Reserved. "To give country kids the chance to connect with the entrepreneurial world in San Francisco has been very rewarding," the Rockhampton-born 71 year-old said. 2009 Delivered as a teacher 78% A-C GCSE grades and 100% pass rate in a failing school. RMIT University provides funding as a strategic partner of The Conversation AU. In 2007, Mr Wood and Mr Brice established The University of Queensland Endowment Fund (UQef). JUDGE & MENTOR Australia. Regeneration of the natural ecosystem began in 2018. First, get involved in real campaigning, not just digital signatures to online campaigns. . Wood was made a member of the Order of Australia in 2012 for services to business and his philanthropic work through the Graeme Wood Foundation, conservation organisation Wild Mob and arts charity Artology. Three recent incidents suggest that Iran is ready for another round with the United States, this time with new, more amateurish tactics. He has built a highly engaged workforce that produces great results for the business, its customers, and shareholders. Graeme Wood Foundation 2011-2015 Andyinc Foundation Bob Brown & Paul Thomas Phillip Cornwell & Cecilia Rice Lesley Cunningham & Elizabeth Stephens Gordon Douglas Flight Centre Foundation Geoff Giles Gras Foundation Chris & Gina Grubb Jaramas Foundation JB Hi-Fi & Staff Macquarie Group Foundation Maxwell Family Foundation The Miller Foundation Ltd * The Carved Room is covered with intricate works by Grinling Gibbons dating from the 1500's and 19th century details by Ritson who carved frames for paintings by Turner . The opportunity to buy the mill appeared suddenly when it became known that various consortia of logging buyers were chasing financial support. Previously Tamara lead Marketing and Operations and was part of the Leadership team for Mindful in May; and the NGO Opportunity International Australia. Graeme is the founding sponsor for the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland, founding investor in Guardian Australia, and is behind the regeneration of the Triabunna Woodchip Mill into the events focused Spring Bay Mill on Tasmanias east coast. He played his last Tests against Pakistan and the West Indies in 1988-89, when recalled . This is what happens when you debase free expression in the name of free expression. As a barrister with Europa Lawyers I provide reserved legal services in contract, common, commercial and cross-border law and practice. More + Clarence Thomas's Billionaire Friend Is No Nazi He has a. Currently managing director of the progressive Graeme Wood Foundation, and director of Spring Bay Mill once home to the worlds largest wood chip mill repurposed and rejuvenated as an events space for arts, music, politics and ecology. Graeme Wood, a staff writer for The Atlantic, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss why he thinks America has forgotten to forgive people for their past mistakes and errors, and some of the negative . Our Mission; Our History; Board of Directors; Staff Directory; Leadership Development Opportunities; In 2010, he gave a political donation of A$1.6 million, to The Greens [9] and is a donor of University of Queensland, the University of Tasmania, and Melbourne University. May 2003 - Present20 years. His most recent roles include Chief Operating Officer for Seafarms Group Ltd (ASX:SFG) and Managing Director (Shrimp) for National Aquaculture Group (Saudi Arabia). He is the founder of the Graeme Wood Foundation, which supports youth, education, arts and the environment. What followed was a flurry of activity among Forestry Tasmania, loggers, sawmillers and the Tasmania State Government to find a way to keep the mill going. She is passionate about providing people with opportunities, affecting change and storytelling, which led her to join Artology and the Very Short Film Festival. The vice president sought to accommodate the blind by stating what, to the sighted, was obvious. . I had at different times driven past the mill (and felt revolted at the monstrous wood chip pile) but did not get the chance for an inspection heres the kitchen with Miele appliances and on the balcony, you can see the jacuzzi is perfectly positioned for sunset drinks. My husband had read about Gudelon in France Today; we dreamed of visiting the site. This is a profile preview from the PitchBook Platform. Nigel is the CEO of Tiverton Rothwell Partners and Tiverton Agriculture Impact Fund having a long history in the property industry including agriculture, natural capital and urban development with a focus on sustainability and regenerative practice. JUDGE & MENTOR With a diverse background as a performing artist, dancer and musician, Terese joined Circus Oz as a company member, representing Australia at the LA Olympic Arts Festival in 1984. Graeme Wood (left) and Stephen Phillips are funding an AI lab in Brisbane via their Mawson Venture Capital fund. Graeme Thomas Wood AM (born 1947)[1] is an Australian digital entrepreneur, philanthropist and environmentalist. His Graeme Wood Foundation has given $6 million to fund university research into teenage drug and alcohol abuse. Sam is an experienced CEO who has worked extensively across Asia Pacific. He was the Australia and New Zealand President of Nuplex Industries an ASX listed company. Danny was the inaugural Social Entrepreneur in Residence at RMIT, the founder and former CEO of Engineers Without Borders Australia and is the co-founder and Chair of the Impact Investment Group. He has also completed several successful mergers and acquisitions and has served on multiple boards as a non-executive director. Insomniacs will find the 211 pages of the Inquiry report online, accusing us of all sorts of mischief. During his seven years at the helm, Wotif.com became one of Australia's most successful and well-known online businesses. In 2007, Mr Wood and Mr Brice established The University of Queensland Endowment Fund (UQef). Involuntary relocation and enslaved person are misguided euphemisms. Free to sign up. Pacific Biotechnologies (Australia) Pty Ltd 2023, 8/663 Victoria Street Abbotsford VIC 3067. From investments in start-up social enterprises, to large-scale environmental projects, the Small Giants total portfolio approach proves that impact investing can span all asset classes and achieve both profit and purpose. The Graeme Wood Foundation has supported the establishment of the Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research. [10] Find below Artologys most recent Annual Reports. Its an increasingly crowded but potentially profitable market for Australias influential iPad reading public. He lived with his family in West Geelong and earned his pocket money with a paper round for Schafters Newsagency. He was Suncorp Queenslander of the Year in 2008, and . As Viner argued last year: There is more a need than ever for the journalist as a truth-teller, sense-maker, explainer. Mr Wood is the founder and Chief Executive of WildMob, a not-for-profit, non-political organization that coordinates volunteers for environmental projects in remote and iconic Australian destinations. Free to sign up. The Citadel of Besanon, designed in the 17th century by Vauban, is considered one of the most beautiful fortresses in France and one of Vauban's masterpieces. Wood was born in Rockhampton and his struggling family moved to Brisbane when he was five. Graeme Wood (left) and Stephen Phillips are funding an AI lab in Brisbane via their Mawson Venture Capital fund. In January 2 The foundation also funds various projects at disadvantaged schools, including a food garden at Triabunna District High School, where, according to the My School website, two thirds of enrolments come from families in the bottom . [13] He submitted plans for the rejuvenation of the site, renamed Spring Bay Mill, in September 2016. Wood has since stated, "It sounded like a good idea at the time but in the end I didnt proceed with any funding".[12]. All three start-ups are aimed at democratising the production of entertainment, according to Mr Phillips. Creativity is our most valuable human resource. Noted for its rich history and diverse scenery, the region stretches from the rolling Burgundy wine country in the west to the Jura Mountains and Swiss border in the east. We pay our respects to Elders, past and present, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. The Graeme Preston Foundation supports individuals and groups who demonstrate and uphold the principles by which Graeme lived. Wood, whose stake in Wotif stands at 20% after selling just under two million shares in October, told TGM staff simply that his circumstances had changed and has offered to help someone else take over the business if another financial backer appears. He is the founder of the Graeme Wood Foundation, which supports youth, education, arts and the environment. For that matter, most nonshooters dont either. Threats of compulsory acquisition floated through the ether. We support. Project Rewilding was instigated because we know this is the only way to save our precious ecosystems at our doorstop and therefore our one and only planet. The New Daily, which launched in November 2013, is part-funded by a new player, the industry superfunds network. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which our events and activities are held. He founded the websites Wotif.com and The Global Mail. Mr Wood admitted Mawson was divergent from the "social impact" investments on which he has spent much of his time since selling Wotif to Expedia, for a $140 million payday, in 2014. Which resulted in 20 minute music theatre works presented at a professional venues. The website had a tumultuous life with the departure of managing editor Monica Attard after just a few months and Wood announced its closure in February this year. Read more Economy, Law & Politics. That doesnt mean he admires Hitler. In the past decade, Anna has honed her company director skills in a very practical way. You can opt-out at any time. VERY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, BAIN STEWART Disrupt mining vandalism of the Tarkine forest. Indigenous Filmmakers, following a national call for applications, Artology facilitated the mentoring and writers workshops with leading industry professionals. Graeme Thomas Wood AM (born 1947) is an Australian digital entrepreneur, philanthropist and environmentalist. Help using this website - Accessibility statement. JUDGE & MENTOR They were the first storytellers. Graeme Wood Foundation Ads Family Foundation Australian Botanic Garden Landcom Pantera Press Foundation Magabala Books Murdoch Books Pan Macmillan Wonderground Journal Wonderground Journal Corban & Blair Corban & Blair Go back to start of main content Go to top of page Subscribe to our mailing list Subscribe Thats why, when we drive through the magnificent Wielangta Forest, we can enjoy a walk into a forest pretty much in the same condition as it was a hundred years ago. Graeme Wood 10mo Graeme Wood was born in Geelong in 1940 and educated at North Geelong Primary School and the Geelong Junior Technical College in Moorabool St. Pictured Graeme Wood and his partner Anna Cerneaz, Managing Director of The Graeme Wood Foundation. The other two Mawson start-ups are in the current Techstars Music 12-week program, which started on February 4. Graeme Wood AM is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and environmentalist who has more wins than failures so far. Graeme Wood Foundation Robert Hicks Foundation as Managed by Equity Trustees Sidney Myer Fund The Ian Potter Foundation The Myer Foundation The NC & AG Youngman Trust as Managed by Equity Trustees +7 other Leading supporters Sustaining supporters $5,000 to $14,999 5point Foundation Alexander Gosling Anna Josephson Foundation GWood@GlacierMedia.ca #Vancouver and #SurreyBCJoined September 2008 1,240Following 2,370Followers Tweets Tweets & replies Media Likes Graeme Wood's Tweets Pinned Tweet Graeme Wood @WestcoastWood Aug 17 Anna Cerneaz started her professional life as an oceanographer. Go and talk to one person or 10 people or hundreds depending on your reach. The site was spectacular and we encourage AEGN members to think of Spring Bay Mill for their next conference, planning session or event. VERY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL AMBASSADOR. "We need our best software engineers starting companies, and not enough of them do," Mr Phillips said. Chancellor, in recognition of excellence in business and innovation in the travel and tourism industry and for his visionary philanthropy, I present to you Mr Graeme Wood, Bachelor of Economics and a Master of Information Systems from The University of Queensland, for the award of Doctor of Economicshonoris causabestowed by the Senate of The University of Queensland. Graeme remains happily involved in a number of start-ups and provides support through the Graeme Wood Foundation where his philanthropic interests include environmental sustainability, the arts, and public interest journalism. Conservatives are scared of change. Wood spoke at the 21st World Computer Congress in Brisbane yesterday and, as Fairfax reports, he said this about the National Broadband Network: Wood says he became a serial entrepreneur in the 1980s. Nigel is the founder of Mt. See the film, here. Thats something The Guardian, with its increasing readership, can potentially offer. The Graeme Wood Foundation has supported the establishment of the Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research. But it was when Woods turned to the internet that he finally hit his stride. Graeme Wood AM is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and environmentalist who has more wins than failures so far. His philanthropic interests include environmental sustainability, the Arts and public interest journalism through Guardian Australia. He has extensive experience in corporate planning and financial assessment of capital investments in the aquaculture industry valued at greater than $400 million, combined with international business experience in vertically and horizontally integrated aquaculture operations, including responsibility for managing breeding, hatcheries, production, processing, and construction operations. Latest Commentary & Analysis. (+61) 3 9415 8711 info@pacificbio.com.au. Launched in 2020 with the deadline for the first festival in May 2021. He has also completed several successful mergers and acquisitions. Businessman Andrew . There are artiliers set up for showing how fabric was dyed by hand, paint made from natural resources (vegetables, plants), wood craft using tools as in the Middle Ages, pottery hand thrown on a manual wheel and fired on hand-made kiln, etc. Danny has been recognised through many awards including a Churchill Fellowship, RMIT Alumnus of the Year, EY Social Entrepreneur of the Year, UN PRI Social Investment Pioneer and the Medal of the Order of Australia.He has degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Business Administration, a Certificate IV in outdoor education and he did a half day beekeeping course many years ago. He was . The Wood Foundation is committed to empowering transformational change through economic, education, and societal investments. Graeme Wood is a staff writer for The Atlantic. Graeme Wood Foundation Graeme Wood, The Atlantic October 28, 2019; Get all our news and commentary in your inbox at 6 a.m. Artology inspires and awakens creativity through the practice of making art that is authentic, courageous and life-changing. | The Atlantic. The journalist and activist is caught between a regime that hates her and a diaspora whose elite isnt eager to give her credit for anything. Graeme Wood discusses the difference between ISIS and al Qaeda. Mr Wood is co-founder and chairman of The University of Queensland Endowment Fund (UQef), Director of The Graeme Wood Foundation and Founder and Chief Executive of WildMob. More recently he led the management buyout of Axieo (now DKSH) a leading supplier of functional products for the food, life sciences and agriculture sectors. 175 followers 174 connections. The US-based travel booking giant is bidding $3.30 a share in a deal valuing the company Wood founded at $703 million. Alexandra Wake continues to work as a freelance broadcast journalist, when her academic work allows. RMG5R31H - Restorer Graeme Dowling installs a newly carved wood frame to replace damaged 17th century works at the National Trust's Petworth House in West Sussex ahead of the property reopening to the public on March 23rd. Copyright Artology Ltd. 2023 ABN: 14 154 243 204, APRA and Australian Music Centre Art Music Award for Excellence in Music Education, Courageous : Daring to challenge the status quo, Connect : Uniting people and ideas through the arts. I have rights of audience in all courts in England and Wales the Republic of Ireland and courts of the European Union. He has since reported for The Atlantic from every continent except Antarctica, and on subjects ranging from foreign policy to pro wrestling. They are Replica, which is building robotic voice actors using Google's WaveNet audio-generating neural network as a starting point, and SuperRes, which is using AI to separate, classify and improve the resolution of audio. Copyright © 2023 Private Media Pty Ltd. Publishers of smartcompany.com.au. Hanan Elatr Khashoggi describes her husband not as a happy warrior against MBS, but as a homesick patriot looking for ways to come in from the cold. Mawson has seeded three start-ups out of the lab since 2017, all of which have subsequently earned places on Techstars Music, a Los Angeles-based accelerator that has two of the world's three major music labels among its sponsors, in Sony and Warner Music Group. Graeme Wood, Wotif.com founder Graeme Wood revolutionised the travel industry in Australia when he created the concept for, and cofounded, Wotif.com in 2000. And The Guardian, under the editorship of Katharine Viner, proved to be the publication of choice, attracting close to 1.2 million browsers per month in October last year to place it inside Australias top ten news websites. The fact only that a beautiful 43 hectares on the east coast of Tasmania together with its magnificent facilities was not enough to provoke change at the rate we collectively needed to save it and others. Feb 24. Rothwell Biodiversity Solutions and the Odonata Foundation which specialise in threatened species and biodiversity recovery programs. Sydney fashion label Katie Perry has prevailed in Federal Court against popstar Katy Perry over a trademark infringement from 2014. "And it's really only the elites of the gaming and music industries that can afford voice actors and professional audio mastering today, but Replica and SuperRes aim to make them accessible to everybody.". Graeme's role has supported the introduction of innovative quality improvement solutions to improve the efficiencies of the Unit, the Hospital and the Department. Mr Wood is the founder and Chief Executive of WildMob, a not-for-profit, non-political organisation that coordinates volunteers for environmental projects in remote and iconic Australian destinations. affairs. Federal and State Government financial support kept it going. Just fill out the fields below and we'll send your friend a link to this article along with a message from you. . He has written for The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and many other publications. You'll also receive messages on behalf of our partners. That real estate advertisement never appeared because everyone in the know, knew that Gunns Ltd had bailed out of wood chipping of old growth forests in 2010. He worked in software development for IBM and NCR and founded a number of businesses before revolutionising the travel industry in Australia when he created the concept for, and co-founded, the online accommodation business Wotif.com in 1999 with fellow UQ alum Andrew Brice. With a strong background in both corporate and site-based mining , local government, health and most recently youth detention, Debbie has developed and implemented robust people performance strategies and frameworks that improve and streamline HR practices, systems and procedures including developing strategies that support cultural change to build professional workforces. He believes in investing for positive social impact and changing the world to become a better place through business. Win whats next. Second, understand that environmental vandals are generally stubborn conservatives who are easily outflanked by nimble, creative campaigners.

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