated a national appeal, raising $A56,000 – including matching funding from the Macquarie Group Foundation – for the anaphylaxis research unit at the Murdoch Children’s Research institute in Melbourne. As pictured below, Macquarie staff in Sydney and Melbourne have also raised funds for the institute by taking part in the Puma lap Corporate Treadmill Challenge, with the 39 staff clocking up more than 2300 100-metre laps between them and raising almost $A30,000. in addition, the Macquarie Group Foundation has provided three years’ funding to the institute to support revolutionary research into cerebral palsy. The Murdoch Children’s Research institute is the largest research institute in Australia specialising in child and adolescent health. Macquarie executive Director laurie Cox is Chairman of the institute.

Sainte-Justine Hospital Foundationwhen Dominic Chalifoux, pictured below, was two weeks old, he contracted meningitis and was treated for a month at Montreal’s Sainte-Justine Hospital. now, working for Macquarie Capital Canada, he has helped secure three years’ funding support for the hospital from the Macquarie Group Foundation. Sainte-Justine is a high-level university hospital centre dedicated to mother, child and adolescent health. A leader in paediatric and perinatal research, it also trains more than 2500 students each year. in 2007, the Macquarie Group Foundation agreed to provide three years’ funding for the hospital’s Helping Parents Face Children’s Diseases project. The funding will provide support for parents of children hospitalised at Sainte-Justine, by covering their auxiliary expenses such as food, lodging fees and medications. Macquarie’s commitment is expected to assist 400 families.

“Ifitwasn’tforthishospital,Iwould

notbeheretoday.” DominicChalifoux, Macquarie,Toronto

Great Ormond Street HospitalBased in london, Great Ormond Street Hospital is the uK’s leading children’s hospital and receives more than 150,000 patient visits every year from children all over the world. it is a centre of excellence in the treatment of sick children, the training of doctors and nurses, and research into childhood illnesses. Great Ormond Street Hospital is the uK’s only specialist Biomedical Research Centre for paediatrics, the largest centre in the uK for children with heart or brain problems and the largest centre in europe for children with cancer. The hospital typically cares for children with multiple disabilities or health problems and rare and congenital conditions. Many children need the help of different specialist teams. Macquarie’s london staff provide regular fundraising and donation support to the hospital. in their latest efforts, they raised more than £170,000, including matching funding from the Macquarie Group Foundation, to purchase vital signs monitors for the hospital’s three intensive care units.

HealthAction Medical Research, uKAiDS Trust of Australia AiDS walk new York, uS AlS Association, uSAlzheimer’s Australia American Cancer Society American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation, Australia Arthritis Australia Association for international Cancer Research, uK Asthma Foundation of nSw, Australia Asthma Foundation, AustraliaAustralian Breastfeeding AssociationAustralian Cancer Research FoundationAustralian Huntington Disease Associations of Australia Australian Medical Association of Queensland Foundation Australian Tinnitus Association nSw, Australia Bear Cottage, Australia Beyond Blue, AustraliaBionic ear institute, AustraliaBlack and white Committee, Australia Black Dog institute, Australia Bobby Goldsmith Foundation, AustraliaBone Marrow Donor institute, AustraliaBonnie Babes Foundation, Australia Brain Foundation, Australia Brain Tumor Society, uSBrain Tumour Australia Breast Cancer Association Queensland, AustraliaBreast Cancer Campaign, uKBreast Cancer institute of Australia Camp Quality, AustraliaCanadian Breast Cancer Foundation Canadian Cancer Society Canadian Multiple Sclerosis AssociationCancer and Bowel Research Trust, AustraliaCancer Councils of AustraliaCancer Research, uKCancer Society of new Zealand CanDo4Kids, AustraliaCanTeen, AustraliaCareflight, Australia Cerebral Palsy Foundation, Australia Child Flight, Australia Childhood Cancer Foundation, South Africa Children with leukaemia, uK Children’s Cancer institute of AustraliaChildren’s leukaemia & Cancer Research Foundation, Australia Children’s Medical Research institute, Australia Children’s Surgical Centre, Hong Kong Colorectal Foundation, AustraliaConnecticut Challenge, uS Cure Cancer Australia FoundationCure our Kids, Australia Cystic Fibrosis Associations, AustraliaCystic Fibrosis Foundation, uS Cystic Fibrosis Trust, uK Dana-Farber Cancer institute, uS Day of Difference Foundation, Australia DebRA, uK Diabetes AustraliaDiabetes Overseas Aid Fund, Australia Diabetes uK Dialysis & Transplant Association of victoria, Australia Down Syndrome Society, Australia ear Science institute, Australia eczema Association of Australasia enoch’s walk and Rehabilitation Centre, South Africa Flinders Medical Centre, AustraliaFoundation for Mother and Child Health, indiaFred Hollows Foundation, AustraliaFresh Start Surgical Gifts, uSFriends of the Mater Foundation, Australia Garvan Research Foundation, AustraliaGay Men’s Health Crisis, uS George Gregan Foundation, Australia Global Medical Support, Australia GO Fund, Australia Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, uKGreenwich Hospital, uSGuide Dogs Associations of Australia Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Canada Heart Foundation, Australia Heart Research institute, Australia Hearts in union Rugby Foundation, Australia Holt Children’s Services, KoreaHong Chi Association, Hong Kong Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation Howard Florey institute, AustraliaHumpty Dumpty Foundation, Australia

Jean for Genes Appeal, uK John Pierce Centre, AustraliaJulian Burton Burns Trust, Australia Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, AustraliaKids Cancer Research Trust, Australialeukaemia and lymphoma Foundation, Singaporelife for a Child with Diabetes, Australia lifeline express Foundation, Hong Kong lifesaver Rescue Helicopter, Australia lupus Association of nSw, Australia lupus Foundation of America Macular Degeneration Foundation, Australia Mary Potter Hospice, new ZealandMedecins Sans Frontieres Melanoma Foundation, Australia Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre, uSMental Health Research institute, AustraliaMillennium Foundation, AustraliaMindd Foundation, Australia Motor neurone Disease Associations of Australia MS Research AustraliaMS Societies of AustraliaMS Society of Canada Multiple Sclerosis Society, uK Murdoch Children’s Research institute AustraliaMuscular Dystrophy Association, Australia Muscular Dystrophy Foundation, uSMyeloma Foundation of Australianational Breast Cancer Centre, Australianational Breast Cancer Foundation, Australianational Heart Foundation of Australianational MS Society, uS national Multiple Sclerosis Society, uS nganampa Health Council, Australia north Shore Heart Research Foundation, Australia Oncology Children’s Foundation, Australia One in Five, Australia Operation Smile, ChinaOperation Smile, uSOsteoporosis AustraliaOur lady of Peace Hospital, PhilippinesOvarian Cancer Research Foundation, AustraliaParaquad SA, Australia Parkinson’s nSw, Australia Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, AustraliaPrince Henry’s institute, Australia Princess Alexandra Hospital, Australia Princess Margaret Hospital for Children Foundation, AustraliaProstate Cancer Foundation, AustraliaPsychiatric Rehabilitation Association, Australia Queensland Braille writing Association, AustraliaQueensland Cancer Fund, AustraliaQueensland institute of Medical Research, AustraliaQuest for life Foundation, AustraliaRed Kite, AustraliaRed Ribbon Foundation, uS Research AustraliaRevlon Run / walk for Cancer, uS Ronald McDonald House, Canada Roy Castle lung Cancer Foundation, uK Royal Flying Doctors Service, AustraliaRoyal Melbourne Hospital, Australia Royal north Shore Hospital, Australia Sainte-Justine Hospital Foundation, CanadaSAne Australia Sargent Cancer Care for Children, uKSchizophrenia Research institute, Australia Sick Kids Foundation, Australia SiDS and Kids, Australia Skin and Cancer Foundation, Australia South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation, Canada St John of God Health Services, AustraliaSt lucy’s School Foundation, Australia St luke’s Hospital, AustraliaSt Raphael’s Hospice, uKSt vincent’s Hospital Foundation, AustraliaSt vincent’s institute, Australia Starlight Children’s Foundation, AustraliaStarship Foundation, new ZealandSwim Across America, uSSydney Cancer Centre Foundation, AustraliaSydney Children’s Hospital Foundation, Australia Tackers Foundation, Australia Telethon institute for Children’s Health Research, Australia Terry Fox Foundation, Canada The Baird institute, Australia The Children’s Hospital at westmead, AustraliaThe Dystonia Society, uK The eye Foundation, AustraliaThe leukaemia and lymphoma Society, uS The Millennium institute, Australia

The Movember Foundation, Australia The SASS Foundation for Medical Research, uSThe SAX institute, AustraliaThe Shepherd Centre, AustraliaThe Spastic Centre of nSw, Australia The Spastic Centres of South Australia The Tyler Foundation, JapanThe wesley Hospital, Australia Thorndale Foundation, Australia Tommy’s The Baby Charity, uK Tour de Cure, Australia Tresillian Family Care Centres, Australiavictor Chang Cardiac Research institute, Australia western Australia institute of Medical Researchwomen’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation, Australia Y-Me national Breast Cancer Organization, uSYoung People in nursing Homes, AustraliaZara McRae Benefit Fund, Australia Organisations supported as at August 2007.

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at the newest facility at queensland’s Bond university, students sit at state-of-the-art computer systems with dual screen technology, accessing financial market information from Bloomberg, reuters, ireSS and Factiva, while an overhead ticker displays the latest stock price movements. they use the information to execute deals and manage simulated financial portfolios. The Macquarie Trading Room – opened in May 2007 by Anna Bligh, now the Queensland Premier – is believed to be the world’s best simulated trading facility, giving students the practical experience they need to pursue a career in the financial services industry. The project is also an example of the depth of support Macquarie provides to many of its community partners. The trading room was funded by the Macquarie Group Foundation and Macquarie businesses. The feature that makes it unique – and most relevant to the students who use it – is that Macquarie’s information technology staff oversaw its development. This ensures students experience trading conditions almost identical to those encountered in the financial services industry, with access to real time market information and the latest trading room technology and software. in addition, Macquarie staff who graduated from Bond university have volunteered to act as tutors and mentors. Bond university’s Dean of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development, Professor Garry Marchant, says the facility gives students a practical setting in which to apply their classroom theory. “They’re able to see and understand the impact of events that occur at a micro-level, such as a company releasing new financial information into the market, and learn how that information filters through to the stock market,” he says. Christian Bender, a Teaching Fellow with the Macquarie Trading Room, says the facility will give Bond university students a competitive advantage in the jobs market. “They will be able to add value to their employer faster than students from other universities,” he says.

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“TheMacquarieTradingRoomatBondUniversityoffersstudentstheopportunitytolearnhands-onwhatnotheoryormodelofthefinancialmarketscanteachthem:therealitytheywillencounterinthefinancialworld.”ChristianBender,TeachingFellow,Finance,MacquarieTradingRoom

Bond university students develop their skills in the Macquarie Trading Room (left), with guidance from Christian Bender (above).

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The world-first facility, developed with funding and expertise from Macquarie, was opened by Anna Bligh (right), now the Queensland Premier. 21

“Everykidhadastorytotellandsomething

toteachus.Theywereenergeticaboutwhat

RedDustandtheirschoolswereteaching

themaboutmaintainingtheirAboriginal

cultureandleadingahealthylifestyle.”

EllisTaylor,Macquarie,Sydney

Red DustRed Dust runs health education programs for children in Australia’s remote indigenous communities, using leading role models from sport, film, television and the music industry. each year, about 700 indigenous youth take part in the week-long programs, learning how to live healthy, active lifestyles. Sessions on healthy eating get children involved in tasting different foods, while also learning about dental hygiene. Older children are taken through goal-setting sessions and there are physical activities and sports clinics throughout the week. The Macquarie Group Foundation, along with Macquarie’s Foreign exchange business and Treasury and Commodities Group, has provided two years’ funding to Red Dust’s lifestyle education Program. in addition, one of Macquarie Sports’ recent scholarship recipients, Jacqueline Bonnitcha, has taken part in a program in the northern Territory as a role model. Previous Macquarie Sports’ scholarship recipients have also taken part as role models, along with members of Macquarie’s foreign exchange business, pictured below.

Education East London Business AllianceSix years ago, Macquarie staff member Alicia weston began mentoring disadvantaged teenage schoolgirls from Hackney. The east london borough has one of the highest unemployment rates in the uK, while a high proportion of 16–25 year olds are also not in education or training. Alicia’s involvement in the Hackney Schools Mentoring Program, run by the east london Business Alliance, prompted other Macquarie staff to get involved. A team of 40 staff now mentors 80 Year 10 students on a fortnightly basis, three of whom are pictured below. Senior Macquarie executives Jim Craig and lord Gus Macdonald share a position on the Alliance’s Hackney Area Board. Recently, the Macquarie Group Foundation provided funding to establish a Hackney Real Apprentice Scheme, to give young people access to training and employment programs. The scheme involves two weeks’ skills training followed by eight weeks of employer training. The aim is to assist 40 young people into employment over a two-year period, potentially in Macquarie assets such as Thames water and the east london Bus Group. For 18 years, the east london Business Alliance has been channelling business skills and resources into the regeneration of Hackney, Tower Hamlets and newham, three of the uK’s most deprived boroughs.

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Giant StepsChildren with autism can experience a range of problems, such as difficulties with communication and social interaction and obsessive and ritualistic behaviour. Because of these issues, they often require specialised and individual education. Giant Steps fulfils this role, providing a model for teaching children with autism. Having first commenced operations in Canada in 1981, it expanded to Sydney in 1995, where it provides innovative education and therapeutic programs to children with autism and their families, as well as training teachers in dealing with autism in the classroom. under the program, every child has an individual education plan, to ensure they learn in a way that is practical and specific to their needs. Children are also helped with interaction issues by being integrated into mainstream schools or work experience on a weekly basis. Parents are also trained in the education techniques to support their children at home. Since 2001, Macquarie employees have raised more than $A100,000 for Giant Steps. The Macquarie Group Foundation has recently committed three years’ funding to become Giant Steps’ cornerstone supporter. Pictured below are children at play in the Giant Steps program.

Cape York Institute Year 12 student Marijke Bassani comes from Cape York, on Australia’s remote northern tip, where as few as 6 per cent of students complete high school. Marijke’s dream of a career in law or international relations was significantly enhanced when she received a scholarship to study at lourdes Hill College, one of Brisbane’s leading boarding schools. She is now a leader of the student body, as the first indigenous student to become the school’s boarding captain. “if someone had told me i wasgoing to be boarder captain i wouldn’t have believed them,” she says. “Since receiving the Higher expectations Program scholarship, i feel the sudden urge to succeed in life and perhaps be an inspiration to others to do the same.” Funded by the Macquarie Group Foundation, the Higher expectations Program is run by the Cape York institute, which was set up by indigenous leader noel Pearson to build a self-sufficient Cape York community. Currently 23 students are involved in the program, which enables top Cape York students to attend Queensland’s best boarding schools. Five students, including Marijke, will graduate from the program this year, with four planning to pursue tertiary education. with retention rates of almost 100 per cent, another 16 places will be added to the program next year. Marijke is pictured below with John wenitong, who manages the Higher expectations Program.

EducationAcadia university, CanadaAmerican Australian Association education FellowshipArranounbai School, Australia Australian American education leadership FoundationAustralian Graduate School of ManagementAustralian ireland Fund Australian Sports FoundationAustralian war MemorialBeacon Foundation, AustraliaBond university, AustraliaBooks in Homes, AustraliaBoy Scouts of America Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada Bradman Foundation, AustraliaBridgewater Police & Citizens Club, AustraliaBrooklyn Public library Adult literacy Program, uS CAMFeD internationalCape York institute, AustraliaCentre for independent Studies, Australia Chautauqua Foundation, uS College women’s Association of JapanCommonwealth Foundation, uKCountry education Foundation, Australia Darlinghurst Public School, AustraliaDartmouth College, Canada Dartbrooke Study Centre, Australia Deakin university, AustraliaDuke of edinburgh AwardsFitzroy Public School, AustraliaForest Town School Foundation, South Africa Foundation for the university of western Ontario, CanadaFuture Problem Solving, AustraliaGeneral Sir John Monash Foundation, AustraliaGiant Steps, AustraliaGirl Guides, AustraliaGirl Guides of CanadaHarvard Business School, uSHarvard Club of Australia Holy Family School, uS inala, Australia indigenous Festivals of Australiainkwenkwezi Primary School, South AfricaJewish learning Centre, Australia lBw Trust, Australia leadership victoria, Australialife education, Australia linKS, Hong Konglondon Transport Museum, uKlycee Francais de new York, uS Milton Street Public School, AustraliaMokpo welfare Centre, KoreaMotivation, uK nSw Department of education, Australia nSw Fire Brigade, AustraliaOutward Bound AustraliaPhilanthropy AustraliaPhoenix Society incorporated, AustraliaPlunkett Street Public School, AustraliaPrime Gymnastics Club, Singapore Reach Foundation, Australia Reach Prep, uSRed Dust, Australia Scouts AustraliaSeymour College Foundation, Australia Shannon elementary School, uSSt edmund’s School, Australia St Joseph’s College indigenous Scholarship Fund, Australia Texas A&M university Association of Former Students, uS The education Foundation, AustraliaThe School of St Jude, Africa The university of nSw Foundation, AustraliaThe university of Pennsylvania, uSThe university of Queensland, AustraliaThe university of Sydney, AustraliaThe university of Technology Sydney, AustraliaThe university of western AustraliaThe university of western Ontario, CanadaTrustees of Tufts university, uSuniversite de Montreal, Canadaworld Youth international Benevolent Trust, AustraliaYalari, AustraliaOrganisations supported as at August 2007.

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“Sincereceivingthescholarship,Ifeelthesuddenurgetosuceedinlife.”MarijkeBassani,BoardingCaptain,LourdesHillCollege

When opera singer tania de Jong heard that as few as 23 per cent of australian public school children have access to music in primary school, she was concerned. in response, she established the Song room in 1999, to give disadvantaged children the opportunity to participate in music and the performing arts. Schools that took part in the programs, which range from performances to long-term workshops, noticed their pupils engaged better with their family and school environment, concentrated more and showed improved self-esteem. the principal of collingwood english Language School Liama novackis noted: “Students struggling in literacy were able to express themselves. Many shone at aspects of the music program who would not otherwise be able to stand out.”

Macquarie executive Director, Richard Price, was introduced to The Song Room at an Australian Business Arts Foundation function, and joined the Board to help the organisation realise its vision that all Australian children will have the opportunity to participate in music and the arts to enhance their education, personal development and community involvement. He was soon appointed Chairman.

“it is such a compelling story,” said Richard. “i was inspired by the passion of the Song Room team and realised that this is really much more than a music program. it is a social engagement program for those who are missing out, and it is often those who need it most that don’t have access to these opportunities to build their self-esteem and a positive connection to school.”

Since 1999 The Song Room has grown from a victorian-based organisation to a fast-growing national provider. The Song Room programs are unique in that they are free to schools, targeting only the most disadvantaged communities to bridge gaps and are tailored to achieve broader educational and social outcomes.

worldwide research indicates that participation in music and the arts profoundly adds to a child’s quality of life. Benefits include improved academic results, higher school retention rates, better classroom participation and greater confidence and self-esteem. However, in Australia there has been limited research into the benefits of music and arts-based programs.

The Macquarie Group Foundation has provided a three-year capacity building grant to enable The Song Room to undertake research measuring the outcomes of arts-based interventions. Key aspects of the research will focus specifically on early intervention, indigenous youth in the northern Territory and refugee youth. The research is being undertaken in conjunction with the university of Melbourne and the nSw Attorney General’s Department. it is due for completion in 2010.

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“Studentsstrugglinginliteracywereabletoexpressthemselves.Manyshoneataspectsofthemusicprogramwhowouldnototherwisebeabletostandout.”LiamaNovackis,Principal,CollingwoodEnglishLanguageSchool

Children from la Perouse Primary School in Sydney try out their new musical intruments as part of The Song Room program.

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Canberra Symphony Orchestraestablished 50 years ago, the Canberra Symphony Orchestra (pictured above) is the only professional orchestra in Australia’s national capital. Though it has a long tradition of nurturing and supporting young musicians, the absence of an education program means Canberra schools have had little or no exposure to symphonic music. The Macquarie Group Foundation has provided three years’ funding to the Canberra Symphony Orchestra to establish the noteworthy program aimed at students aged 10 to 18. noteworthy will offer free interactive concerts to develop music appreciation in primary and secondary school students. in addition, workshops will be held, enabling members of school orchestras to play with Canberra Symphony Orchestra musicians, while teaching kits and workbooks will also be made available to schools.

Leadership AwardAs the Founder and Chairman of the Macquarie Group Foundation, David Clarke has guided Macquarie’s philanthropic efforts for more than 35 years and taken a personal involvement with many not-for-profit organisations. That commitment was recognised when in late 2006, he received the Richard Pratt Business leadership Award from the Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) for his contribution to the arts over three decades. Perhaps David’s greatest single contribution to the arts is through his involvement with Opera Australia over more than 20 years. Credited with bringing operational stability to the organisation during his 10 years as Chairman from 1985, David now chairs the Opera Australia Capital Fund, which has built a corpus of more then $A10 million. Annual distributions are made to Opera Australia from income earned on the capital base, thus fulfilling David’s long-held vision to make the company more self-sufficient. under David’s leadership, the Macquarie Group Foundation identified the arts as one of its key areas of support, with more than 50 active arts partnerships across the world. David’s involvement with the arts is part of a much wider community commitment. He has been involved with the Salvation Army for more than 20 years, has served the Children’s Cancer institute Australia together with his wife Jane for over 10 years, served on the Board of the Financial Markets Foundation for Children and has recently taken up Chairmanship of the SvA leadership Council. David is pictured below, at left, receiving his award from then-AbaF Chairman James Strong.

Varuna Based in Australia’s Blue Mountains, varuna assists Australian writers. Originally the home of novelist eleanor Dark and husband eric, it was turned into a writers’ retreat by Michael Dark following the death of his parents in 1985 and 1987. The Macquarie Group Foundation began its support for varuna in 2005, when it funded a pilot of the longlines program, to help the professional development of writers in remote and regional areas, with a strong focus on indigenous writers. in the pilot year, longlines assisted 443 writers, including 69 indigenous writers, through each stage of the writing process by providing consultations, master classes, fellowships and mentoring. Several writers developed their manuscripts to publication through their involvement in the program. in the process, longlines emerged as a much-needed national program with the flexibility to genuinely respond to the needs of writers in isolated communities. Following the success of the pilot program, the Macquarie Group Foundation has extended its support for longlines for another two years.

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“Thelevelofbusinesssupportforthearts

hasincreasedmarkedlyinrecent

yearsandthisisanencouragingtrend.

Ibelievethatthereisacommunityspirit

withinthebusinesssectorthatcouldbe

harnessedtoevengreatereffectwiththerightencouragement.”

DavidClarke,Chairman,Macquarie

GroupFoundation

ArtsArt Gallery Society of nSw, Australia Arts Management Advisory Group, AustraliaAustralian Brandenburg Orchestra Australian Business Arts FoundationAustralian Film Television and Radio School, Australia Australian String Academy Australian Youth OrchestraBarbican Arts Centre, uKBell Shakespeare Company, Australia Belvoir Street THeatre, AustraliaBrisbane Birralee voices, Australia Bundanon Trust, AustraliaCanadian Opera Company, CanadaCanadian Opera House CorporationCanberra Symphony Orchestra, AustraliaCentre for Contemporary Photography, Australia Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall, Canada Dowse Foundation, new Zealandepicentre Theatre Company, Australia Friends of newcastle Cathedral Music, AustraliaHistoric Houses Trust Foundation, AustraliaHouston Ballet Foundation, uSian Potter Museum of Art, Australia inner City Arts, uS Kookaburra national Musical Theatre Company, Australialondon Philharmonic Orchestra, uKMusee Du Quai Branly Paris, FranceMuseum of Contemporary Art, AustralianAiSDA, Australianational women’s Museum of Art, uSOpera Australia Opera Australia Capital Fund, AustraliaOpera Queensland, AustraliaPinchgut Opera, Australia Powerhouse Museum Foundation, Australia Queensland Art Gallery Foundation, AustraliaQueensland Museum Foundation, Australia Queer Screen, AustraliaSan Francisco Opera, uS Shaw Festival, CanadaState library of new South wales Foundation, AustraliaState Theatre Company, Australia Stratford Festival of Canada Sydney Jewish Museum, AustraliaThe Barbican Arts Trust Centre, uKThe Field, uS The Song Company, Australia The Song Room, AustraliaTutti ensemble, Australia varuna – The writer’s House, Australia victorian College of the Arts, Australiawest Australian Symphony OrchestraOrganisations supported as at August 2007.

Centre for Contemporary PhotographyThe Centre for Contemporary Photography promotes emerging and innovative practices in the photo-based arts. established by Melbourne’s photographic community as an exhibition and resource centre, it offers a place where emerging artists can gain experience in staging exhibitions and established artists can experiment with new directions and find new audiences. in addition to supporting artists, the Centre also invites the public to explore photography through exhibitions, lectures, workshops and publications. it provides free entry to encourage visits from broad sections of the community. The Macquarie Group Foundation has provided three years’ funding for an education program, pictured below, aimed at high school students, youth at risk, indigenous youth, people from non-english speaking backgrounds and people with disabilities. in addition, Stephen nossal from Macquarie’s Melbourne office serves on the Centre’s Board of Management.

Australian Film Television and Radio SchoolAustralia’s leading centre for professional education in film and broadcasting, AFTRS has been a training ground for award-winning directors Jane Campion and Phillip noyce and Oscar-winning cinematographers Andrew lesnie and Dion Beebe, to name a few. in 2003, the Macquarie Group Foundation provided funding for AFTRS to establish an indigenous scholarship. each year, the scholarship supports an emerging indigenous director, producer or scriptwriter through his or her first year of study at AFTRS. in addition, the Macquarie Group indigenous Professional Development Program offers tailor-made advanced short courses to a small number of exceptional candidates, who are either unable to commit to full-time study or who need to develop a particular skill. The aim of these programs is to help develop a network of indigenous filmmaking talent.

Tutti EnsembleOriginally a small choir of nine people with an intellectual disability, South Australia’s Tutti ensemble now has more than 150 participants in four arts programs. its choir of 80, some of whom are pictured above, is internationally recognised for its artistic excellence and social inclusion. Other activities include visual and performing arts programs for young adults with a disability, an introductory choir and a speech, singing and drama program for children with a disability. The Macquarie Group Foundation has provided funding to support the DigiTech project, giving young artists the opportunity to become digitally literate and develop skills in music and video technology, multi-media and digital software.

Barbican Arts Centrewith more than 2500 events held each year, the Barbican Arts Centre is the only arts centre in london that offers all arts under one roof. For three years, it has presented the annual london Children’s Film Festival, giving young londoners the chance to see films from all over the world, in many different languages. The Festival gives children a unique opportunity to learn what life is like in different parts of the world. in 2006, 83 short and feature films were presented from 26 countries. in addition, the Festival holds a schools tour, involving up to 40 schools in City fringe areas. workshops are held in the month leading up to the festival, at the end of which pupils will have created their own short film. Some of these are screened before the main features during the Festival. Macquarie’s london business and the Macquarie Group Foundation have contributed to the 2007 london Children’s Film Festival.

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“TheMacquarieGroupFoundationhasmadeademonstrablypositivecontributiontoensuringthattheindigenousvoiceisheard,indigenousstoriesaretoldandthatanindigenousperspectiveisunderstoodandrecognised.”MalcolmLong,DirectorAFTRS

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in australia today, more than 6500 young people with chronic illness or injury live in aged care facilities because there is no alternative care option for them. the situation is similar in many other countries around the world. now, australian organisation Youngcare is pioneering a solution that is gaining international attention. it has built australia’s first apartments specifically designed for young people with high care needs, with funding support from the Macquarie Group Foundation. David Conry established Youngcare in 2005 when his wife Shevaune’s multiple sclerosis progressed to the point where she needed 24-hour care. Seeing the care options available, David and some close friends started working towards an alternative. “Aged care doesn’t meet the care or lifestyle needs of a young person with a chronic condition,” he says. “Aged care facilities usually have quite small apartments, so they don’t facilitate interaction with family and friends. You have 23-year-olds living with 83-year-olds, so they’re not spending time with people their own age. Also, aged care is set up for people at the end of their life. For a young person, it doesn’t inspire the stimulation of living.” The new facility in Brisbane features 14 apartments, each with large bedrooms and living areas, as well as kitchen facilities for family and friends to use. Residents can choose the food they want to eat, rather than being served from a set menu. each apartment has a plasma television and access to Foxtel and broadband. There is a communal area for residents to get together, 24-hour specialist care and two additional apartments set aside for visiting families. The three-year funding commitment from the Macquarie Group Foundation has also enabled Youngcare to plan for the development of a second project on the Gold Coast, while a third facility is planned for either Sydney or Melbourne. David is amazed at what the organisation has been able to achieve in just two years. “You hope people will be as moved by the problem as we are but it’s been amazing the support we’ve been able to gather in a very short time,” he says.

“it’s possible that not too far down the track this problem can be solved.”

Youngcare’s David Conry, Simon lockyer and nick Bonifant (left) assess progress on the first apartments in Australia specifically designed for young people with high care needs.

Photo: Anthony Geernaert

The Youngcare team with Shevaune Conry (right) at the sod turning day.

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“Thisfacilityprovidesdignityandstimulationtoyoungpeoplewithhighcareneeds.Nowpeoplefromoverseasareapproachingusaboutwhatwe’redoing.”DavidConry,ExecutiveChairman,Youngcare

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Baniyala CommunityBaniyala is a small community of 150 people located in Australia’s Arnhem land. while it is a well-run community, it has the third-world social conditions and economic standards typical of many remote communities. Adult literacy and numeracy are negligible, houses are overcrowded and the community suffers poor health. The Sydney Cove Rotary Club became aware of Baniyala’s plight and worked with the community to develop a five-year plan to bring it up to mainstream Australian living standards. The community is home to internationally established artist Djambawa Marwili. The community makes its only income from art but, until now, the Baniyala artists lacked a space in which to work and store their materials. The Macquarie Group Foundation funded the construction of an artists’ workshop, enabling the Baniyala artists to increase their output and teach others in the community to produce art and crafts. in addition, the Foundation provided funding to build a women’s health care centre, enabling the women of Baniyala to look after children and the elderly, work on improving the community’s health and nutrition and provide pre-school and after-school education. Members of the Baniyala community built and now operate both facilities, developing business and construction skills and giving the community a sense of ownership of the projects. The official opening of the centre is pictured below.

Welfare WorkVenturesworkventures works in a variety of ways to help disadvantaged people out of poverty and into employment. Job seekers receive intensive assistance, including career counselling, skills assessment, vocational training and job placement. workventures also provides neighbourhood Technology ‘Connect Centres’, as pictured below, on public housing estates, giving people at risk of social exclusion access to computers. in addition, it recycles computers for reuse in the not-for-profit sector and disadvantaged communities. it created an iT repair social enterprise that provides 70 jobs. The Macquarie Group Foundation has made a capacity building grant to workventures to develop its marketing capacity and ensure its growth and sustainability. The funding is initially being used to support marketing programs to grow its group training and other key activities. Andrew Gee, a Macquarie executive Director, has joined the workventures board.

“ThankstotheMacquarieGroup

Foundation,theBaniyalaladshavebeensetonapathofjobtraining

thatwillleadthemintoconstructionjobs,somethingtheynever

hadbefore,andthecommunityartistsareabletoincreasetheirnon-welfareincome.”

AndyButtfield,SydneyCoveRotarian

250 organisations worldwide

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Aboriginal Employment Strategy The Aboriginal employment Strategy specialises in placing and mentoring Aboriginal people into employment. it began 10 years ago in the regional Australian town of Moree, where it succeeded in changing the racial divide in the town. “Barriers began breaking down as Aboriginal people went from being part of the fringe of the community to working as part of the business community,” says the organisation’s Chief executive Danny lester, pictured below. Following the success in Moree, the Aboriginal employment Strategy has expanded its programs to other parts of Australia. it continues to be 100 per cent managed and operated by Aboriginal people and is working towards building self-sufficient Aboriginal economies and communities in the regions in which it operates. The Macquarie Group Foundation has provided three years’ funding to the organisation’s employment Services Program, the main point of entry for unemployed Aboriginal people wanting to find work and build a future away from welfare.

The Prince’s Trust naimish Gohil had a simple business idea: to establish an online market place for musicians and music shops to buy and sell second-hand instruments. After being made redundant, he set about getting his MusiqTrader business established. “i think i went to every business support centre in london but i found their processes really bureaucratic.” Then naimish went to The Prince’s Trust. They assessed his business plan, gave him the support he needed to start his business and assigned him a mentor. now MusiqTrader is up and running and receiving more visits to the site each month. “They gave me belief and confidence in myself,” says naimish. “My mentor’s a successful businessman with huge responsibility and time commitments but he still finds time to meet me for an 8am coffee every week.” established by His Royal Highness, The Prince of wales in 1977, The Prince’s Trust is the uK’s leading charity for young people. The Macquarie Group Foundation has provided funding for several years and recently made a three-year commitment to the Trust’s Business Program, which supports young entrepreneurs by providing low interest start-up loans, mentoring and ongoing assistance.

UNICEF AIDS forum, ChinaChina has an escalating AiDS problem, with an estimated 650,000 people infected and reported cases growing at an alarming 30 per cent each year. with the spread of the disease posing a major social and economic threat, the Chinese Government has identified the prevention and control of AiDS as one of its highest priorities and called on the international private sector for support. The Macquarie Group Foundation provided funding to uniCeF Australia to host the inaugural China Australia Business Forum on Children and Hiv/AiDS. The forum, attended by senior Chinese government officials, leading businesses operating in China and health and medical experts, focused on actions the private sector can take to reduce the impact of AiDS on the Chinese workforce. Macquarie’s Jaye Han is pictured below addressing the forum. A publication was also launched at the forum and later distributed globally to companies doing business in China. uniCeF receives regular donations and fundraising support from Macquarie staff around the world, while Macquarie’s Chief Operating Officer Greg ward serves on the uniCeF Australia board.

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“EmploymentandparticipationintheworkforceisthekeylinkinimprovingAboriginalhealth,housingandeducation.It’sthefirststeptowardsAboriginaladvancement.”

DannyLester,ChiefExecutive,AboriginalEmploymentStrategy

Welfare Hutt Street Centre Adelaide’s Hutt Street Centre provides 56,000 meals a year to 1500 individuals, as well as shower and laundry facilities, medical services and other assistance. in doing so, it works to help homeless people find safe and secure long-term housing and reintegrate with the community. “The daily reality is that there aremany people sleeping rough in the parklands, in cars and in squats,” says the Centre’s executive Director ian Cox. “This winter we have had the deaths of three clients, one of whom froze to death in the parklands.” Macquarie’s Adelaide office provides regular support to the Hutt Street Centre, raising funds and serving meals, while Macquarie’s Paul Kirchner serves as the Hutt Street Centre Foundation’s Treasurer. Two other Macquarie staff, Rod Gillies and David Dall, are also actively involved in the Centre. To support these efforts, the Macquarie Group Foundation has provided funding to upgrade the Centre’s ageing kitchen area, which dates back to 1982. The upgrade will replace all existing facilities and increase freezer, storage and preparation areas to cope with increasing demand for meals.

Australians Caring for Children For 20 years, Australians Caring for Children has provided support to orphaned and abandoned children in developing countries by providing nutrition, education and health programs. Currently the organisation supports orphanages in india, Bolivia and Colombia. Macquarie staff member lou Balzanelli got involved with the organisation 11 years ago, when she and her husband were looking into adoption from overseas. The couple now has two children, lara, aged eight, and six-year-old Marco (pictured below), both adopted from Colombia. The Macquarie Group Foundation provided funding for the publication of a newsletter for the past three years, as well as some office support. Australians Caring for Children also received a $A10,000 grant as a result of lou’s involvement. in addition, the Macquarie Group Foundation has funded a camp run by Australian Families for Children, an affliated organisation, enabling children adopted from overseas countries to meet and interact with each other.

Mirabel Foundationestablished in 1998, Mirabel works with children orphaned or abandoned as a result of their parents’ illicit drug use. Mirabel provides emotional and practical support for the children, working to restore their sense of worth and hope for the future. it also provides assistance to the children’s carers, who are often their grandparents. The Macquarie Group Foundation began its support of Mirabel in 2003, to enable the organisation to expand out of victoria into new South wales. Mirabel now provides services to 165 children in nSw and estimates this number will double over the next three years. As a result, the Macquarie Group Foundation recently extended its funding for another three years, to facilitate the growth of Mirabel’s service in nSw and enable it to establish a capital fund. Mirabel also receives support from Macquarie staff through executive Director Peter Curry, who has served on its steering committee for several years. Pictured above are children taking part in a Mirabel recreation program.

“Choosingtoadoptisoftenaconfusinganddauntingprocess.Ifithadnotbeenfor

AustralianFamiliesforChildren’ssupport,Iamnotsurethatwewouldhave

hadsuchapositiveexperience.”LouBalzanelli,Macquarie,Sydney

acrossWelfare initiatives

15 countries

Welfare3 Peaks 3 weeks Challenge, Australia A window Between worlds, uS Aboriginal Children’s Advancement Society, AustraliaAboriginal employment Strategy, Australia ACH Group Foundation, AustraliaActive network, uS After School Matters, uSAmerican Australian AssociationAmerican Red Cross Amnesty international, Australia Amnesty international, uK Anglicare - The Archbishops Appeal, AustraliaAnglicare victoria, Australia Anglicord, AustraliaAnZA, South Korea APHeDA, Australia Ardoch Youth Foundation, Australia Association for Childhood language and Related Disorders, AustraliaAssociations Hopiclowns, Switzerland Auckland City Mission, new ZealandAustcare, Australia Australia for unHCRAustralia nursing Home AssociationAustralian Childhood FoundationAustralian Families for ChildrenAustralian Red Cross Australians Caring for Children Autism Spectrum Australia Awu Beaconsfield Miners Support Fund, AustraliaBaniyala, AustraliaBarnardos AustraliaBeit el Hob, Australia Bell Birds Club, AustraliaBenevolent Society, AustraliaBig Brothers and Big Sisters Toronto, CanadaBridge for Asylum Seekers Foundation, Australia Bridge of Hope, Australia Brisbane legacy, Australia Broader urban involvement and leadership Development, uS Bull Run, SingaporeBurnside, Australia Business in the Community, uKCamp Quality, Australia Cana Communities, Australia Care AustraliaCare for Children, ChinaCentacare, Australia Charities Aid Foundation, Australia Child Rights and You, Hong KongChild welfare Scheme, Hong KongChloe Bloch Fund, Australia Choate Rosemary Hall, uS Christian Brothers Foundation for Charitable works, AustraliaChristian Outreach To The Handicapped Singapore Church of Saint Catherine of Siena, uSCity Harvest, uSCommunity Business, Hong KongCommunity Chest of Hong Kong Community living Project, AustraliaConcern AustraliaCottage By the Sea, AustraliaCovenant House, Canada CReATe Foundation, AustraliaCrossroads international, Hong Kong Cyclone larry Relief Appeal, AustraliaDidi Hirsch Alive & Running for Suicide Prevention, uSDisability Services AustraliaDover Park Hospice, SingaporeDunn & lewis Foundation, Australia eastern Suburbs Community Youth Association, Australiaelam Davies Social Service Centre, uSendeavour Foundation, Australia enthembini Children’s Home, South AfricaeOn Foundation, Australia ethnocentricity Corporation, uS Financial Markets Foundation for Children, Australia FiT for Charity, JapanFood water Shelter, Australia Foundation House, Australia Fu Hui Charity Foundation, Hong Kong Gay and lesbian Switchboard (vic), Australia Gentle Barn Foundation, uS Gilda’s Club worldwide, uS Global Ministries, uS Good Beginnings, Australia Good neighbors international, KoreaGood Shepherd Youth and Family Service, AustraliaGoodcompany, Australia Half the Sky Foundation, China

Hamlin Fistula Relief and Aid Fund, Australia Harrow Bush nursing Centre, AustraliaHartley lifecare, AustraliaHarvest Aid, Korea Harvest Aid, South Africa Heep Hong Society, Hong Kong Helping Children and Families Association, Australia Helping Hands Korea Hillsong Foundation, Australia House with no Steps, Australia Hutt Street Centre, Australia indigo Foundation, Australiainspire Foundation, Australiainternational Care Ministries, Hong Kong international Committee of the Red Cross iT Fund for Kids, AustraliaJewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, AustraliaJewish Communal Appeal, AustraliaJob Support inc, Australia Just enough Faith Foundation, Australia Karya Salemba empat Foundation, indonesia Kasumisou Foundation, Japan KiDS Foundation, AustraliaKids Helpline, AustraliaKids with Cameras, uSKidsXpress, AustraliaKings Kids, uS Kogarah Storehouse, AustraliaKwinana Faith Community, Australia lane Cove Community Aid, Australialifeline, Australialifestart Australia lions Club of island Bay, new Zealandlittle Sisters of The Poor, Australia lorna Hodgkinson Sunshine Home, Australialove without Boundaries, uSlundin for Africa Foundation, CanadaMagdalene Centre, Australia Make-a-wish Foundation internationalMake-a-wish Foundation, AustraliaManhattan island Foundation, uSMatthew Talbot Hostel, AustraliaMcMasters Rural Fire Service, Australia Melbourne Cares, AustraliaMelbourne Citymission, Australia Mental illness Fellowship vic, Australia Mercy Corps, uS Mercy Ministries, new ZealandMinda incorporated, AustraliaMirabel Foundation, Australia Mission AustraliaMji wa neema Orphanage, uK Mount Annan Care, AustraliaMulleraterong Day Care Centre, AustralianAPCAn, Australianew Foundations, uK new Tampa YMCA, uSnew York Cares, uSnorthern Beaches interchange, Australia nSw wheelchair Sports Association, AustraliaOdyssey House, Australia Operation Santa Claus, Hong Kong Opportunity international Orbis Hong Kong Order of Malta emergency Fund, uK Order of Malta, AustraliaOunce of Prevention Fund, uSOxfam internationalOzHarvest, Australia Palmera Youth Projects, AustraliaParkerville Children and Youth Care, AustraliaPathways Foundation, Australia People to People, uS Plan international, AustraliaPo leung Kuk, Hong Kong Police Citizens Youth Club nSw, Australia Presbyterian Community Services, Singapore Prince’s Trust, uKProject K, new Zealand Property industry Foundation, Australia Rajaprajanugroh Foundation, ThailandReaching Potentials, uSReconciliation Australia Red Ribbon Foundation, uKRelationships Forum AustraliaRosies Youth Mission, Australia Rotary Australia world Community ServiceRotary Club Auckland Harbourside, new Zealand Rotary Club of Adelaide, Australia Rotary Club of Morialta, Australia Rotary Club of Sydney Cove, Australia Royal institute for Deaf and Blind Children, AustraliaRoyal Perth Yacht Club, Australia

RSl Foundation, Australia Saalaa House for women, JapanSacred Heart Mission, AustraliaSaigon Children’s Charity, vietnam Salvation ArmySave the Children, AustraliaScripture union Queensland, Australia Seeing eye Dogs AustraliaShine for Kids, Australia Singapore Red Cross Society indonesia Disaster AppealSir David Martin Foundation, Australia Sir Roden Cutler Charities, Australia Social ventures AustraliaSt Canice’s Kitchen, Australia St Francis welfare, Australia St Kilda Drop in Centre, Australia St vincent de Paul Society, AustraliaSteve waugh Foundation, Australia Sunnyfield Association, Australia Surf Aid international Survival internationalSydney Community Foundation, Australia Sydney university Settlement neighbourhood Centre, Australia Sylvanvale, Australia Tabitha Foundation, Australia TeAR Australia The Anika Foundation, Australia The Centre for independent Studies, Australia The enterprising Kitchen, uS The Fikelela Children’s Centre, South AfricaThe Gary Oliver Foundation, Australia The infants Home, AustraliaThe international Federation of Red CrossThe luncheon Club, Australia The Oaktree Foundation, AustraliaThe Rugby Youth Foundation, Australia The Samaritans, Australia The Smith Family, AustraliaThe Sunrise Foundation, Australia The warrah Society, AustraliaThe Young Foundation, uKTlC for Kids, AustraliaTransitions for Youth, Canada Travellers Aid Society of victoria, AustraliaTrocaire, ireland uJA Federation of Greenwich, uS uniCeF united israel Appeal, Australiaunited way of Greater Toronto, Canada united way of lower Mainland, Canada united way, AustraliaunitingCare wesley Adelaide, AustraliaunitingCare, Australiaurban Assembly, uSurban Outreach, uS uS Fund for uniCeFvariety, The Children’s Charity, Australia vietnamese-Australian Buddhist Assistance Trust warrah Foundation, Australia watoto Children’s Ministries, Australia wayside Chapel, Australiawellington City Mission, new Zealandwesley Mission, Australiawestern Suburbs indigenous Gathering Place Association, Australiawheelchair Sports Association, Australiawhitelion, Australiawindgap Foundation, Australia workventures, Australiaworld Camp incorporated, uSworld visionworld Youth international, AustraliaYalari, AustraliaYoung Adults Program, Australia Youngcare, Australia Youth Focus, Australia Youth in Motion, Canada Youth Off the Streets, AustraliaYouth Renewal, uS Organisations supported as at August 2007.

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When chicago teenager Matt Basile came home from a local garage sale with a pet alligator, it was not hard to imagine he might one day follow in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Steve irwin. recently he visited australia as the inaugural recipient of the Steve irwin Fellowship to learn about australian wildlife, spending a week at taronga Zoo in Sydney and irwin’s australia Zoo in queensland. “i grew up watching the Crocodile Hunter and to actually be working here at the zoo he started is awesome,” Matt said during his stay. “it’s just amazing to see these mystical Australian animals after years of watching them on Tv.” Matt has been fascinated by animals and nature since he was a toddler and has virtually turned his parents’ home into a zoo. A marine science enthusiast, he has received awards for cloning coral, which he sells to local pet stores to protect against the harvesting of precious coral reefs. A certified judge of meat and livestock and a member of the Future Farmers of America, he was the stand-out candidate for the inaugural Fellowship. Before his death, Steve was working on a project for Chicago’s John G. Shedd Aquarium, sourcing a Queensland grouper fish to replace Bubba, who died after a long battle with cancer. Bubba had been profiled on Steve’s Tv show as the first fish to undergo chemotherapy. when Steve died, the focus turned to how best to honour his legacy. in partnership with the Australian Consulate in Chicago, the aquarium established the Steve irwin Fellowship, with funding from the Macquarie Group Foundation, as a tribute to the Australian conservationist. in the same way that Steve inspired many children to learn about wildlife and respect the environment in which they live, the Fellowship is aimed at broadening the education of students interested in this field. it has had the desired effect on Matt, who hopes to return to Australia to work in conservation. “i want to work with the environment and animals, probably in fisheries and aquatic life where i can make more of a difference,” he says. “i would really like to study abroad and eventually work in Australia for a while. The first thing i’ll tell my parents when i get home is: ‘i want to go back’.”

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“TheSteveIrwinFellowshipisanincredibleopportunityforaChicago-areahighschoolstudentwhohasdemonstratedacommitmenttotheglobalconservationofwildlifeandhabitats.ThisprojectbreaksnewgroundamongzoosandaquariumsintheUnitedStates.”TedA.Beattie,PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer,SheddAquarium

Matt Basile and Goliath, an Aldab Tortoise, (left) at Australia Zoo. Matt is the inaugural recipient of the Steve irwin Fellowship.

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“Australianshavetokeepworkinghardtofindwaysofrestoringpreciousriversandwetlandsandusinglesswater.TravellingtoIsraelisagreatopportunitytoseeandhearhowawater-scarcecountryistacklingtheproblem.”PaulSinclair,JNFEnvironmentalScholarshiprecipient

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Bush Heritage Australia Bush Heritage Australia has an ambitious goal to protect Australia’s most ecologically important land, water and wildlife, by acquiring and managing threatened tracts of private land. it is Bush Heritage’s aim to be involved in the protection of more than 7 million hectares – or 1 per cent of Australia – by 2025. it currently owns 29 reserves, covering more than 720,000 hectares. These reserves include tropical rainforests in the Daintree, arid desert plains and west Australian woodlands. The Macquarie Group Foundation first gave its support to Bush Heritage Australia in 2003, when it combined with several staff members to make a donation towards the protection of the 68,000-hectare Charles Darwin Reserve in western Australia. This region has been identified by an international team of biologists as one of only 25 biodiversity hotspots on earth. Chris Darwin, great-great-grandson of the famed botanist, has been heavily involved in the protection of this unique reserve. The Foundation has now extended Bush Heritage a three-year capacity building grant so it can scientifically monitor its ecological management of the reserves over the long term. The funding will pay for the employment of ecologists and the purchase of equipment and software. in addition, Macquarie staff continue to give funding support to Bush Heritage Australia, while Macquarie executive Director David Rickards has joined the organisation’s Board of Directors.

JNF Environmental Scholarship FundAs the Director of environment victoria’s Healthy Rivers Campaign, Paul Sinclair implemented public campaigns which resulted in the return of the first environmental flows to the Yarra, Murray and other key rivers. He also published the first environmental history of the Murray River and founded waterkeepers Australia, a network of communities committed to protecting local waterways. Recently, Paul received a JnF environmental Scholarship funded by the Macquarie Group Foundation, to visit israel and learn about water management strategies there. As Australia and israel have many similar environmental issues, JnF has established bilateral scholarships to enable the two countries to share expertise and develop best-practice responses. The scholarship program is designed to promote exchanges at all levels – government decision makers, scientists, environmentalists and farmers.

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Wolong Panda Parkwith just over 1500 giant pandas left in the wild, Mac Mao (pictured above) and his three siblings are precious additions to one of the world’s most endangered species. Born on 14 August 2006, the four giant pandas live at the wolong Panda Park in Sichuan, one of the largest panda protection centres in China. Mac has been adopted by the Macquarie equities business in Asia and the Macquarie Group Foundation. Funds contributed for the lifetime adoption cover Mac’s upkeep, food and medical care, as well as giant panda research projects. while giant pandas have survived for more than eight million years, human encroachment and pollution have significantly depleted their habitat. Though the pandas are on the brink of extinction, measures undertaken by the Chinese Government and environmental organisations in recent years are starting to reverse the decline in numbers.

Earthwatch An international environment organisation, earthwatch has offices in Australia, the uK, the uS and Tokyo. Committed to conserving the diversity of life on earth for future generations, earthwatch engages people across the world in scientific field research and education to promote the understanding and action necessary to achieve a sustainable environment. it also works to facilitate partnerships between scientists, business, educators and the general community to achieve better environmental outcomes. Since 2000, the Macquarie Group Foundation has been a member of earthwatch Australia’s Corporate Sustainability Group.

Australian Maritime College The Australian Maritime College has a reputation as a world–class maritime education, training and research facility. in 2005 it established the national Centre for Marine and Coastal Conservation at Point nepean in victoria, to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate courses and provide research opportunities. The centre promotes collaborative research and education, primarily focused on conservation. The Macquarie Group Foundation provided funding to establish a Chair in Marine and Coastal Conservation and uS marine expert Professor Chad Hewitt was appointed to take up the position. Since then, Professor Hewitt has worked on building international research links, particularly in the area of marine biosecurity, or the management of introduced marine species. He has successfully obtained seed funding for the establishment of a Marine Biosecurity education Consortium to examine relationships between university and research institutions in the Pacific Basin. This would enable student and staff exchange between the institutions, cross-accreditation of units and courses, as well as revenue and cost sharing. workshops have been held to establish the Consortium, involving representatives from Korea, Singapore, the uS and new Zealand.

EnvironmentAmerican Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, uS Australian environmental Grant Makers networkAustralian Maritime CollegeAustralian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame FoundationAustralian volunteer Coast GuardAustralian wildlife ConservancyBears Care, uS Bilgola Surf life Saving Club, Australia Birds Australia Botanic Gardens Appeal, Australia Bush Heritage AustraliaCanine Companions for independence, uS Canine Partners, uKCatRescue, Australia Centennial Parklands Foundation, Australia China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda Defenders of wildlife, uSearth Day Canada earthwatch institute, Australia easter Seal Society, CanadaFoundation for national Parks and wildlife, Australia Greening Australia Greenpeace Australiainternational Fund for Animal welfareJnF environmental Scholarship, AustraliaJohn G. Shedd Aquarium: Steve irwin Fellowship, uSlizard island Reef Research Foundation, AustraliaMerritt Parkway Conservancy, uS Mittagundi, Australia national Trust St John’s Cathedral Completion Fund, Australianature Conservancy, uS Pets & People Oklahoma, uSPoint leo Surf life Saving Club, AustraliaPortsea lifesaving Club, Australia Rotary Club of Karori, new ZealandRSPCA, Australia RSPCA, uK Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, uS Surf life Saving Foundation, Australia Taronga Zoo Parent Program, AustraliaThe national Trust of Australia The wilderness Society, Australia Trees for life, Australiawaterkeepers AustraliawiReS, Australiawolong Panda Park, Chinaworld Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Australia world wildlife Foundation, uK wwF Australia Organisations supported as at August 2007.

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at 22, Jacqueline Bonnitcha already has one world title to her name, as the first woman ever to win the 29er class at the 2005 world sailing championships. Susan Pratley won a silver medal with the australian netball team at the 2006 commonwealth Games, while emma Schiller is a rising soccer player. in addition to their sporting accomplishments, all three women are also completing university degrees and have outstanding academic records. Yet elite sportswomen have a considerably more difficult time pursing their sporting goals than their male counterparts. The amateur status of most women’s sports means there is insufficient financial support for top female athletes. As a result, many have to combine their sport with full-time work or study.

Jacqueline says it’s difficult balancing sport with her professional development. “As an athlete, i have spent much of my spare time training and competing and asa result, i have not had the chance to make contacts and gain the work experience that other people have,” she says. in an effort to address this issue, Macquarie Sports has introduced the Young women’s Professional Development Scholarship. The scholarship is designed to help women overcome the financial, logistical and professional difficulties associated with competing in amateur sport. As the first recipients, Jacqueline, Susan and emma will receive work experience within Macquarie businesses, financial assistance towards training and competition costs and casual employment with Macquarie Sports. They will also be mentored by Olympic and Commonwealth champions liz ellis, Kirsten Thomson, Fiona Crawford and Kerri Pottharst. Jacqueline says the scholarship will enable her to acquire new skills in a corporate working environment. liz ellis agrees. “The scholarship program provides a real opportunity for some talented female athletes to maximise their sporting and business potential,” she says. Since 2004, Macquarie Sports has also supported 23 former Australian Schoolboys Rugby union representatives through its scholarship program. As with the women’s scholarships, the aim of the program is to provide recipients with financial support for their sporting pursuits and develop their capacity to make a smooth transition from the playing field to the workplace. Since completing their scholarship with Macquarie Sports, young emerging players Dean Mumm and Kurtley Beale have played for the Australia A side, while David Dennis has also taken the field for the nSw waratahs. Over the past eight years, Macquarie Sports has provided children with opportunities to participate in coaching clinics and meet elite athletes of Australian and world sport. Macquarie Sports is funded by the Macquarie Group Foundation and business groups within Macquarie.

MacquarieSportsYoungWomen’sProfessionalDevelopmentScholarship

“Iknowhowvaluabletheseprogramsareforupandcomingsportswomen,especiallyinthosesportsthatarenotsomainstream.IwishthisprogramwasaroundwhenIwasstartingoffinvolleyball!”KerriPottharst,Olympicgoldmedallist

Macquarie Sports Scholarship recipient Jacqueline Bonnitcha (left) lends her skills on a Red Dust trip in outback Australia.

Photo: David Callow

Fellow scholarship recipients emma Schiller and Susan Pratley are pictured above with their mentors.

Rugby union, rugby league and AFLeach year, Macquarie Sports runs a series of sports clinics in rugby union, rugby league and AFl, coached by leading players in each code. More than 1100 children from across new South wales attended a rugby union clinic in Sydney, led by members of the Brumbies squad including George Gregan, George Smith and Mark Gerrard. in Melbourne and Adelaide, AFl clinics were held with the western Bulldogs, the essendon Bombers and the Adelaide Crows, involving children from local schools or involved in the clubs’ social outreach programs. in addition, more than 1700 children took part in Macquarie Sports’ rugby league clinics in 2007. The clinics, run in partnership with the Australian Rugby league’s Kids to Kangaroos program, were held in Sydney, Townsville, ipswich and Gunnedah.

Harmony Day/Refugee Soccer Program Two Macquarie Sports initiatives in 2007 focused on providing sporting opportunities for children from a variety of backgrounds. As part of Harmony Day, Macquarie Sports joined with government and sporting bodies to run a day of netball, soccer, rugby league and basketball in western Sydney. The clinics included students of Arabic, African, Pacific islander, Chinese, Korean, vietnamese, indonesian and indigenous backgrounds, with leading Australian athletes including Craig Foster, Hazem el Masri and nathan Hindmarsh, providing coaching advice. Harmony Day is an Australian Government initiative, with a variety of activities held around the country designed to promote a unified society. in addition, Macquarie Sports partnered with the new South wales Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors and the Auburn Migrant Resource Centre to support a refugee soccer program. The program involved a residential camp for 32 teenage boys from iraq, iran, Turkey, Cambodia and Afghanistan. Socceroo defender Mark Milligan also visited the soccer camp.

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Tonga rugby clinicMacquarie Sports has run several rugby clinics in recent years for children of Tongan heritage. in 2007, the clinic coincided with the Australian tour of the Tongan under-18 team. This year, the association went one step further, when a team of 16 Macquarie Sports scholarship holders and Macquarie Foreign exchange staff travelled to Tonga to coach 1400 children from 58 different primary schools and church groups across the main island. led by Foreign exchange executive Director Guy Reynolds, the team also donated rugby equipment, including balls and tackle bags, to the organisations which participated in the clinic. The Tonga initiative complements Macquarie Sports regular rugby clinics, which have been running for the past nine years.

Cricket campsThree days before the start of the decisive third Test in the 2006/07 Ashes series, key Australian batsmen Justin langer and Mike Hussey were putting young cricketers through their paces at a Macquarie Sports cricket clinic in Perth. The clinic gave children the opportunity to learn from their cricketing heroes. For the first time in Macquarie Sports’ cricket program, female players were included in a leadership clinic in Perth, getting the chance to work on specialist and leadership skills. leadership clinics, which involve elite club and school team representatives, were also held in Sydney and Brisbane. More than 900 children participated in Macquarie’s cricket clinics during the year, in Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, newcastle and Sydney. Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden was also part of the coaching team, along with Brad Haddin, Phil Jacques, Kerry O’Keefe, Merv Hughes (pictured below), Andy Bichel and Michael Kasprowicz.

PCYC basketball clinicsin late 2006, Macquarie Sports teamed up with the Sydney Kings and the Police and Community Youth Clubs (PCYC) to provide a unique basketball tournament for youth offenders. Over a period of four weeks, Sydney Kings players provided weekly sessions focusing on leadership, communication skills and conflict resolution, before putting their young charges through basketball training. At the end of the program, the five teams competed for the inaugural championship trophy and also played at the Sydney entertainment Centre before a Sydney Kings game. During the program, two Kings players were allocated to each of the five PCYC teams involved. Kings Captain Jason Smith said this meant the players could give a lot of time and attention to the young teams. “we noticed a big improvement in their basketball skills and their on-court behaviour,” he said. “Some of the kids were also turning up at our games.” Macquarie Sports has been running basketball clinics for five years, with coaching provided by leading Kings players.

Macquarie Sports ProgramsAFl Programs with the Adelaide Crows essendon Bombers, western BulldogsBrumbies Rugby union ClinicCricket leadership and Coaching ProgramKids to Kangaroos Rugby league Super Clinicsliz ellis and Catherine Cox netball ProgramSydney Kings/PCYC Basketball ProgramYoung women’s and Men’s Professional Development Scholarships

Macquarie Sports PartnersAdelaide Crows – Beyond the BoundariesAnne Sargeant netball ProgramARl Development – Kids to KangaroosDepartment of immigration and Citizenship – Harmony Dayessendon Football Club – On The BallFreshwater SlSC – Australia Day Carnivallloyd McDermott FoundationnSw institute of Sport – emerging Athlete ProgramnSw Schools Rugby CompetitionRed Dust Role ModelsRugby Youth Foundation – Rugby in the ParkSydney Kings Community Clinics Tennis Queenslandwestern Bulldogs – FReSH

“Aswellasassistingthelocalcommunity,theTongancommitmenthasbeenrewardingforourstaff,placingtheminanenvironmentwhichismuchlessdevelopedthantheirownanditspeoplefarlessfortunate.”GuyReynolds,Macquarie,Sydney

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