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THE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TWO THOUSAND AND NINE ABOUT THE FOUNDATION 2 3

The Ballarat Foundation consists of a group Finance and Marketing & Public Relations. CONTENTS of Ballarat people who volunteer their time The committees are further made up of ABOUT THE FOUNDATION 3 and/or money to help others in the greater dedicated professionals in the various fields CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 4 Ballarat community on a not-for-profit basis. of expertise associated with each committee. FROM THE CEO 6 We do this by way of a legal structure that Since January, 2007, The Ballarat THE BOARD MEMBERS 10 has been set up to give the maximum legal Foundation has employed a full time Chief COMMITTEES 11 tax benefits to our donors, without the hefty Executive Officer. costs normally associated with the setting FUNDS DEVELOPMENT 12 up of these structures. Profits from investments are distributed ETHICS AND ALLOCATIONS 14 to groups, organisations and individuals Established in February, 2001 The Ballarat throughout Ballarat and surrounding ABRIDGED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 15 Foundation is an Honorary Trust and communities. ALLOCATIONS 18 a Company limited by Guarantee. It is CORPORATE SUPPORTERS 20 incorporated as a Charitable Gift recipient. We encourage other donors to use The Ballarat Foundation as a highly effective and The Ballarat Foundation is an independent caring organisation to get the best value for organisation managed by a community their charitable dollar. representative, voluntary Board of Directors. Directors are selected on their ability to We have a structure that is flexible; this make a difference and many hold key means that we can tailor a method of gifting professional qualifications, knowledge and which is suitable to the needs of individual experience in specific disciplines such as and corporate donors, including the option of legal and finance. active involvement in the distribution process. Board members further manage committees in the areas of Funds Development, Ethics and Allocations, Investment and FROM THE CHAIRMAN 4 5 The recently concluded year has been one of This capital has the opportunity to grow in As in the past the work of the Marketing plenty of room for the likes of The Ballarat consolidation for The Ballarat Foundation. the coming year as we face the challenge & Public Relations Committee, the Funds Foundation. The need to focus at a grass to turn $100,000 of state government grant Development Committee and the Board roots community level has never been higher In a year that has seen financial turmoil none into $400,000 of new corpus. To achieve in general is most appreciated and is as despite the prosperity and inclusion of us have seen in living memory life in the this significant growth we seek community acknowledged as critical to the ongoing of many, this is not always the case at all. area of Philanthropy and Charity have not support to the order of a minimum $100,000. success of the Foundation. The Ballarat Foundation seeks the ongoing been easy. If we “give where we live” a new an ongoing support of the people of Ballarat and the sub-fund for Wendouree and Delacombe will During the period covered by this report, we region to ensure that all not just some are Despite this scenario, the Foundation has on have unfortunately lost the services of some a day to day basis seen an improvement in be here as a permanent means of supporting included in the communities in which we live these communities. key Board members being Val Sarah AM, and work. many areas of its operations. Our CEO, Noel Kaye Draffin and Garry Lyons. We are all Trengove’s time and effort has seen new Other very worthwhile and encouraging extremely grateful for the work performed and I again thank my fellow Board members for initiatives and the ongoing development of progress for the year include the 7 Star Low the dedication given by these individuals, their ongoing contribution and support of the established programs. Energy Charity home, supported by FRRR, not just as Board members but in actively Foundation and our CEO, Noel Trengove in Core sub-funds such as the Telstra County the Matthew George Young Stockman Award, growing the Foundation. I would also offer a particular. Wide Ballarat Community Sub-fund and the The Back to school Voucher program and the belated welcome to John King Jnr. who has Courier Charity Fund who along with many new Vital Signs program. joined our Board in May 2008. other sub-funds and donors continue to All of these activities have been underpinned As the Foundation looks to the future we James Coghlan inject funds into the Foundation and help by a review of the Foundation’s asset base are reminded of our catch-cry Now! For the Chairman. us connect with the community through the and the investment process. For this the Future. While the economic conditions do grants made. Investment committee is most grateful appear to be picking up, there will always be To this end, the foundation has to date to Prowse, Perrin and Twomey and Peter distributed over one million dollars in grants O’Connell in particular. and support throughout our communities. With the worst of the global financial crisis now hopefully over, our invested capital now stands at some $1.5 million. FROM THE CEO 6 7 In this annual report we are covering the Through this period we have worked to provide funds to the Foundation and the one idea, large or small, then collectively we extended period from January 1, 2008 to to address the issues that the Board other stream to continue to grow our brand would make a considerable difference to June 30, 2009. This is in keeping with a recognised as impinging on the Foundation. and to build a profile that would lead to conserving energy, reducing the greenhouse decision taken by the Board to move our The primary area of concern was the need to increased levels of support in the long term. footprint and in creating a platform for reporting period to be in line with the financial raise the profile of our brand and to give the individuals to develop further. year rather than the previously used calendar community a relationship with The Ballarat This was framed at a Strategic Planning day year. Foundation. held in April 2008 involving Board members We were fortunate to get tremendous and community representation. Out of this support from Integra Group, The University This has meant that a long period has past The second area is that of lifting the size of came, amongst other things, the core idea to of Ballarat, FRRR and many businesses without the Foundation making any formal our capital base. We have long said we need develop and build a low energy charity home and contractors who all contributed to bring report back to the community in regards to to get to a point of having a corpus of at and also to investigate what major ‘flagship’ this project to completion. The opening was its financial and operational position. On least $5 million to produce adequate income community project we could undertake. undertaken by the Rt Hon Ian Sinclair on top of this, the Global Financial Crisis has to both run the foundation and provide June 24th 2009 and since has been open to had some impact on our investments and significant monies to put back into the As it developed the home project addressed the public on weekends and to schools and earnings, just as it has on every organisation community for both grass roots grants and both core aims of lifting our profile whilst also groups during the week. throughout the world. major community projects and programs. providing the opportunity to raise funds. To date, this home has achieved all that This annual report therefore is our first Through the last 18 months the corpus The 7 Star Low Energy Charity Home, has was expected of it and has received much opportunity in eighteen months to bring our growth has been slow, primarily due to become widely known and respected as a favourable comment from those who have members and the community up to date the impact and ramifications to the GFC. place where builders and home renovators visited. The home will be sold in coming with our position as we come out of what is Individuals and businesses alike have can visit to gain knowledge and experience months. hopefully the end of the GFC. tightened their belts to protect themselves a range of energy saving features which they against the fallout, but more importantly their can consider for their own building projects. The Ballarat Foundation undertook a review When the world is in a period of difficulty need for tax deductions has reduced as their Our intent was not to preach to those already to identify what flagship projects we might the demands on not for profit organisations, profitability has declined. involved in energy conservation and easy consider and whilst there is no shortage of particularly those that provide funding for the strain on the environment, but to appeal areas in which this could be undertaken, programs, increases. Sadly these are also That recognised, the Ballarat Foundation has to the big percentage of the population who it was decided that we should do as an periods when not for profit organisations’ set about travelling two paths, one being to had not yet taken a step in this direction. advocacy role for all the community rather own resources are limited or drying up embark on projects that had the capacity than single out a specific area of need. making life doubly difficult. We felt that if we could just influence every new home builder and renovator to take up After some months the Foundation decided Recognising that when belts tighten, the support from the City of Ballarat and in •In conjunction with the Buninyong Golf Club to take up an opportunity to pilot in need grows, The Ballarat Foundation in it’s March 2009 was successful in attaining a we were the recipients of the funds raised at , along with three other community 2008 grant’s round adopted the strategy Community Foundation sustainability grant Par 3 golf day held in October. foundations, a Canadian model for that although income was down, we should from FRRR, which will run over three years. measuring the health of our community, Vital draw on capital and maintain if not exceed • We continue to produce newsletters and Signs®. the level of support available for community At the last Annual General meeting we saw other marketing material and run occasional grants. In November 2008, grants totalling the largest single turnover of Board Members adverts for specific events and programs. Vital Signs will be developed through the $27,000 were made to six community as many of the original board reached balance of 2009 and it is envisaged that their maximum period of membership. In • A new sub-fund was established with an organisations at a ceremony held at anonymous donor. the first ‘report card’ will be published in the Delacombe Primary School. early 2008, the Foundation held an event to Ballarat Courier prior to June 2010. recognise the great contribution made by • We upgraded our existing website in 2008 Our Telstra Country Wide Ballarat Community these Board members. Our effort to expand beyond Ballarat into are now working to complete development of Sub-fund continues to make grants twice a totally new website by early 2010. the region has had some success through yearly with three distributions undertaken Since then and in these times of extreme our Back to School Voucher Program and during this reporting period. At the last round, demand on people’s time, we have • We commenced developing the production also the establishment of out first sub-fund the eighth since inception this sub –fund unfortunately lost three Board members in of Community Service Announcement, outside Ballarat and in our region. gave out 11 grants totalling $33,335. In all a Val Sarah AM, Kaye Draffin and Garry Lyons. television commercial which will run on Whilst intentionally running slightly under our The Back to School Voucher program is total of $302,600 has been distributed over the three local commercial networks the three and a half years of operation. This maximum, the Foundation was extremely commencing October 2009. run nationally by FRRR and through this pleased to be able to welcome John King region by The Ballarat Foundation. We seek is a remarkable effort and we thank Telstra for • Looked at a potential parcel of land to their support. (Jnr) to the Board in May 2008. I would like and provide further support to enlarge the to publicly thank my Board, past and present develop. success of the program. In this reporting The Courier Charity Sub-fund has also been and our committees for their support and Since the foundation’s inception we have period we have delivered two ‘start of year’ active with a $10,000 grant to McCallum guidance through this period. programs and one ‘winter pilot’ program. In put over $1,000,000 back into the local Disability Services in early 2009. Also this community through grants and support. February 2008 we more than doubled our year with the donation of land in the Sylvan Some other highlights through the period previous effort to deliver 472 Vouchers to 24 Lodge Estate in Delacombe by Barry and include: It is rewarding to note that through this schools in and around Ballarat. At the start 8 Lois James, a 4 bedroom energy efficient • The establishment of the Peter Doherty reporting period we have managed through 9 of winter 2008 we ran a pilot program that home is under construction for sale which will the GFC and have with community support delivered 75 vouchers for specific cases of Science Prize sub-fund created with $5,000 boost the capital position of this sub-fund. contribution from Committee for Ballarat. grown our corpus from $1,042,000 to close need at 9 schools. With further support from to $1,445,000 although we have a long way the City of Ballarat Community Grants, Rotary After twelve months of development and This fund will offer prizes to year 10 and 11 students for a science related school project. to go to achieve our near term target of Young Ambition, other service clubs and with a lot of work on our part, The Ballarat $5,000,000. involvement from the schools them selves Foundation was ecstatic to be awarded one • The Ballarat Foundation Scholarship Trust the Foundation in February 2009 personally of four grants from the state government was established. Through the reporting period we have delivered 840 vouchers with a value of to establish a new sub-fund, ours being in witnessed considerable change in the way $42,000 to 68 schools across the shires support of Wendouree and Delacombe. • Induction and Training Manual was the Foundation operates. Both our own of Ararat, Pyrenees, Hepburn, Moorabool, Whilst finalised in this financial year, the established to improve governance and development and the need to adapt with Golden Plains and City of Ballarat. A further public announcement was not made by training of Board members. the changing economic climate has seen us Winter program has been delivered since the Minister Peter Batchelor under August 2009. • Local business, Premier PR undertook move from the traditional model of simply end of this reporting period. The grant received is an initial $100,000 market research for the Foundation seeking donated corpus funds and making which we are challenged to match through which gave our Board an insight into simple grants to one of self generation September 2008 saw the establishment new pledges over the next twelve months. of funding, of building relationships with of the Matthew George Young Stockman various strengths and weaknesses of the If matched, the government will provide a Foundation; and is being used to drive some donors and recipients, of advocacy and Award, a sub-fund set up in memory of further $200,000 which will give a minimum providing knowledge and information to the Matthew George from Stockyard Hill who changes as we move forward, particularly in of $400,000 capital for the fund to draw the area of communication and branding. community. As these changes continue was tragically taken in a car accident in earnings from into perpetuity. We have also we too will continue to change with them November 2007. The funds to establish this made an application on behalf of Ararat • We commenced the establishment of an and as donations become more affordable sub-fund were raised by Matthew’s family, which we hope will be successful with this arrangement with the Commonwealth Bank to both individuals and business, it is our colleagues and friends through a dinner application in future rounds. which will lead to the Foundation receiving hope and wish that we will both seek their auction held at the Royal show, referral income from home and business generosity and grow the corpus funds for the exceeding $85,000. This fund will send one In both 2008 and 2009 the Foundation loans generated through the Foundation. communities benefit into perpetuity. young stockman overseas each year on a sought membership donations to assist with study tour to learn about and bring back the funding of administration. Whilst very • In a long term initiative, we are actively knowledge to the local Cattle breeding worthwhile and most appreciated from those offering our services to a number of planned Noel Trengove industry. that were able to contribute, the total was regional community groups that may see the Chief Executive Officer. less in 2009 than 2008, a reflection of the Foundation run sub-funds on behalf of these economic times. We also received significant communities and/or groups. THE BOARD

ETHICS AND ALLOCATIONS Craig Coltman (Chair) 10 John Abraham 11 Andrew Byrne Tony Chew Shantini Deutscher Doug Lloyd

ANDRÉ ANDREW JAMES CRAIG SHANTINI JOHN FUNDS DEVELOPMENT Craig Coltman (Chair)

AGTERHUIS BYRNE COGHLAN COLTMAN DEUTSCHER KING JR. Andrew Oliver (CHAIRMAN) Andre Agterhuis Shantini Deutscher (Vacancy) (Vacancy)

INVESTMENT AND FINANCE John Twomey (Chair) Peter O’Connell All Board members

MARKETING AND PR GARY DOUG ANDREW PROF. WAYNE VAL JOHN John King(Chair) LYONS LLOYD OLIVER ROBINSON SARAH TWOMEY Allan Moody (resigned (resigned Prue Raynor April 2009) August 2008) Elissa Haley Peter Dwyer Saeed Salimpour

the chairman and CEO are ex-officio members of all committees. FUNDS DEVELOPMENT This year has seen some exciting anticipating a surplus to further strengthen $200,000. This will establish a $400,000 developments in the funds development the funds position. The Foundation has had fund. This is a wonderful opportunity for area, under the Chairmanship of Garry Lyons. wonderful support from many organisation donors to effectively leverage their donation. 12 13 Unfortunately Garry resigned midway through and individuals during this project. The Effectively turning every $1 donated into $4. the year. Garry brought great enthusiasm support of Integra Group deserves special Naturally, the foundation is very excited by and dedication to the portfolio. Much of comment. Integra’s support has been this opportunity and will soon be launching a our progress this year can be attributed to pivotal during the project. The foundation is campaign to achieve the target. Garry’s hard work. His contribution to the privileged to have the ongoing support of the board will be greatly missed. Integra Group. The Foundation is very fortunate to have the support of the Ballarat community and It would be fair to say that it has been a • This year has seen the establishment of the for this we are very appreciative. My thanks challenging year for funds development. Matthew George Young Stockman Award. to the Sub Committee members and with Whilst the impact of the GFC has not been Matthew was a fine young man with a keen our extremely diligent and hard working as great as feared, it has inevitably impacted interest in cattle production. His untimely CEO, Noel Trengove, we look forward to a on citizens philanthropic donations. Despite death has been keenly felt by his family and productive and exciting year ahead. this we are looking forward to an exiting year community. The George family has worked ahead with the foundation planning a high with the Foundation to develop the sub profile event for 2010. fund in memory of Matthew. The inaugural Craig Coltman recipient of the award, Clare Bruggemann There are three activities I would like to focus Chairman Funds Development has received funding enabling her to further Committee on: her expertise in cattle husbandry in Canada • The Foundation has built a 7stare rated, and to bring back her knowledge to share low energy home. This project will benefit the with other local breeders. Foundation and community in; Show casing • Via an initiative of the State Government the innovative design and products, which will Wendouree Delacombe sub-fund has been reduce a family’s carbon foot print and developed. The Foundation has been given reduce household running expenses. The $100,000 to establish the fund. If we can construction and promotion of the house match these funds with donations from the has strengthened the Foundations standing Ballarat community, increasing the fund to and profile within the community. The house $200,000, the Government will put in a further is currently on the market, with the board ETHICS AND ABRIDGED ALLOCATIONS FINANCIALS Whilst members of The Ballarat Foundation to be sound and beneficial for all involved. BALLARAT FOUNDATION LIMITED find all aspects of the Foundations work This year saw the Telstra Country Wide Fund ABN 84 095 947 596 ABRIDGED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS rewarding, I believe it is in the allocations exceed $300,000 in funds distributed to the 14 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE 2009 15 area that we find most interest. That is community, since its inception. because we gain some insight into the 2009 2008 great organisations that operate within the The Ethics and Allocations committee has (6 months) Ballarat community. These organisations are developed a sound process for assessing made up of hard working, dedicated and the merits of each application; however $ $ continuous improvement is still being resourceful citizens. Many of the projects current assets we access display levels of initiative and pursued. As always we receive more applications than we are able to support. Our cash assets 516,876 408,840 imagination which are a credit to these receivables 43,857 42,021 citizens and the community. We are indeed inability to support an application does not fortunate to live in such a vibrant community. reflect on the individual applicants. Our fund total current assets 560,733 450,861 is still growing and developing, and with the Due to the change in the Foundations continued support of the community, will be non current assets reporting year, there has been two funding well positioned to support many generations other financial assets 416,175 223,443 rounds since we last reported. 2008 again to come. saw an increase in the number of applicants total non current assets 416,175 223,443 Since we last reported, the committees long with an unexplained reduction in applicants in total assets 976,908 674,304 2009. I trust this is an anomaly and does not serving Chairman John Abraham has retired. The Board is very great full for the leadership reflect a reduction in community participation current liabilities 82,345 1,796 in the future. and commitment John has afforded to the Foundation. total liabilities 82,345 1,796 We have received funding applications from many varied groups reflecting the whole The Board is very appreciative of the work net assets 894,563 672,508 range of human endeavor and concern. put in by the members of the sub-committee. They all diligently tackle there responsibilities equity Once again we have partnered with other and do so willingly. funds and reserves 894,563 672,508 organizations in order to support the Ballarat total equity 894,563 672,508 community. The partnership with the Courier Craig Coltman Charitable Fund and the Telstra Country Chairman Funds Development These statements are abridged from the full set of audited financial statements. Wide Ballarat Community Fund has proved Committee A copy of which is available from The Ballarat Foundation Office. THE BALLARAT FOUNDATION LIMITED THE BALLARAT FOUNDATION TRUST ABN 84 095 947 596 ABN 99 072 908 855 ABRIDGED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ABRIDGED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MOVEMENT IN FUNDS STATEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS MOVEMENT IN FUNDS STATEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDING 30 JUNE 2009 ENDING 30 JUNE 2009

2009 2008 2009 2008 (6 months) (6 months) $ $ $ $ balance at 1 january 672,508 595,761 trust funds add: operating income 248,152 166,132 balance at 1 january 509,739 468,732 add: operating income 53,747 78,259 920,660 761,132 563,486 546,991 less: operating expenses (6,301) (11,063) less: operating expenses (12,118) (23,237) net amount available for 914,359 750,830 distribution net amount available for 551,368 523,664 distribution less: distributions made (19,796) (78,322) less: distributions made (13,925) net amount available for 894,563 672,508 distribution net trust funds at 551,368 509,739 30 june

THE BALLARAT FOUNDATION TRUST ABN 99 072 908 855 ABRIDGED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE 2009 16 17 2009 2008 (6 months) $ $ current assets cash 167,946 327,702 receivables 36,294 3,793 other 2,661 3,054 total current assets 206,941 334,549 non current assets other financial assets 695,196 187,977 total non current assets 695,196 187,977

total assets 902,097 522,526

current liabilities 352,459 53,717

total liabilities 352,439 53,717

net assets 549,158 468,809 equity settlement sum 500 500 trust funds 549,158 468,809 total equity 549,658 468,809

These statements are abridged from the full set of audited financial statements. These statements are abridged from the full set of audited financial statements. A copy of which is available from The Ballarat Foundation Office. A copy of which is available from The Ballarat Foundation Office. Delacombe Junior Girl Guides (TCWBCF) Napoleons Primary School* Delacombe Primary School* Newlyn Primary School* Dragons Abreast Ballarat PACT Eastern View Community Care Unit Pentland Primary School* THOSE WE HAVE Elmhurst Primary School* Pinarc Support Services FlashDrive Beyond the Classroom (TCWBCF)* Pomegranate House Forest Street Primary School* Redan Primary School* Friends of Ballarat District Nursing and Riding for Disabled (CCF)* SUPPORTED Healthcare Rotary Club of Ballarat East (TCWBCF) Fusion Australia Ltd - Ballarat Centre Rotary House (TCWBCF)* Royal South Street Society (TCWBCF) 1st Sebastopol Girl Guides (TCWBCF) Ballarat Specialist School* Glen Park Primary School* RSPCA – Ballarat Aboriginal Literacy Foundation (TCWBCF)* Ballarat Sports Foundation (TCWBCF) Golden City Paddle Steamer Museum Soc. Salvation Army Amphitheatre Primary School* Ballarat Tramways Museum (TCWBCF)* 18 (TCWBCF) Sebastopol Primary School* 19 Ararat North Primary School* Ballarat Wheelchair Sports Association (CCF) Gordon Primary School* Smeaton Primary School* Ararat Primary School* Ballarat YMCA Gplace (TCWBCF)* Smith Family - Student to Student Reading Ararat West Primary School* Ballarat Young Parents Group (TCWBCF)* Great Western Primary School* Programme Avoca Primary School* Ballarat-Austin Radiation Oncology Centre Haddon Primary School* Sovereign Hill – Narmbool Project (CCF) Bacchus Marsh Primary School* (CCF)* Hepburn Primary School* The Ballarat & District Aboriginal Cooperative* Ballan Primary School* Balliang East Primary School* Invermay Primary School* Trawalla Primary School* Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative Beaufort Primary School* KIDS Foundation (CCF) Unisports Holiday Program Ballarat Cancer Research Centre (CCF)* BRRR Theatre Group Lake Bolac College* Uniting Care Ballarat Parish Mission (TCWBCF)* Ballarat Child and Family Services Buangor Primary School* Lake Foundation University of Ballarat Arts Academy Ballarat Community Health Centre Bullarto Primary School* Lal Lal Primary School* Urquhart Park Primary School* Ballarat Community Support Service* Bungaree Primary School* Landsborough Primary School* Vision Australia (TCWBCF)* Ballarat Cystic Fibrosis Inc.* Buninyong & District Historical Society Learmonth Primary School* Warrenheip Primary School* Ballarat Fibromyalgia & M/E Chronic Fatigue (TCWBCF)* Life Education Unit (CCF) Waubra Primary School* Syndrome Support Group* Buninyong Golden Guides Lifeline Ballarat Wendouree Primary School* Ballarat Health Services Foundation (CCF)* CAFS/ Delacombe Community House* Link Up* Willaura Primary School* Ballarat High School Foundation/Music Support Caledonian Primary School* Linton Primary School* Windermere Primary School* Group (TCWBCF)* Canadian Lead Primary School* Little Primary School* Woady Yaloak Primary School* Ballarat Hospice Care (TCWBCF)* Cape Clear Primary School* Ludbrook House – CAFS (CCF) YHQ Alleyway Arts Project Ballarat Hospice Care* Catholic Diocese Project Macarthur Street Primary School* Yuille Park Community College* Ballarat Memorial Band (TCWBCF) Centacare, Catholic Diocese of Ballarat Inc.* Magpie Primary School* Ballarat Men’s Shed Child and Family Services McCallum Disability Services Many organisations have received multiple Ballarat MS Association (TCWBCF) City Oval Ladies Bowling Club (TCWBCF) McCallum Disability Services Club LOWD (Life assistance. * Denotes that the most recent Ballarat National Theatre (TCWBCF)* Clunes Primary School* Options Work Directions)* support up to June 30 2009. Ballarat North Primary School* Coimadai Primary School* Midlands Kindergarten (TCWBCF)* Ballarat Parkinson’s Support Group Committee for Ballarat Leadership Program Moonambel Primary School* TCWBCF - Denotes Telstra Country Wide Ballarat Ballarat Police Youth Fund (TCWBCF)* (TCWBCF) Mount Blowhard Primary School* Community Fund Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council* Creswick North Primary School* Mount Egerton Primary School* CCF - Denotes Courier Charitable Fund Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre (TCWBCF) Creswick Primary School* Mount Pleasant Primary School* Ballarat Roller Derby League (TCWBCF)* Dana Street Primary School* Mt Clear Junior Football Club Ballarat Secondary College* Darley Primary School* Mt Clear Primary School* Ballarat Specialist School (CCF) Daylesford Primary School* Myrniong Primary School* The Ballarat Foundation would like to thank all the people and organisations who gave time and resources so generously during the year including:

• Alice McDougall, Freehills. • Andrew Lawson, Foundation. • Café BEST for catering. • Catherine Brown, Catherine Brown and Associates. • Colin Newell, FRP Printing for newsletter printing. • FRRR. • Julian Laffey for development and maintenance of our website. • Liz Crothers, Photos and Words for on-location photography. OUR • George Fong, Lateral Plains. • Neil Jens, Jens Gaunt for provision of Office space and support facilities. • Philanthropy Australia. SUPPORTERS • Saeed Salimpour for design • The Ballarat Courier for media support and photography. • Williams Studios for portrait photography. • Peter Brugman, The AdGroup. 20 • Travis Britt, Create Infinity. 21

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