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Two exceptional
business leaders take the reins
at Opportunity International
Australia. Joanna White Managing
Director of Business Lending at the
Commonwealth Bank and Meredith
Scott, former senior partner Ernst
& Young are Opportunity’s new
Chair and Chief Executive Officer,
respectively.
opportunity.org.au
New Dawn Fund became
the world’s first and only
cryptocurrency fund open to retail
investors. Based in Australia, New
Dawn employs global team of top
quants, analysts and technology
partners dedicated to the crypto
field.
newdawn.fund
The Entrepreneurs' Programme
is the Australian Government’s
flagship initiative for business
competitiveness and productivity.
It forms part of the Australian
Government’s National Innovation
and Science Agenda. The program
offers help to small and medium
businesses, strategies for business
improvements and development,
and innovative connections.
business.gov.au
Sakellaris said there were many
ways for middle-income Aussies to
make a difference.
nestegg.com.au
It’s a worrying fact that the
fastest growing group of people
experiencing homelessness are
women aged 55 plus. Crystal ball
gazing won’t protect educated
older women in Australia from
the unexpected and often life-
changing events that are thrown
their way. But targeted not-
for-profit research to deliver a
national response strategy can,
writes Jo Cavanagh OAM CEO of
Family Life and 100 Women of
Influence Awards alumna. Family
Life is an innovative Australian
community service organisation
as well as a centre of research
and knowledge where they aim to
deliver measurable social change
and impact.
afrwomenofinfluence.com.au
The Wyatt Trust is the oldest
established Foundation in Australia.
Dr William Wyatt conceived the
idea of forming a trust, and wrote
his Will in 1881, naming the first
Governors of the Institution.
Having witnessed some of the early
South Australian settlers struggle
through adversity and poverty,
Dr Wyatt had made the decision
to leave his estate for the benefit
of South Australians in ‘poor or
reduced circumstances’. Dr Wyatt
died in June 1886 and the first
meeting of the Governors of The
Wyatt Trust was held soon after,
commencing a practice of making
regular grants to provide income
support for individuals facing
financial hardship.
wyatt.org.au
Broccoli Lattes Could Be A Thing
Green, nutrient-rich coffees may
be on the horizon after researchers
have developed a powder made
from imperfect-looking broccoli
that would have previously been
wasted. The product, developed
by Hort Innovation and CSIRO,
Australia’s national science
agency, packs a health punch with
approximately one serve of broccoli
in every two tablespoons of powder.
csiro.au
The assumption of philanthropy as
a pastime for the wealthy has been
proven wrong, with middle-income
Aussies increasingly looking to
give back. That’s according to
Australian Unity Trustees executive
general manager Emma Sakellaris,
who noted that charitable giving in
Australia has increased $1 billion
to $121 billion in the last two years.
At the same time, the visibility of
giving is also increasing. Speaking
in the run-up to the end of the
financial year and tax time, Ms
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