Annual Grants Report 2000-01

The Ian Potter Foundation

Distribution Report

2000 2001

Sir Ian Potter (1902 - 1994) was the founder and benefactor of The Ian Potter Foundation.

Established in 1964, The Ian Potter Foundation is today one of Australia's largest private philanthropic foundations.

For further information about Sir Ian, or to obtain a copy of the current application guidelines, please visit the Foundation's website at www.ianpotter.org.au

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Board of Governors

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Chairman’s Report – Mr Charles Goode, AC

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Executive Secretary’s Report – Dr Dorothy Scott, OAM Program Areas

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The Arts

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Education

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Environment & Conservation

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Health

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Medical Research

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Scientific Research

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Social Welfare

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Travel

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The Ian Potter Cultural Trust

The

Ian Potter Foundation

Board of Governors FOUNDER Sir Ian Potter LIFE GOVERNOR Lady Potter, AO., DLJ. GOVERNORS Charles B. Goode, (Chairman), AC B. Com. (Hons.) MBA (Columbia NY), LL.D. (Hon.)

Professor Geoffery N. Blainey, AC. FAHA, FASSA.

Neil R. Clarke, AO. B.Com., FASA, FBIA.

The Hon. Sir Daryl Dawson, AC., KBE., CB., LLB.B (Hons), LL.M (Yale)

John B. Gough, AO., OBE LL.D. (Hon.)

Professor Thomas W. Healy Ph.D (Columbia NY), M.Sc., FRACI, FAA, FTS.

Sir Ian Potter (1902 - 1994)

Dr Thomas H. Hurley, AO., OBE. MB., BS., MD., FRACP.

Frank L. Nelson BA., LL.M.

Dr. P. John Rose B. Com (NZ) Dip.Ec. (Camb) Ph.D.

Professor Graeme B. Ryan, AC. MD., BS., Ph.D., FRCPA, FRACP.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Dr. Dorothy Scott, OAM. BA (Hons), Grad. Dip. Soc. stud., MSW, Ph.D.

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chairman’s

report

The Ian Potter Foundation was established by its founder and benefactor Sir Ian Potter in 1964. On Sir Ian’s death in 1994 the Foundation benefited from a major grant under his will.

Sir Ian Potter was a leading financier and stockbroker in Australia in the post second world war era.

Grants by the Foundation now cover

72 early career researchers and

a broad spectrum including: the arts;

scholars to go overseas, and through

health; education; environment and

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conservation; medical and scientific

young artists and performers were

research; and social welfare. In the

supported in their career

past year grants totalled $7.7 million.

development.

The year 2000/2001 saw the first payment of our major grant in

farewelled Miss Pat Feilman, the

He also served as Chairman of the

relation to The Ian Potter Centre at

Executive Secretary of the

Boards of the Australian Ballet, the

Federation Square, and our

Foundation from its inception. We are

Australian Opera, and the Australian

continuing support of four Australian

grateful to Miss Feilman, not just for

Elizabethan Theatre Trust and was a

galleries as part of the Art Museum

her 36 years of excellent service to

founder of the Howard Florey

Collections Accessibility Initiative.

the Foundation, but also for her

Institute of Physiology and Medicine.

Other major grants were made to: the

contribution to the Australian

The areas in which donations have

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne for

philanthropic field. We are pleased

historically been made reflect many

The Ian Potter Foundation Children’s

to welcome Dr Dorothy Scott as our

of the areas in which Sir Ian was

Garden; the Australian Landscape

new Executive Secretary, and Dr John

deeply involved.

Trust for the Bookmark Biosphere

Rose who joined our Board of

Reserve; the TVW Telethon Institute

Governors.

Over the years the Foundation has developed a number of principles in its grantmaking, including: an emphasis on providing the young (both disadvantaged and talented) with the opportunity to reach their potential; building a fence at the top of a cliff rather than providing an ambulance at the bottom; backing the individual rather than the project; and supporting excellence.

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At the end of the year 2000, we

of Child Health Research for a national partnership for development, health and well being; the Howard Florey Institute of Physiology and Medicine and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute for medical research; and to a large number of social welfare organisations in relation to the Families and Schools Together

I wish to express the appreciation of the Governors of the Foundation to Miss Pat Feilman and Dr Dorothy Scott for their leadership of the Secretariat, and to the individual members of the Secretariat staff for their dedicated contribution throughout the year.

(FAST) program and for interest free loans schemes. Travel Grants enabled

Mr Charles Goode, AC

executive secretary’s report It is a privilege to be part of the world of philanthropy as its important role in civil society evolves in the context of the changing roles of government and the corporate sector in our community life.

Over the past year, The Ian Potter

grants, there are some which also

Foundation has been rethinking its

demonstrate just how much can be

priorities in each of its diverse areas

achieved with a little assistance.

of interest. Common patterns reflected in our grantmaking include: Philanthropic foundations have

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traditionally asked themselves "is there a need?" and "can we make a

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difference?". To these questions we

place – responding to unsolicited

maximising opportunities for

requests that come from those at the

leverage

coalface who know their field and its

backing an innovative approach to a problem

need to add "and in this particular

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"Responsive philanthropy" also has a

needs. The Ian Potter Foundation continues to provide modest grants to many small organisations,

building in an evaluation to

particularly those which draw upon

difference?". While we can achieve

determine the success of a new

the lifeblood of any community -

much in partnership with one another,

approach

volunteers.

helping to disseminate successful

Whether "strategic" or "responsive",

models on a national basis

philanthropic foundations cannot do

area, whose job is it to make the

it would be unwise for philanthropy to take on roles more appropriately

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fulfilled by government or the market.

This is "strategic philanthropy", a As a vital part of "the third sector", that domain comprised of not-forprofit, non-government organisations, philanthropic foundations have distinctive attributes. Their independence and resources provide opportunities to adopt a long-term view, to take risks and to work in highly flexible ways.

new term but not a new concept for The Ian Potter Foundation. In our history this way of working is perhaps

it alone. What we have been able to achieve in the past year has depended not only on partnerships with government and corporations but also partnerships with like-

best exemplified by The Potter

minded foundations with which we

Farmland Plan that, in the mid 1980s,

have co-funded projects. Ultimately

pioneered new methods for

however, what has been achieved is

addressing the major problems of

due to the efforts of the

salinity and sustainable agriculture.

organisations that we have

In this year’s Distribution Report we

supported, and which serve the

have highlighted a number of grants

community so well.

that reflect strategic grantmaking.

While these tend to be the larger

Dr Dorothy Scott, OAM

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the

arts

- to support major cultural institutions and organisations in Australia, and through them to encourage, in particular, talented young people - to support the linking of education and the arts with particular reference to extending cultural opportunities to regional centres, and encouraging the development of arts programs at a local level

> Students of North Balwyn Primary School at Heide Museum of Modern Art

Program area description: Sir Ian was deeply involved in the visual and performing arts, and his personal interests have been reflected in the Foundation’s long history of support for arts organisations across Australia.

Grants in this program area currently focus on education, audience development, and the arts as a vehicle for building a sense of community.

In addition, the Foundation makes grants to individuals through The Ian Potter Cultural Trust, a separate legal entity. Small grants from the Cultural Trust support emerging Australian artists to pursue further studies and nurture their careers in their chosen cultural fields. (Please refer to the separate section for The Ian Potter Cultural Trust on page 35).

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> Artist’s view of The Ian Potter Centre NGV: Australian Art at Federation Square

Exemplar Grants: NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA The Ian Potter Centre NGV: Australian Art at Federation Square, $2,500,000 (part of a grant of $15,000,000 over 6 years) Dr Gerard Vaughan 03 9208 0303 directorate@ngv.vic.gov.au www.ngv.vic.gov.au The highlight of the Foundation’s grants in 2000/2001 was undoubtedly the payment of the first installment of a grant of fifteen million dollars to the National Gallery of Victoria to help with the extensive refurbishment of the Gallery during the period 1999 to 2002.

Sir Ian’s personal support for the Gallery began with his membership of the National Gallery and Cultural Centre Building Committee, established in 1957. The Foundation was a founding Donor to the 1965 Building Appeal for the Gallery, supported the NGV Art Foundation during the years 1978 to 1985, and funded the NGV Sculpture Commissions from 1980 to 1983.

The Premier of Victoria, Mr Steve Bracks announced that in recognition of the importance to the Gallery of the support of Sir Ian Potter and the Foundation over so many years, the State Government of Victoria and the NGV had together decided to name the new gallery of Australian Art at Federation Square, The Ian Potter Centre NGV: Australian Art. Scheduled to open in mid 2002, The Ian Potter Centre NGV: Australian Art will be Australia’s first major public gallery dedicated to Australian art. Its location as part of Federation Square and its program of exhibitions, education and collection displays will bring new audiences to Australian art.

The grant will be used by the NGV to support its redevelopment and refurbishment program; specifically for projects such as multimedia development, new gallery spaces, the acquisitions program, and staff training and development.

ART MUSEUM COLLECTIONS ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVE (AMCAI) Grants to four participating art museums, $389,000 (Part of a commitment of $1,200,000 over 5 years) This program is an adaptation of a successful initiative launched in 1991 by the New York based WallaceReaders’ Digest Funds. The four art museums listed below have each received a grant of $300,000 to be paid over a 3 to 5 year period, to use their permanent collections to expand and diversify their audiences. Each art museum has developed a new educational and interpretive program that will enhance the public’s access to their permanent collection.

THE ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, $100,000 Ms Jackie Menzies 02 9225 1700 artmail@ag.nsw.gov.au www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au The AGNSW, through the use of new technologies and other research methods, is working with youth and Asian communities to develop new audiences for the major exhibition BUDDHA, Radiant Awakening (November 2001 to February 2002).

> Lady Primrose Potter, AO, DLJ, Life Governor of The Ian Potter Foundation with The Hon. Mary Delahunty MP, Minister for Arts of the State of Victoria, at an NGV function in October 2000

THE ART GALLERY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, $76,000 Ms Andrea Tenger 08 9492 6646 admin@artgallery.wa.gov.au www.artgallery.wa.gov.au The AGWA is developing a program model that can be used to engage younger audiences. The program is targeting 16-20 year olds from two metropolitan locations with diverse cultural backgrounds. A range of projects will be developed, based upon, and stimulated by the experience of interaction with the State Art Collection. The model will also include an internal strategy to stimulate institutional cultural change, which is important to ensure project continuity beyond this initial threeyear phase.

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HEIDE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, MELBOURNE, $100,000 Mr Warwick Reeder 03 9850 1500 warwickr@heide.com.au www.heide.com.au Heide is encouraging all generations of families, especially those from diverse cultural backgrounds, to access the permanent collection including the International Sculpture Park.

The program will focus on the conservation, documentation, exhibition and publication of works by four key artists – Tucker, Hester, Vassilieff and Nolan.

THE QUEEN VICTORIA MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, LAUNCESTON, $113,000 Ms Rachael French 03 6323 3777 rachael@qvmag.tased.edu.au www.qvmag.tased.edu.au The QVMAG is targeting young audiences (aged 15-25) through involvement with the colonial art and contemporary art and craft collections with a program called Focus for Youth. A Focus Gallery at the new Museum complex at Inveresk is also being developed.

> Arts Project Australia, “Dracula” by John Northe, 1993

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BALLARAT FINE ART GALLERY Extension and redevelopment project, $110,000 (part of a commitment of $300,000 over 3 years) Ms Irene Crebbin 03 5331 5622 irenecrebbin@ballarat.vic.gov.au www.balgal.com The extension and redevelopment of the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery links the original building to both the neighbouring 1880s police station and the new Camp Street Arts and Education Precinct with a new multilevel wing. Included in this wing is basement level storage; a temporary exhibition gallery and a contemporary gallery. The Foundation’s grant was directed towards building of the new contemporary gallery, which will carry the Foundation’s name in recognition of both this grant, and a previous grant of $100,000 made to the Gallery in the mid 1980’s.

Ballarat Fine Art Gallery is located on one of Ballarat’s most historic streets, Lydiard Street. In conjunction with the University of Ballarat’s visual and performing arts faculties, the Gallery will form the centre of a new arts and education precinct designed to bring new life to the heart of the city, and new social, cultural and economic prosperity to the whole community.

ARTS PROJECT AUSTRALIA INC. Purchase of new premises, $100,000 Dr Cheryl Daye 03 9482 4484 apa@hard.net.au www.geocities.com/artsproject2000/ Arts Project Australia, established 25 years ago, operates studios and workshops for people with intellectual disabilities. Professional arts workers train participants in the skills and craft of the visual arts, principally painting and drawing, assisted by an extensive volunteer network. Approximately 200 people attend the weekly programs, with most participants aged in their 20s and 30s.

The view of our world expressed in paintings and sculptures by people with an intellectual disability looking at that same world, is moving and thought provoking. Works produced by participants have been recognized by contemporary arts awards, and have been purchased by major city, state and national galleries.

Spatial limitations have necessitated Arts Project’s move into larger and more suitable premises. The Foundation’s grant has assisted in meeting the cost of the purchase and initial fit-out of the building, with generous support from many other trusts and foundations and the Community Support Fund, Victoria.

Arts Project will take up residency in January 2002, and are looking forward to expanding the scope of their work to fill their new home.

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Sydney Conservatorium of Music, VideoLink program lesson

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, SYDNEY CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC “VideoLink” Pilot Program for Music Teaching via Videoconferencing, $20,000

The Conservatorium has formed partnerships with six NSW regional centres to trial the use of videoconferencing with a variety of instruments and methods of teaching.

These include group lessons (strings, wind and brass instruments), individual tuition (strings, wind, brass and voice), and master classes. The VideoLink program is building on the existing MusicLink program, which offers workshop visits to regional centres by Conservatorium teachers.

Approximately 100 videoconference music sessions are being run as part of the pilot.

The use of videoconferencing technology is particularly relevant to music teaching, where one-to-one and small ensemble lessons are essential.

The Foundation was pleased to support this innovative initiative which will extend opportunities to young people in rural NSW to enhance their music performance.

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Ms Elaine Chia 02 9351 1298 echia@greenway.usyd.edu.au www.usyd.edu.au/su/conmusic/research

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS World Interplay Festival 2001, $10,000

Mr Peter Sellars, special guest tutor, with young playwrights at the World Interplay Festival 2001 in Townsville

Ms Elissa McLeod 07 4781 5454 Interplay@jcu.edu.au www.jcu.edu.au/school/comvat/interplay World Interplay is a biennial Festival which brings young playwrights (aged 18-25 years) from around the world to Townsville in North Queensland to focus for two weeks on the craft of theatre writing. This Australian initiative established in 1983 has grown to become a highly regarded developmental opportunity for emerging playwrights. The ‘Interplay’ model is now exported to regional festivals in the non World Interplay Festival year. These include ‘Interplay Europe’, ‘Interplay Asia’, ‘Interplay Americas’, and ‘Regyplay’ in Africa.

Thirty five young playwrights and twenty tutors representing Australia, the United Kingdom, USA, Poland, Germany, Hungary, Croatia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico and Kenya participated in the 2001 Festival, held in late July.

Participants commented on the camaraderie, the vigorous feedback from other participants, and the cultural diversity. The Foundation’s grant supported the Australian delegation to the Festival.

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The Arts

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Arena Theatre Company, VIC to develop "The Australian Marriage Act" to tour to schools for Years 8 to 12

10,500

Arts Project Australia, VIC to the purchase of new premises

100,000

Australian Music Centre, NSW to purchase equipment for the new Centre at The Rocks

36,432

Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, VIC extension and redevelopment project

100,000

Art Museum Collections Accessibility Initiative (AMCAI) Art Gallery of New South Wales

100,000

Art Gallery of Western Australia

76,000

Heide Museum of Modern Art, VIC

100,000

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, TAS

113,000

Subtotal AMCAI $

389,000

Barking Gecko Theatre Company, WA Gecko Bytes theatre workshop program

3,000

The Ian Potter Cultural Trust

200 Gertrude Street, VIC for the production and distribution of an Education Brochure

2,000

For the support of early-career Australian artists (For further detail please refer to page 35 of this report)

HotHouse Theatre, VIC for the further development of the script of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bridgeâ&#x20AC;?

7,900

Total Arts $

International Festival of Young Playwrights (in'-ter play), QLD World Interplay Festival 2001 10,000 Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music, VIC towards a new library database system

15,000

Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition & Festival, VIC 10,000 Mentors in Music Program Music Broadcasting Society of Victoria (3MBS) towards the upgrading of the CD library

34,000

National Gallery of Victoria 2,500,000 for The Ian Potter Centre NGV: Australian Art at Federation Square New England Regional Art Museum, NSW towards renovation of the Museum's Picture Store

5,000

NPY Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation, NT for the Waku Wiru (Good Work) disability art exhibition

5,000

PACT Youth Theatre, NSW for the residency and commissioning of Melbourne-based writer Lally Katz

5,000

St Martins Youth Arts Centre, VIC Colosseum project, to be performed in October 2001 as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival

4,500

The Australian Ballet, VIC First Impressions Program

10,000

Trinity College Foundation, VIC Visit by Trinity College Choir to England in July 2001

5,000

Victorian Folklife Association, VIC Conference Grant

5,000

University of Sydney - Sydney Conservatorium of Music to pilot a program for music teaching via the use of videoconferencing in rural NSW Subtotal $

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20,000

2,888,332

$

375,000

3,652,332

education - to support educational policy research of outstanding quality - to support educational programs of benefit to the general community

> Students of Keilor South Primary School with Lady Primrose Potter, Dr Dorothy Scott and Mr Charles Goode of the Foundation at the unveiling of the Magic Pudding Sculpture in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne in August 2001

Program area description: The Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grants in the area of education are strongly influenced by its other interests, particularly the environment, the arts and social welfare.

Current priorities include: - early childhood education, - volunteerism in schools, - school-family linkages, - science education, and - education in rural and regional areas.

The Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s travel grants program also has a strong educational element, as the large majority of grants are made to universities in support of early career researchers and academics.

Education grants are limited by the fact that Government primary and secondary schools do not have deductible gift recipient status for educational programs.

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Exemplar Grants: ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS MELBOURNE The Ian Potter Foundation Children’s Garden, $56,000 (Part of a commitment of $650,000 over 3 years) Mr Richard Barley 03 9252 2330 richard.barley@rbg.vic.gov.au www.rbg.vic.gov.au

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Students of St Christopher's Primary School, Syndal at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

The Foundation’s interests in education and the environment are combined in this grant to Melbourne’s famed Royal Botanic Gardens to create a children’s garden.

The Ian Potter Foundation Children’s Garden will provide young visitors with their own space in which to explore, enjoy and experience the natural world. The garden will be the first of its kind in Australia, and will be specifically designed and constructed for children from 3 to 12 years of age. It will combine plants, sculpture, environmental learning themes, and outdoor classroom structures to educate children about plant life through play, discovery and adventure.

A particular highlight of The Ian Potter Foundation Children’s Garden will be the bronze Magic Pudding Sculpture, created

by Louis Laumen from Sir Norman Lindsay’s illustrations. Unveiled in November 2000, it is already proving to be a hit with school groups, and forms a focus for the lively Education and School Holiday Programs run by the Royal Botanic Gardens.

The Foundation’s grant is supporting the design and later the construction of the garden. The design development process is well underway, in consultation with an external reference panel, and has involved public surveys and extensive overseas research. The final design concept will be ready in November 2001, and it is envisaged that The Ian Potter Foundation Children’s Garden will open to the public in 2004.

> Participants in the SHELLS program on the Central Coast

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE Support at Home for Early Language and Literacies (SHELLS), $44,825 Dr Susan Spedding 02 4348 4063 scsfs@cc.newcastle.edu.au www.ccc.newcastle.edu.au/humanities/cerc/ initiatives.htm Associate Professor Laurie Makin heads the newly established Children and Education Research Centre at the Central Coast Campus of The University of Newcastle.

The SHELLS program was developed in 1997, and operates at two sites in regional and rural areas of NSW. It helps the parents of young children from birth to three years of age to understand and be confident in their role as their children’s first literacy teachers.

Participating families might have a range of different weekly contacts with the program: a group meeting, a telephone call, a newsletter, community radio, and/or a home visit each month, according to their wishes and needs. Participants may remain in the program for up to three years, or until their child turns three.

The first phase of the SHELLS program, previously supported by the Foundation, included content development and implementation with three groups, each with a different profile (eg. rural, indigenous, high-needs). The second phase of the program involves evaluation and limited dissemination.

The SHELLS Program has recently attracted funding from the Commonwealth Government for 2002 and 2003.

The Foundation’s support of this program recognizes the importance of enhancing the potential of socially disadvantaged children through early literacy development.

ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN WITH IMPAIRED HEARING (ACCIH)

AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL OF FINE FURNITURE FOUNDATION

Distance Intervention Program, Taralye, $25,000

Development of the School over its first 3 years, $20,000

Ms Shirley Dennehy 03 9877 1300 taralye@edumail.vic.gov.au www.accih.vic.edu.au

Mr Richard Millen 03 6331 0288 info@asff.com.au www.asff.com.au

Intensive early intervention is vital for hearing impaired children if they are not to be educationally disadvantaged. The ACCIH promotes the early identification of hearing loss and the provision of facilities to enable children with impaired hearing to attain their full educational potential.

The Australian School of Fine Furniture in Launceston, Tasmania was established in 2000 to ensure the transmission of specialized skills and knowledge in the making of fine wooden furniture to future generations. Up to 15 fee-paying students are accepted each year into a 2 year, fulltime diploma course, intended for those who aim to become self-employed artists and artisans in wood. A small range of certificate and short courses is also offered.

The Council uses a "hub and spoke" model to provide services to rural and country families via the innovative use of communication technologies. This is proving to be a very successful model of service delivery, particularly suited to Australian conditions.

The Distance Education Program began in October 1998. It provides parent education and guidance services for families with a hearing impaired child between 0 and 6 years of age. This is achieved through the use of video conference facilities, conference link support to local professionals working with families, and regional workshops. The Foundation’s grant is supporting the extension of the program to the Grampians region of western Victoria.

The School’s aim is to create a professional elite that will be capable of rejuvenating Tasmania’s furniture industry, adding value to the State’s forest and timber resources, and enhancing Australian craftsmanship.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE, ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, AND URBAN DESIGN Australian Electronic Architecture Gallery, $52,000 (Part of a commitment of $120,000 over 2 years) Dr Robert Woodbury 08 8303 5836 rob.woodbury@adelaide.edu.au The Australian Electronic Architecture Gallery will be a collection of catalogued images of the built environment, made available through an online database system. The project is being developed by The University of Adelaide in conjunction with The University of Queensland, Deakin University and RMIT in Australia, and the Technical University of British Columbia and Victoria University of Wellington overseas.

The project has involved the development of an online database system to accommodate the particular needs of an image gallery, and a cataloguing scheme which includes location, architect, builder, photographer, date, stylistic attribution and references. The Gallery’s initial holding of approximately 30,000 images will make it a learning resource in its own right, and enable it to attract future support from other institutions.

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Pair of chairs, David Upfill-Brown In jarrah, laminated and with silk upholstery

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Australian Electronic Architecture Gallery, Image of the Light/House structure erected on the Festival Plaza Adelaide, February 2001

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Australian Electronic Architecture Gallery, Image of Banrock Station Wine and Wetland Centre, Dec 2000

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Education

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Advisory Council for Children with Impaired Hearing, VIC Distance Intervention Program, Taralye

25,000

Australian School of Fine Furniture, TAS to support the development of the School

20,000

Ballarat Historical Park Association (Sovereign Hill), VIC to establish a residential education program for secondary students

50,000

Co-operative For Aborigines Ltd, NSW Field trip to Thursday Island by participants at Tranby Aboriginal College, Glebe

6,800

Education Trust Victoria Limited Champions for Education project

30,000

Footscray Community Arts Centre, VIC School Community Regional Arts Youth Project

15,000

Learning Links, NSW Reversing the Cycle through Literacy

5,000

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, VIC The Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden

56,000

St Gabriel's School for Hearing Impaired Children, NSW to the Language in Maths program

14,000

The Earthwatch Institute, VIC Science and Conservation Volunteer Challenge Program

20,000

University of Adelaide â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Architecture, SA Australian Electronic Architecture Gallery

52,000

University of Newcastle Research Centre for Young Children's Education, NSW SHELLS program

44,825

University of Sydney - The Earth Resources Foundation, NSW Education module on water and salinity

100,000

Total Education $

438,625

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e n v i ro n m e n t

and conservation

- to develop partnerships with communities, government and the private sector to help prevent irreversible damage to the environment and to encourage the maintenance of biodiversity - to support programs and policies which are committed to the economic and ecologically sustainable development of land, and the preservation of species - to foster a broad public awareness of the environmental challenges facing urban and rural Australia - to assist communities which are threatened with serious economic hardship due to the degradation of land and water resources, to develop policies to manage the social, economic and cultural changes needed for survival - to assist projects designed to preserve the built environment which has cultural significance

> Scott Nichols, a Calperum Station-based Ecologist undertaking a wetland fish rehabilitation program.

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Program area description: The Foundation’s first major commitment to the environment was The Potter Farmland Plan, an initiative of the Foundation which has had lasting significance.

Undertaken from 1984 to 1988, its aim was to demonstrate that both ecologically and economically sustainable agriculture could be achieved by farm planning, design and implementation. Through the use of demonstration farms, this three year program established a pattern of practice which has

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farmers addressing problems of land degradation through a process of whole Calperum Station Ecologist Sonia Dominelli checks a Feather-tail Gliders nest box

been widely adopted throughout Australia and which now attracts substantial government support through the Land Care program.

The Australian Landscape Trust is the second of the Foundation’s major initiatives in the area of the environment and conservation. The Trust is characterized by the successful working partnerships it has established between Federal, State and Local Government, the corporate and private sector, and philanthropic trusts and foundations, both in Australia and overseas.

Outside this major initiative, the Foundation continues to support smaller projects around Australia which combine elements of biodiversity and ecology preservation, volunteerism and community education.

Exemplar Grants: AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE TRUST Program at Bookmark Biosphere Reserve, $300,000 (part of a commitment of $2,700,000 over 9 years) To develop and enlarge the scope of the ALT, $300,000 (part of a commitment of $1,000,000 over 4 years) Miss Patricia Feilman 03 9639 8466 pat@austlandscapetrust.org.au http://www.bookmarkbiosphere.org/Associa tes/L2a.html In 1996 the Foundation established the Australian Landscape Trust (ALT) and obtained registration as a new environmental organisation. ALT emerged as a collective partnership with other philanthropic foundations, both from Australia and overseas.

Under the guidance of biologist Dr Pamela Parker, The Australian Landscape Trust has supported community conservation efforts at Bookmark Biosphere Reserve, close to Renmark in South Australia, since 1996.

Bookmark Biosphere Reserve comprises 900,000 ha of land belonging to some 30 partners, located on the Murray flood plain

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and mallee of South Australia. Accelerating degradation of the Murray River and its wetlands, overgrazing of dry mallee country, loss of wildlife and creeping dryland salinity are all evident within the Reserve. The program supported by the Foundation addresses conservation, sustainability and building community capacity, and explores a program model with applicability elsewhere.

Bookmark is part of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Program. It is one of the most active biosphere reserves in the global network of some 300 reserves. The Foundation’s grant to Bookmark provides general operating support for its activities.

The collective investment from foundations, community, federal government and others in Bookmark totals over $15 million.

ALT has attracted a professional staff of land managers and biologists and provides administrative support and a "home office", a centre for delivering services to community members who have a vision for environmental health and sustainability.

Staff teach, encourage, help, and network on behalf of these community members’ voluntary endeavors.

ALT and Environment Australia (EA) formed a partnership that explored community management of federal land through a contract. An enormous group of volunteers conduct the day to day land management of Bookmark Biosphere Reserve with support from the ALT and contract staff.

Many volunteers have become highly skilled in one or more aspects of the care of this land and restoration of wildlife, including infrastructure, feral animal control, revegetation, monitoring and biological survey.

Challenges facing the ALT include moving beyond Bookmark’s developmental phase and achieving maturity of the programs, securing collaborating resources for the long term, and extending services to other communities seeking such support.

A number of communities have approached ALT for non-monetary assistance. For example, Watermark Inc., a Gippsland community group, sought professional help with their aspirations for the environmental health of the Gippsland Lakes and their watersheds. Similarly, Mornington Peninsula Shire is seeking support for their aspirations for maintaining regional biodiversity in an area undergoing rapid development.

ALT is providing a model of how to leverage philanthropic grants, use networks of partnerships with government and the private sector, and deliver the essential services needed by communities to build capacity and catalyse cultural change.

If Australia is to enjoy its rich biodiversity, and benefit from exchanges between urban and rural communities, it must be creative in addressing the sustainability of its landscapes and people.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, EARTH RESOURCES FOUNDATION Education module on the environmental issue of water and salinity, $100,000 Mr Kim Wright 02 9351 4946 kim@es.usyd.edu.au www.es.usyd.edu.au/geology/centres/erf/

The education module on water and salinity is the first of seven planned modules, and will involve 30 hours of education about salinity, covering dryland, irrigation-induced, and urban forms. It will enable teachers and students to understand the distribution and behaviour of surface and ground water in their local district. Part of the learning process will be the collection of data to be shared with other schools, eventually on a nationwide basis. The module will be available through the National Network for Earth Science and Engineering Learning (NNESEL).

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Effects of urban salinity on brick house foundations

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The Earth Resources Foundation within The University of Sydney is co-ordinating a joint initiative by four of the Universities in Sydney (Sydney, NSW, UTS and Macquarie) to develop education resources in earth sciences and related fields for upper secondary schools throughout Australia.

TRUST FOR NATURE, VICTORIA Brolga Wetland and Grassland Protection Program, $22,000 (Part of a commitment of $66,000 over 3 years) Ms Robyn Hill 03 9670 9933 trustfornature@tfn.org.au www.tfn.org.au Trust for Nature is dedicated to protecting private land with high conservation values on a permanent basis. It works under a Victorian Act of Parliament which gives it the power to enter into conservation covenants with private land owners. The Brolga Wetland and Grassland Protection Program run by the Trust from 1998 to 2001 worked with private landowners in far south-western Victoria to assess the importance of their grassland properties to the small remnant population of brolgas in the region. The program aimed to show landowners how simple management techniques ensure that protected wetland and grassland areas can still contribute to the production capacity of their farms.

Achievements over the three years of the Foundation’s support include the approval of 22 new covenant agreements covering 689 hectares of land. The grant provided for the costs of site surveys, botanical surveys, community education literature and field days, and legal costs for covenants.

Students mapping brolga nesting sites and habitat requirements, as part of Trust for Nature’s Brolga Grassland and Wetland Protection Program

SUNSHINE COAST ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL INC. Habitat 2000 Wildlife Corridor Implementation Project, $15,000 Mr Lindsay Holt 07 5441 5747 scec@universal.net.au The Sunshine Coast Environment Council (SCEC) identified the loss of vegetation due to land clearing as a major concern in the region, and initiated the Habitat 2000 Project in response. Areas of land containing significant vegetation, but at risk of clearing due to their land use planning designation, are identified and key wildlife corridors mapped. Implementation involves prioritizing areas of vegetation by risk of clearing, and identifying sites where revegetation and rehabilitation can enhance or re-connect a wildlife corridor.

Completed reports on each local government area covered by the project will be available as references for natural resource and land management decision making. The Foundation’s grant contributed to salaries for the first half of 2000, and brochure printing costs.

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Environment & Conservation

$

Australian Landscape Trust, VIC Bookmark Biosphere Reserve program at Renmark, South Australia

300,000

Australian Landscape Trust, VIC for the development of the Trust

300,000

Birds Australia, VIC to the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (HANZAB) Denmark Environment Centre Inc., WA for the purchase of 4 computers and for the Centre's GIS mapping project Dolphin Research Institute Inc., VIC long-term dolphin population monitoring in Port Phillip Bay

70,000 5,000 19,000

National Trust of Australia (Victoria) St Patrick's Catherdral, Ballarat, restoration appeal

5,000

Trust for Nature (Victoria) Brolga Wetland and Grassland Protection Program

22,000

The Royal Society of Victoria to complete extensive renovations to the Society's Hall

50,000

Sunshine Coast Environment Council Inc., QLD Habitat 2000 Wildlife Corridor Implementation Project

15,000

University of New England, NSW - Social Science, Rural Science & Natural Resources Common property arrangements & natural resource management project Total Environment and Conservation $

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8,500 794,500

health - to assist organisations undertaking research into and treatment of major diseases - to support innovative programs designed to improve the delivery of services to people handicapped by health conditions - to support educational programs for the prevention of diseases

> Kim & Samual at the Maternal & Child Health Program, Townsville Aboriginal & Islanders Health Services

Program area description: The Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health grants have increasingly been focused on prevention, through research and community education. Collaborative research between universities, research institutes, community health organisations or conditionspecific associations is encouraged.

This focus on prevention is also reflected in our support for indigenous health programs. Grant highlights for the year were a maternal and child health program, and a post-graduate qualification in applied epidemiology for indigenous health professionals.

The Foundation also consistently supports programs which offer innovative solutions to people living with health problems, and those organisations or programs with a high level of volunteer support.

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Exemplar Grants:

THE ALFRED HOSPITAL The Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct (AMREP) Library, $250,000 Ms Leora Harrison 03 9276 3222 l.harrison@alfred.org.au http://www.med.monash.edu.au/amrep/

TVW TELETHON INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH National Partnership for Development, Health and Wellbeing, $200,000 (Part of a commitment of $400,000 over 2 years) Professor Fiona Stanley 08 9489 7968 fiona@ichr.uwa.edu.au www.ichr.uwa.edu.au At the beginning of the twenty-first century, most indicators of developmental health and wellbeing in Australian children and adolescents are showing adverse trends.

These health and behavioural problems include low birth weight, neurodevelopmental disorders, asthma, type 1 diabetes, bowel disease, autism, child abuse and neglect, eating disorders, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, school drop-out and truancy, juvenile crime, illicit drug and alcohol use, and mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, aggression and violence. There is growing evidence, however, that interventions in early childhood can be effective in preventing such problems.

The newly-established National Partnership for Development, Health and Wellbeing is a multi-disciplinary organisation with epidemiologists, sociologists, economists, psychologists, and clinical and biomedical researchers involved in a national collaborative research program. Using existing and new national databases, the Partnership aims to describe accurately these health and behavioural problems and the complex causal pathways to them.

Longer term objectives are to determine cost-effective interventions, then influence their implementation and monitor their effectiveness.

The Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grant is supporting the establishment of the Partnership with salary costs, data capacity, and maintenance costs for the first 2 years.

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The AMREP Library has been formed from the four previously separate research and clinical libraries of The Alfred Hospital, The Baker Medical Research Institute, The Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research and Monash Medical School.

Centrally located within the newly developed Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct, the Library will form an important link between the institutes. "The Ian Potter Library" will provide 24-hour onsite and remote information access for staff and post-graduate students from all four organisations. A particular feature will be vastly improved information technology and electronic resources, including access to international databases. The Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grant has paid for furniture and fit-out, information technology equipment, and book and journal storage.

TOWNSVILLE ABORIGINAL & ISLANDERS HEALTH SERVICES (TAIHS) LTD. To establish a pilot Maternal and Child Health Program, $35,000 (Part of a commitment of $140,000 over 2 yrs) Ms Rachael Atkinson 07 4759 4027 ratkinson@TAIHS.net.au The "Mums and Babies" program at the TAIHS commenced in early 2000 and is being supported for two years by the Foundation and others. It is trialling an indigenous outreach model for maternal and child health programs in an urban setting. The program provides ante and post-natal care, immunizations, child growth development checks, and infant hearing tests. The program team comprises two indigenous female health workers, two female doctors, a childcare worker and a dedicated driver to ensure that mothers and children are able to access the service.

The program is being evaluated by James Cook University, and is showing encouraging early results. A particular highlight is the increase in attendances, up from 50 at the outset in February 2000, to approx. 500 in January 2001. As data is collected over a period of time, the success of this model in improving the health of indigenous mothers and their children will be assessed.

THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH Master of Applied Epidemiology (Indigenous Health), $40,000 (part of a commitment of $80,000 over 2 years) Ms Alison Humphreys 02 6125 5606 Alison.Humphreys@anu.edu.au www-nceph.anu.edu.au/Student/MAE_IH.htm The National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health offers post-graduate studies in public health research and training, focusing on the fields of communicable diseases, environmental health problems, social determinants of health, and health systems research.

The Master of Applied Epidemiology (Indigenous Health) is now in its fourth year, and has been developed to train Indigenous epidemiologists who can assume leadership roles in Aboriginal public health programs across Australia.

Indigenous health professionals spend three months in study modules at the ANU and the remaining twenty-one months in placement with health care organisations, particularly Aboriginal Medical Services. In the course of their studies they must present a scientific paper at a national or international conference, and prepare a paper for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

The Foundation supported this program in 1999 with a grant of $77,000. The current grant is funding a stipend and scholarship for one student commencing their studies in March 2001, at a cost of $40,000 per annum. Six students have commenced the program in 2001.

Health

$

Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria SunSmart Community Education Program

50,000

Arthritis Victoria Improved Provision of Information Programs for People with Musculo-Skeletal Diseases

20,000

Asthma Foundation of Victoria towards the production of multilingual asthma education resources

23,215

Australian Drug Foundation, VIC To develop a health promotion strategy addressing youth alcohol issues

30,000

Australian National University â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Epidemiology & Population Health, ACT one two-year scholarship for the Master of Applied Epidemiology (Indigenous Health)

40,000

Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland To educate and certify an occupational therapist in Neuro Developmental Therapy

3,200

Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Inc Education Forums for people with Cystic Fibrosis

10,000

International Diabetes Institute, VIC To establish an Information and Resource Centre

22,000

James Cook University of North Queensland - School of Public Health Problem-based education software for disease prevention and control

25,000

Murdoch Children's Research Institute, VIC Population-based genetic testing for Haemochromatosis

20,000

National Heart Foundation, ACT Aboriginal Tobacco Cessation Project

40,000

Ngaanyatjarra Health Service, NT development of a scabies educational video

8,500

Royal Women's Hospital Foundation, VIC absolutely women's health website

8,800

St Vincent's Hospital, VIC - Dermatology Maternal and child health skin education program The Alfred Hospital, VIC The Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct Library Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Services Ltd., QLD to establish a maternal and child health program for indigenous women TVW Telethon Institute of Child Health Research, WA National Partnership for Development, Health and Well Being Uniting Care Moreland Hall, VIC The Big Book on Drugs Total Health $

30,000 250,000 70,000 200,000 5,000 855,715

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m e d i c a l re s e a rc h - to support major initiatives in innovative biomedical research of outstanding quality

> Dr Sharon Lewin, The Ian Potter Foundation Infectious Diseases Fellow at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, in her laboratory

Program area description: Medical research has historically been one of the Foundation’s strongest program areas, and Sir Ian Potter’s support of the Howard Florey Institute pre-dates the establishment of the Foundation. Together with Kenneth and Baillieu Myer, Sir Ian began a tradition of philanthropic support for medical research in Victoria, support which was instrumental in the establishment and ongoing success of the sector.

Institutes which have received significant grants from the Foundation for buildings, equipment and fellowships include the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, the Howard Florey Institute, the Anti-Cancer Council, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, and the Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research, as well as universities and hospitals across Australia.

As some areas of medical research are attracting increasing commercial interest, philanthropic foundations are re-thinking their role in this area. The emphasis in the Foundation’s future grant-making is likely to be for projects, buildings or equipment for which it would be difficult to attract commercial support.

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> Dr John Williams, seated, discusses images with Dr Gary Egan, Neuroinformatics Team Leader at the Howard Florey Institute

Exemplar Grants: HOWARD FLOREY INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICINE Novel technologies for studying brain chemistry and function, $200,000 (part of a commitment of $1,000,000 over 5 years) Professor Fred Mendelsohn 03 8344 7333 faom@hfi.unimelb.edu.au www.hfi.unimelb.edu.au/research Awarded in 1997, the Howard Florey Institute is now in its fourth year of a five year grant from the Foundation for research into brain chemistry and function. During 2000-2001, the grant has been applied to two areas – the establishment of a neuroinformatics group, and the application of a new brain pathway tracing technique using neurotropic viruses.

The neuroinformatics group carries out functional brain mapping experiments in humans, and also aims to extend current methods of analyzing and interpreting data from neuroimages. The second group is involved in tracing the brain pathways involved in the normal control of the circulation, fluid balance and energy balance - together known as "body homeostasis". Both areas represent the development of cutting-edge techniques for brain research, and have revealed important new information about brain function.

Research such as that being undertaken by the Florey holds strong promise for future cures and preventions for debilitating, incurable and often lethal brain diseases and disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases, schizophrenia and depression.

PETER MacCALLUM CANCER INSTITUTE DNA-chip microarray technology facility, $70,000 (part of a grant of $210,000 over 3 years) Associate Professor David Bowtell 03 9656 1296 d.bowtell@pcmi.unimelb.edu.au www.petermac.org The DNA-chip microarray facility at Peter Mac was established with the Foundation’s support in 1998. Such microarrays are used to monitor changes in expression of tens of thousands of genes in a single experiment.

Changes in gene expression are a driving force in cell differentiation, proliferation and death; and abnormal gene expression (due to mutation in regulatory proteins) underlies many human diseases, none more so than cancer. By being able to identify those genes whose expression is altered in association with the development and progression of cancerous tumours, the Institute has gained insights into what causes the tumours to grow in the first instance, how they develop, and which drugs or treatments are most effective.

Peter Mac has played a leading role in introducing and developing microarray technology in Australia. There are five laboratories at the Institute using the facility, together with collaborators from many other medical research departments and institutes in Melbourne and across Australia.

The Foundation’s grant supported the cost of some salaries and consumables for the microarray.

THE ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL, VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES SERVICE The Ian Potter Foundation Infectious Diseases Fellowship, $50,000 (part of a grant of $200,000 over 2 years) Dr Angela Watt 03 9342 8530 angela.watt@mh.org.au http://rmhresearchfoundation.mh.org.au This two year Fellowship was established in 1999 under the supervision of Professor Graham Brown, Director of the Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS) at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. The aim of the Fellowship was to create a research position for a young Australian medical graduate with laboratory research training, who would provide a bridge between research and clinical medicine within the VIDS. Dr Sharon Lewin was awarded the Fellowship and commenced in July 1999.

She has established an independent research program in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at The University of Melbourne, while continuing clinical work in the VIDS. Her research is focused on the role of the thymus in HIV infection. The thymus is the main source of immune cells in early human development.

By studying thymic function in terms of thymic output and rates of proliferation of T cells, she aims to understand the contribution of the thymus to HIV disease and responses to therapy.

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Medical Research

$

Baker Medical Research Institute, VIC Towards the establishment of state-of-the-art laboratory & animal facilities

50,000

Flinders University of S.A. - Division of Medicine Improving Pain Management in Palliative Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial

40,000

Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine, VIC towards the "Novel Technologies for Studying Brain Chemistry and Functionâ&#x20AC;? program

200,000

Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research, VIC to establish The Ian Potter Hepatitis Research Laboratories

300,000

Monash University - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, VIC to establish a crystallography laboratory within the Structural Biology Facility

100,000

Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, VIC DNA-chip microarray project

70,000

Royal Melbourne Hospital - Victorian Infectious Diseases Service The Ian Potter Foundation Infectious Diseases Fellowship

50,000

Total Medical Research $

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810,000

s c i e n t i f i c re s e a rc h - to support scientific research of particular value to the development and enhancement of the economic and ecological sustainability of Australian enterprises - to support scientific research to preserve Australian flora and fauna

> Rock lobsters underwater, Tasmanian Aquaculture & Fisheries Institute

Program area description: The Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scientific research program area shares strong links with its environment and education programs. Two common themes are the identification of exceptional and visionary individuals, and support for early career researchers. Research that adds to our understanding of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biodiversity is also a high priority.

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UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA, PHARMACY

UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA, TASMANIAN AQUACULTURE & FISHERIES INSTITUTE

Disease investigation in Shy albatrosses at Albatross Island, $30,000

Purchase of an underwater infra-red video system, $40,000

Dr Rupert Woods 03 6234 7044 rwoods@auswide.net.au

Exemplar Grants: CSIRO EDUCATION, ACT Student Research Scheme, $35,000 Mr Ross Kingsland 02 6276 6477 ross.kingsland@csiro.au www.csiro.au/education The Student Research Scheme is a national program that allows over 300 Year 11 and 12 students each year to participate in small-scale research projects under the supervision of practising scientists in research laboratories. The Scheme has been operating in Canberra since 1982.

In 1992 it was expanded to cover all capital cities, and regional centres such as Geelong, Launceston and Townsville.

Scientists from CSIRO, Universities and a range of other institutions and corporations volunteer their time to design a project, provide the student with background reading and supervise them during the project. The student must then produce a report on their work, and make a presentation to appropriate science classes at their school.

Feedback from students is extremely positive, citing benefits including a newfound relevance of their school studies, the incentive to take up a science career and the first opportunity to undertake a project for which there was no right answer and which might just make a significant contribution to the community. An external evaluation indicated that the Scheme affects career aspirations and study plans for a large number of participants.

> Head of a Shy Albatross

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Shy albatrosses are designated as a vulnerable species, and breed only on three small islands off the coast of Tasmania. On one of these three, Albatross Island, there is a disease whose identity is unknown. This three-year project aims to isolate which disease(s) is present at the Island, determine the causes of chick mortality, and identify potential strategies for the control of the disease. The information gained, and the disease surveillance and investigation strategies learned, will also contribute to the Environment Australia, Natural Heritage Division Recovery Plan for Albatrosses and Giant Petrels.

Our grant is assisting with the costs of medical testing of birds in the first year of the project, including pathology, histology, microbiology, serology and haematology.

Mr Stewart Frusher 03 6227 7271 stewart.frusher@utas.edu.au www.utas.edu.au/docs/tasi/TAFI_homepage. html To date, research into the marine environment has involved measuring of the contents of nets or traps; or diving, which is acknowledged as affecting the behaviour of many species. The purchase of a mobile infra-red (low light) underwater video camera array has enabled researchers from the Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute to study the night-time behaviour of marine species.

This is the first time that such equipment has been used in Australia.

Rock lobsters are Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier seafood product, and an important source of export revenue. Although much research has been directed at the species itself, little is known about its behaviour and relationships with other species in the ecosystem. A prime reason for the lack of research in this area is that lobsters are nocturnal and their eyes are sensitive to normal light. Research projects being undertaken using the infra-red video technology include lobster behaviour around fishing gear, the impact of kelp loss and octopus on lobster populations, and lobster aquaculture.

An improvement in the understanding of the interactions between lobsters and their environment will enable lobster fisheries to be managed for sustainability, while maximizing the economic contribution to many of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s southern rural towns.

s o c i a l w e l f a re - to support innovative programs which have a strong preventative focus and which are directed to family preservation - to assist programs which have an established record of providing meaningful employment opportunities for young people - to assist projects designed to develop strong business, community and volunteer partnerships which provide support for families and other groups experiencing economic or other hardships - to encourage the economic, social, educational and cultural life of communities and the people who live in them, and to help develop nationally applicable strategies for community development - to encourage the dissemination of results of successful programs Australia wide and to assist organisations to access proven overseas practice

> Image drawn from the video "Finding the Way Home", produced by the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Welfare Association of Victoria in January 2001

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Program area description: For many years the Foundation has provided general support to a large number of social welfare organisations. A decade ago the Foundation began to focus on helping develop new approaches to social welfare issues which, if successful, could be replicated. A major example of this was the introduction of intensive family preservation programs to Australia. These programs assist families of "at risk" children so that the removal of the children by child protection authorities may be avoided. Other examples are the development and dissemination of interest free loans for low income families, and home-visiting programs to families with young children.

"Strengthening families through community rebuilding" has been the major theme in the Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most recent grantmaking, as has the creation of meaningful employment and training opportunities for young people in disadvantaged communities. While embracing "innovation-evaluationdissemination" as its primary model, the Foundation also continues to provide limited support to small community-based organisations with a strong volunteer component.

Exemplar Grants: INTEREST FREE LOANS PROGRAM $55,000 (part of an allocation of $350,000 to the national expansion of the program) Mr Scott Anderson 03 9650 3188 scotta@ianpotter.org.au www.ianpotter.org.au The Ian Potter Foundation first supported the Interest Free Loan (IFL) program in 1992. Since that time a total of $457,000 has been provided to thirty organisations, almost all in Victoria.

This form of credit provision commenced in 1991 and has been overseen by the Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service. They have formed the Victorian NILS (No Interest Loan Scheme) Network and developed "Common Principles and Standards for Accreditation".

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> Image drawn from the video "Finding the Way Home", produced by the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Welfare Association of Victoria in January 2001

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In April 2000 the Foundation commissioned a review of the Interest Free Loans (IFL) program. After this evaluation the Foundation remains committed to the program and interest continues to grow (for a copy of the review please visit the Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website).

The essence of the program is simple.

The Foundation provides organisations with a capital base from which loans are made to low-income earners for the purchase of household goods and other essential items. The success of this program is in providing credit to a group normally considered a financial risk. Loans to consumers are arranged so that the repayment schedules are achievable. As funds are repaid new loans are made providing a revolving nature to the whole process.

The Foundation is now keen to see the expansion of IFLs continue in other states. Each state is developing their own "models" however the key to success still seems to be ownership by the local community.

CHILDREN’S WELFARE ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA Recruitment of Foster Carers from Rural and Vietnamese Communities, $35,000 total Ms Colleen Clare 03 9614 1577 colleen.clare@cwav.asn.au www.cwav.asn.au

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FAST AUSTRALIA Families And Schools Together Project, $122,000 (part of a commitment of $300,000 over 2 years) Ms Sherrie Coote 03 9481 4915 scoote@tig.com.au The FAST Program began in North America in 1988 and was first run in Australia in 1997. It is a broadly-based intervention program which targets primary-school children (aged 5-9 years) identified by their classroom teachers as being at-risk for failure in school. FAST is an 8-week, multi-family program based around structured activities. These activities are designed to improve communication between family members, to improve the relationship between the family, the school and community agencies, to increase the family’s self-esteem, and to build links between the participating families. Once the 8 week program has concluded, families which have graduated from the program join FASTWORKS, a 2 year, monthly follow up program.

The Foundation made a commitment of $300,000 in December 1999 towards the expansion of the FAST program through its implementation in ten Victorian primary schools over two years, in partnership with Uniting Church family agencies. Payments to 6 agencies from rural, regional and urban areas were made in the 2000-2001 year, totaling $122,000. The Victorian Parenting Centre is evaluating the impact of FAST on participating children’s education and social wellbeing. There is growing interest from other States in the program.

FAST Program at Preston East Primary School, VIC, Graduation Night celebrations

HOME-START AUSTRALIA INC. Expansion project, $40,000 Ms Michelle McDonnell 02 4961 2121 home-start@hunterlink.net.au Home-Start is a home visiting service in which volunteers offer friendship and practical help to families with at least one child under 5 years, where the parents are experiencing difficulty in their parenting roles or are under stress. Originally developed in the UK, the scheme was established in Australia in 1989. The Foundation previously gave support to two struggling programs in rural NSW until they secured State Government funding.

There are currently 21 government funded Home-Start schemes operating, the majority in NSW. This grant towards the expansion of Home-Start in Australia will support the development and dissemination of training resources for co-ordinators and volunteers, and help set up new programs in other states.

Two grants were made to the Children’s Welfare Association of Victoria (CWAV) during the year, both for projects aimed at recruiting foster carers.

Foster families are a precious resource in the child welfare system and there is a constant struggle to find families who can provide this care. The first grant of $20,000 was for the production of a video about foster care in rural areas, entitled "Finding the Way Home".

The video tells the stories of three families in rural Victoria who regularly care for foster children, and is being used by CWAV’s member organisations for the recruitment and training of new foster carers.

The second grant of $15,000 was for the project Out of Home Care in the Vietnamese community in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Caring for unrelated children is an unfamiliar concept for many Asian communities, with the result that there are few foster families available for Vietnamese children, which speak the same language in the home and share a similar cultural background. A Vietnamese support worker will be employed, the need for foster care determined, and some practical recruitment measures tried.

The project will be viewed as a pilot in the expectation that its report and recommendations will be relevant for other ethnic communities, both in Victoria and interstate.

> Image drawn from the video "Finding the Way Home", produced by the Children’s Welfare Association of Victoria in January 2001

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ST LUKE’S FAMILY CARE, BENDIGO Dissemination of the learnings from the SAFE program, $13,000 Ms Di O’Neil 03 5440 1100 stlukes@stlukes.org.au www.stlukes.org.au

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Shared Action for Family Enhancement (SAFE) was a three year community development project run by St. Luke's.

It was supported by The Ian Potter Foundation from 1997 to 1999 with a grant of $361,000. It aimed to promote the safety and well-being of children in Long Gully (near Bendigo in Victoria) by working with adults and groups in the community to mobilise resources and undertake community building activities. A vision of a healthy, safe and pleasant community was developed, and several projects were undertaken to achieve that vision, including building a community park and establishing a sports and recreation club.

St Luke’s Family Care, SAFE program, the Long Gully Legends Under-12 Footy Team

Two booklets about the SAFE program have been produced to date. The first, "Building Community, Strengthening Families – Shared Action in Long Gully", by Fiona Gardner and Bob Jamieson of La Trobe University, Bendigo, is a formal evaluation of the program. The second, "Shared Action – Our Story", is a narrative booklet including lots of photographs, which chronicles the program from the community’s perspective.

The Foundation’s grant is supporting the production of a third publication, a reference book for policy makers, agencies, and workers engaging in community capacity building. It describes the philosophy and principles of the project and the processes used, and will be available early in 2002. All three publications will be used by St Luke’s to ensure that the SAFE program is known and understood by as wide an audience as possible.

The success of Shared Action has been ratified by the Commonwealth Government providing funding to continue the project for two further years.

OXFORD HOUSES AUSTRALIA (OHA) Research into a model of selfmanaged housing and support, $10,000 Mr Ron Blake 03 9386 0911 oxford@vicnet.net.au Oxford Houses was introduced into Australia in 1997 to provide housing support for people re-establishing their lives after treatment for alcohol and/or drug addiction. Based on the principles of the very successful Oxford Houses Inc in the USA, OHA has established three houses in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and one in Ballarat. Each house accommodates on average five people, who between them are responsible for the day-today management of the household.

It provides one of the few models in Australia for the integration of people treated for a drug/alcohol dependency back into the community.

The Foundation’s grant is supporting research into the OHA model in an Australian context, particularly within the wider alcohol and drug service delivery and policy framework in Australia. A report will be prepared which will identify means of growth of the OHA model, and will be completed by late 2001.

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$

$

Aborigines Advancement League Inc., VIC to run a Screen-printing Program for the local community

5,000

Out 'n' About Inc., VIC Chill Out 2001 youth anger management program

Adelaide Day Centre for Homeless Persons Inc., SA Alcohol and Drug Intervention Garden project

5,000

Oxford Houses Australia, VIC research into a model of self-managed housing

5,000 10,000

Anglicare Victoria 10,000 Shrublands - Catering for the Community youth employment program

Peter Harcourt Services, VIC to equipment purchases as part of the Rural Options Project

Beacon Foundation, TAS The "Alliance" youth employment project

Reach Out for Kids Foundation Inc, VIC towards the "Feeling Smart" program

10,000

REFS Wilderness Services, VIC to fund outdoor equipment to be used for young people at risk in the education system

17,500

22,000

34,000

Berry Street Inc, VIC 11,250 For a staff member, a caregiver and a client to attend a Foster Care Conference in the Netherlands

6,000

Breakaway Camps Inc., VIC Towards the ongoing activities of Breakaway Camps Inc.

5,000

RivSkills Inc., SA Thinking Out Positive Solutions project

Broadmeadows Community Toy Library Inc., VIC to purchase additional and replacement toys for the library

4,000

Share Care Inc, VIC 10,000 a publicity and recruitment campaign to recruit more volunteer carers

Care Ring, VIC Group Leadership Training Course

4,000

Smith Family, The, VIC 165,000 to the purchase & refurbishment of new premises in Wellington St, Collingwood

Catherine House Inc., SA Family Reconciliation Program

10,000

St Luke's, VIC to disseminate learnings from the SAFE program

13,000

Children's Welfare Association of Victoria rural foster care recruitment video project

20,000

St Luke's, VIC Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Peer Education Program

15,000

Children's Welfare Association of Victoria recruitment of foster carers from the Vietnamese community

15,000

7,800

Glastonbury Child & Family Services, VIC to the Child and Family Enrichment Program

50,000

Straight Arrows Inc., VIC 12-week pilot program working with women and heterosexual men and their families The Travellers' Aid Society of Victoria Access All Cultures

5,000

The Travellers' Aid Society of Victoria Homeward Bound Program

5,000

TRY Youth & Community Services, VIC Koorie Youth Accommodation project

5,000

Helping Hand Association Inc., VIC Futures Program

5,000

Hobart Police & Citizens Youth Club Inc., TAS for the employment of a part-time youth worker

6,000

Home-Start Australia Inc, NSW Expansion project

40,000

Inner East Community Health Service Inc., VIC 15,000 to develop policy and practice guidelines for wilderness therapy programs Knox Community Care Inc., VIC for the ongoing work of Knox Community Care

5,000

MacKillop Family Services Ltd, VIC Heritage and Information Service

25,000

Mallee Family Care, VIC Chances for Children

10,000

Windana Society, The, VIC Renovations and extensions to their St Kilda Road premises

50,000

WorkPlacement Inc., VIC Youth Futures Employment Project

50,000

WorkPlacement Inc., VIC second year of the Youth Futures Employment Project

100,000

Victorian Association of Youth in Communities Youth Group Development Work

7,500

Youth Off The Streets, NSW McIntosh House

5,000

Melbourne Anglican Benevolent Society Inc., VIC 5,000 towards the activities of the Estates Ministry of St Judeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Carlton Open House - Christian Involvement Centres, VIC "Off the Street" Program

5,000

Subtotal $

798,050

Social Welfare | 31

Families And Schools Together (FAST) Victorian Implementation Ballarat Uniting Church Outreach Centre FAST Program at Canadian Lead Primary School

27,000

Broadmeadows Care FAST Program at Dallas Primary School

27,000

Kildonan Child and Family Services FAST Program at Keon Park Primary School

7,000

Orana Family Services FAST Program at Bethal Primary School

27,000

Preston Creative Living Centre FAST Program at Preston Primary School

7,000

Wimmera Community Care FAST Program at Horsham North Primary School Subtotal FAST $

27,000 122,000

Interest Free Loan (IFL) Scheme Anglicare SA towards the IFL program in Onkaparinga and Willochra St Kilda Community Group, VIC to extend the Interest Free Loans Scheme

30,000 5,000

Winmalee Neighbourhood Centre, NSW to expand the IFL Scheme

20,000

Subtotal IFL $

55,000

Total Social Welfare $

32 | Travel

975,050

travel - The Foundation provides small travel grants to institutions to assist early career staff members with at least three years tenure to attend overseas conferences, to pursue their research, to have the opportunity to gain further experience and to meet their peers in the international scene.

- Grants are also made for conferences of international status to be held within Australia. Support is generally in the form of assistance with the travel costs of an international key-note speaker at the conference

Program area description: The Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s travel grants program is distinctive in Australian philanthropy.

The grants made are small, generally of between $1,000 and $3,000. Most grants are in relation to travel by members of the academic staff of universities or research institutes, however grants may be made to any eligible organisation for travel by a staff member.

The Foundation requires that the travellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organisation commit its own funding before requesting a matching grant.

Although it represents only a small percentage of the Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grant-making, the travel grants program has been highly effective in promoting Australian research and overcoming the disadvantage of our geographic isolation.

A total of seventy-two travel grants was made during the financial year, across a wide range of disciplines, but with an emphasis on the sciences. Travellers went mostly to Europe and the Americas.

Travel | 33

Travel Art Gallery of New South Wales Mr Peter Raissis - European Art

3,000

Australian Catholic University, VIC Ms Margot Hillel - Arts and Sciences A/Prof. Michael Griffith - Arts and Sciences Dr Mary MacGibbon - Arts and Sciences

1,757 1,300 1,000

Barwon Health Mr Nicholas Palmieri - Tissue for Transplant

2,300

Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, VIC Dr Chris Clarke Dr Mark Smyth, Cancer Immunology

1,500 1,500

Curtin University of Technology, WA Dr Hannah Lewi - Architecture

2,000

Latrobe University, VIC 1,250 A/Prof. Lynne Bennington - Graduate School of Management Mr Anirban Bhattacharya - Computer Science & Computer 1,000 Engineering Dr Jeffrey Grierson - Australian Research Centre in 1,250 Sex, Health & Society 1,200 Dr Sue Jeavons - Psychological Sciences 1,500 Dr Darryl Mayberry - Psychological Science 2,000 Dr Murray Parkinson - Physics 1,200 Dr Rajyashree Pandey - Asian Studies 1,000 Dr Giuseppe Posterino - Zoology 2,000 Ms Meg Rosse - Science, Technology and Engineering 2,000 Dr Jacques Soddell - Biotechnology Research Centre 2,000 Ms Lorraine Staehr - Information Technology 4,000 Dr John Tebbutt - Arts and Media 2,000 Dr Terrie Waddell - Media Studies 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,920 1,200 1,600 2,750 1,500 2,000 1,000 2,000 1,500 1,000

Museum Victoria Ms Penny Edmonds Dr David Holloway

1,000 2,200

National Gallery of Victoria Ms Katy Glen

1,500

Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia & Allied Disorders, NSW Mr Paul Tooney 1,500

Royal Children's Hospital, VIC Ms Angela Clarke - Aboriginal Family Support Unit

3,000

Royal District Nursing Service, VIC Ms Alex Robinson - Cystic Fibrosis Home Support Team

2,000

RMIT University Dr Nicola Morelli - Centre for Design

2,000

Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW Dr Alison Butt - Kolling Institute of Medical Research

1,800

Swinburne University of Technology, VIC A/Prof. Duncan Forbes - Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing Ms Anne Prince - Higher Education Division

1,800 2,000

The Western Australian Deaf Society Inc. Mr John Levitzke

4,928

University of Adelaide, SA 4,000 Dr Jennifer Rosevear - Australian Society for Music Education University of Melbourne, VIC Dr Helen Billman-Jacobe - Microbiology and Immunology Dr Justin Cooper-White - Chemical Engineering Dr Paul Gregorevic - Physiology Dr Sue Knights - Institute of Land & Food Resources Dr Grant Lukey - Chemical Engineering Dr Christine Maric - Anatomy and Cell Biology Dr Nada Slakeski - Dental Science

1,000 2,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 1,000 1,800

University of New South Wales Mr Stanislaus Fung - Built Environment Mr Leon Wolff - Law

5,000 1,500

University of Queensland Dr Josephine Bowles - Institute for Molecular Bioscience Dr Lindsay F. Fowles - Institute for Molecular Bioscience Dr Barbara Lingwood - Perinatal Research Centre

1,000 1,300 2,000

University of Sydney Dr A Raman - Rural Management

1,100

University of Tasmania Dr Danielle Johnston - Aquaculture

2,500

University of Western Australia Mr. William Cookson - Centre for Land Rehabilitation Dr Livia Hool - Physiology Dr Evan Ingley - Laboratory for Cancer Medicine Mr Andrew Jarnicki - Institute of Child Health Research Dr. Jennifer Rodger - Zoology Dr Julia Shand - Zoology

2,000 2,500 1,000 2,000 1,000 2,000

Total Travel $

34 | Travel

900

800 2,500 1,500 1,500 2,000

Monash University, VIC Dr Susan Cranmer - Medicine, Box Hill Hospital Dr Nadine Dolby - Education Dr Sophie Dopheide - Medicine Dr Yousef Ibrahim - Gippsland School of Engineering Ms Susan Redfern - Nursing Dr Simone M. Schoenwaelder - Monash Medical School, Box Hill Hospital Dr Ross O'Shea - Pharmacology Dr Sabatino Ventura - Pharmacology Dr Bayden Wood - Chemistry Dr David Williamson - Medicine Dr Yuping Yuan - Medicine Dr Yuping Yuan - Medicine

Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia, VIC Ms Wendy Burge

Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, NSW Mr Nick Yee

CSIRO Dr Anita J. Hill - Manufacturing Science and Technology Dr Ruth Huwer - Entomology Dr. Mark Rayner - Marine Research, TAS. Ms Libby Salmon - Plant Industry

Mater Medical Research Institute, QLD Dr Jose Alejandro Lopez

$

$

128,355

the

Ian Potter cultural trust

The Ian Potter Cultural Trust provides grants to individuals to a maximum of $5,000 for the support of: • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art • the visual arts • literature • crafts • radio, film, television & video • music • community arts • design • moveable cultural heritage • the performing arts By making grants to outstandingly talented people in the early stages of their careers, the Trust aims to nurture the growth of excellence and diversity in cultural activities in Australia.

Description of the Trust’s activities:

"…overseas travel, especially when you

A small number of grants were made

are working in your field overseas, is an

during the year as part of The Ian

incredible confidence booster – to

Potter Music Commissions Program.

Grants are provided to assist people

know there are artists worldwide, all

This biennial program of the Cultural

early in their careers to undertake a

passionately striving to make work, and

Trust began in 1999, and offers support

program of international study, or

extend their skills – to get to know

for the composition and performance

another form of career development.

these people, learn with them and then

of new Australian music. Composers

The vast majority of applicants seek

return home confident and empowered

are encouraged to apply in partnership

funding for travel costs; however a

to try new things, to take risks you

with performing groups, and

small number of grants are made for

would not normally take" (Ms Sally

performance of the finished work is an

the acquisition of musical instruments

Smith, previous recipient of a grant of

essential feature of the program.

or equipment.

$3,000 to study in Paris with Pantheatre France).

For further information about The Ian Potter Cultural Trust, or to obtain a

The Ian Potter Cultural Trust was

copy of the Trust’s current application

established by the Foundation in 1993.

guidelines, please visit the Foundation’s

The number of applications each year

website at www.ianpotter.org.au

to the Trust is growing steadily, but the percentage of successful applications remains at around 35%. 102 grants were made during the 2000/2001 year.

The Ian Potter Cultural Trust | 35

The Ian Potter Cultural Trust Ms Katy Abbott to participate in two composers' workshops to be held in Florence and Budapest

$

$

2,700

Ms Karene Crooks 5,000 to undertake post-graduate studies in bassoon at the Freiburg Hochschule

Ms Lisa Jane Adcock 3,000 to study French Horn at the Graz Hochschule fur Kunst und Musik, Austria Mr Jeremy Angerson All My Love - a theatre project to give elderly people a voice

3,600

Mr Alister Barker 2,500 to undertake postgraduate cello studies at the Royal Northern College of Music, UK

DAMP (Mr James Lynch) 4,200 to present the art group, DAMP's exhibitions in Sydney and Adelaide Ms Rebecca Davis & Mr Stuart Halusz to undertake a four-week fellowship with London's Globe Theatre

3,000

Ms Dawn Delaney Stage 1 of the 'Women of East Timor' Photography Project

5,000

Mr Matthew Bieniek to attend the two-week International Bartok Seminar and Festival in Hungary

2,300

Ms Rochelle Del Borrello 5,000 to attend a training course for young directors at the Lucca Opera Festival, Italy

Mr Andy Biziorek to travel to Poland to participate in the Krakow International Theatre Festival

2,500

Ms Lisa Dombroski towards the post-production costs of her 22-min. film for the Grad. Dip. at the VCA

Ms Wendy Fairclough 3,000 to attend a week-long workshop at the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle

Ms Tracy Bourne 3,000 to undertake a six-week program of vocal studies with specialists in Europe Ms Mary Broughton 2,600 to attend the Colourstrings International Symposium in Helsinki, Finland Ms Rachel Bullen for the purchase of oboe reed-making machines

4,000

2,300

Mr Patrick Burns 4,700 to purchase a digital video camera to assist in the production of his short animation

Ms Isobel Ferrier to undertake an Advanced Diploma of Music in violin in Hungary

5,000

Ms. Isobel Ferrier to continue her Advanced Diploma of Music in Hungary

1,971

Ms Anna Fraser 5,000 to undertake vocal studies at the New England Conservatory in Boston USA Ms Anna Fraser 5,000 to undertake a second and final year at the New England Conservatory, Boston USA

Dr Giorgio Campanaro to the exhibition 'The Holy Shroud Over the Centuries: The Umberto II Collection'

5,000

Ms Rachel Carroll to work and exhibit her landscape paintings in Scotland over a six-month period

1,000

Mr Brett Carter to participate in the Opera Theatre Music Festival of Lucca, Italy

5,000

Mr James Gordon-Anderson 2,000 to tour the electric-ensemble work 'Supernuminary' to festivals in Europe

Ms Fiona Chatwin to undertake a Doctorate of Music Arts in Performance, University of California

3,000

Mr Robin Gough 1,900 to undertake a Bachelor of Music in French Horn at the RAM in London

Mr Luke Gabbedy 4,000 to study and perform at the Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca, Italy

Mr Paul Grabowski & Mr Neil Gadwin for travel to Japan to work on 'The Benshi Project'

Mr Zhong Chen 4,000 to study traditional techniques of folk art at the academy of Jinshan in China Ms Melissa Chominsky to undertake a 2 year advanced performance degree in Germany

3,000

Ms Kara Ciezki to undertake a Master of Music in recorder at the New England Conservatory, Boston

5,000

Ms Peta Clancy to participate in an Australian/Austrian art exchange titled Our Perfect Dream

1,500

Ms Beck Cole 5,000 to undertake a one-year course in Documentary Directing at the AFTRS Ms Bethany Cook 3,000 to study piano accompaniment at The Royal Academy of Music in London

36 | The Ian Potter Cultural Trust

Mr Brenden French 3,000 to undertake a two-week course at the Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle

4,000

Ms Kate Gregory 3,000 to undertake a research trip to Germany and Spain as part of her PhD thesis Ms Georgina Grosvenor to undertake a two-year violin apprenticeship in Illinois

5,000

Mr Glenistair Hancock 4,000 to attend the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle and to visit glass blowing studios Mr Andrew Heggie 3,000 to undertake singing studies at the Royal Northern College of Music, UK Ms Belinda Hellyer to study improvisation with the Loose Moose Theatre Company in Calgary, Canada

2,000

Mr Phil Heuzenroeder 3,000 to undertake a six-week professional development tour to Britain & Denmark

$

$

Mr David Hewitt to study taiko drumming in Japan

3,000

Ms Elise McCredie to undertake acting & writing workshops in the USA

Ms Fiona Hile to undertake a research tour of England and The Netherlands

1,000

Ms Chelsea McCubbery 5,000 For the purchase of a digital video camera and photographic accessories

Ms Rosemary Hodgson 2,000 to undertake a four-week tour of Europe studying Baroque continuo playing

Ms Amy McDowell 5,000 to undertake a thirty-week program at the Actors' Centre in New York

Mr Keith Hunter to purchase a concert grand Marimba percussion instrument

Mr Robert McGauran & Mr Roger Byrt to research perspective in Caravaggioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s works

2,000

Ms Louise Hunter 2,500 to undertake studies in trumpet at the Malmo Academy of Music, Sweden Mr Agim Hushi to study voice for one year with Maestro Corelli in Milan

5,000

Mr Daniel Jarvis for the purchase of home studio recording equipment to be used in composing

4,000

Ms Katerina Kokkinos-Kennedy 1,500 to undertake masterclasses at the Canadian Voice Intensive in Vancouver Mr Patrick Lawrence 3,000 to undertake a fellowship in accompaniment at the University of Michigan Ms Larissa Linnell Cusp - a visual/sound project as part of Tasmania's 'Ten Days on the Island' Festival

2,900

Ms Joanne Loth 3,000 to undertake a 12-month internship with Theatre de la Jeune Lune in Minneapolis Ms Marianthe Loucataris 4,000 to study with Egyptian drumming master, Ibrihim El Minyawi in London Ms Gabrielle Macdonald towards a study tour of theatre and rehabilitation in New York

2,000

Mr Martin Mackerras 2,500 for the recording of new Australian music by the New Music Lighthouse Ensemble Ms Sarah Mandie to attend the Ukrainian Klezmer camp to study Jewish music

2,500

Mr Ben Marks 5,000 to undertake a two-month study tour of Europe developing his music skills Ms Bryony Marks 2,500 to facilitate the professional recording of her most recent string quartet Kubota Mr Simon Martyn-Ellis 3,000 to attend a Summer Course in Early Music Performance Practice in Norway Mr John Mateer 2,200 to present performances of his work at the Poetry Africa Festival 2001, South Africa Ms Debby Maziarz to undertake a three-month theatre residency in Barcelona

4,000

Ms Seanne McArthur 3,000 to undertake a four- to eight-week study tour in Silversmithing in the USA

4,000

2,500

Ms Chelsea McGuffin 3,000 to undertake a four-month study tour to the UK training with circus companies Mr Michael McLaughlin 2,775 to undertake a masterclass for the community-based Headlines Theatre in Vancouver Ms Ruth McMillan 2,500 to attend the 52nd Faenza International Competition for Ceramic Art in Italy Ms Dolla Merrillees to research visual arts festivals across the globe

1,000

Mr Jonathan Messer 5,000 to undertake a two-year Masters in Film Directing at the American Film Institute in LA Mr Thomas Middlemost 4,000 to undertake a three-month internship as an assistant curator at the TATE-Modern in London Ms Gretchen Miller 2,000 to attend a conference "Writing the Environment" at the University of East London Ms Margaret Mills to undertake a five-week training course led by Linda Wise with Pantheatre, in Paris

2,500

Ms Julia Monsborough 3,000 to undertake the postgraduate program in French Horn at the Royal College of Music, London Mr Craig Moore 5,000 to undertake a Master of Music Degree in Bass Trombone at Depaul University, Chicago Mr Simon Murphy 2,000 towards the restoration costs of his rare late 17th Century Tyrolean viola Ms Camilla Murray 3,500 to undertake an arts management internship at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York Ms Sarah Neville To undertake a fellowship in theatre/dance at Robert Wilsons' Watermill Centre in New York

5,000

Ms Lois Norman 3,500 to undertake the'Techniques of Adaptation' course at the School of Drama & Theatre Arts, London Ms Alexandra Osborne to undertake a Bachelor of Music Degree in violin performance at The Curtis Institute of Music

5,000

The Ian Potter Cultural Trust | 37

The Ian Potter Music Commissions Program Ms Astrid Pill to undertake a mentoring program in the Roy Hart/Pantheatre vocal technique in Paris

5,000

Mr Jacob Plooij 4,500 for living expenses incurred in relocating to Amsterdam to prepare for the Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition Ms Bagryana Popov 2,500 to undertake five-week' intensive Body/Voice training at Pantheatre in Paris Ms Karen Roberts to undertake workshops with performance artist Wendy Houston in London and Pantheatre in Paris

2,000

Ms Michelle Rose 4,000 to undertake studies in viola at the Hochschule fur Musik in Vienna Ms Vanessa Roth 5,000 to undertake a diploma course in Marine Archaeological Conservation in Finland Ms Karen Schofield 5,000 to undertake a tour of Europe and the USA to study flute performance The Seraphim Piano Trio 4,500 to undertake intensive coaching at Hatto Beyerle's Music Akademie in Basel Ms Bonnie Smart to participate in the Holland Music Sessions as a cellist

2,500

Ms Kylie Sparkman 2,000 to undertake her Diploma in flute at the Karlsruhe Musikhochschule in Germany Ms Donna Stevens 2,000 to train for 3 months with Andre Simard at Cirque du Soleil in Montreal Ms Ade Suharto to study Indonesian dance forms in Java

3,000

Mr Darren Sylvester 1,500 to participate in an Australian/Austrian art exchange titled Our Perfect Dream Mr David Symons 3,000 to attend the Deborah Hay Solo Performance Commissioning Project, Seattle Ms Louise Taube 5,000 to undertake a course in film direction at the New York Film Academy, USA Ms Sarah Thomas 1,500 to undertake 3 years study in Costume Production at Rose Bruford College, London Ms Catherine Threlfall to undertake a community music study tour of the UK and Ireland

2,000

VARDOS Trio to study traditional and gypsy music during three months in Hungary and Romania

3,800

Ms Deborah White to study at the Fall & Winter Residencies of the Banff School for the Arts, Canada

5,000

Ms Deborah White to return to the Banff Centre in Canada to undertake a short-term summer residency

3,000

Subtotal $

38 | The Ian Potter Cultural Trust

339,446

$

Dr Martin Friedel 8,400 Composition and performance fees, as part of the 1999 Commissions Ms Kate Neal 10,000 Composition and performance fees, as part of the 1999 Commissions 2001 Commissions Judges' and Composers' Honoraria

10,900

Subtotal $

29,300

Total Cultural Trust $

368,746

The Foundation wishes to thank those newspapers, journals, individuals and other organisations that provided photographs appearing in this report, specifically: p.7

upper image, R.H. side, 3D rendering: Gollings + Pidgeon

p.7

lower image, R.H. side, photographer Vicki Jones

p.9

R.H. side image, photographer Ian Phipps

p.11

photographer Carmen Greenaway

p.12

L.H. side image, photographer Carmen Greenaway

p.13

bottom R.H. corner, photographer Eric Lundberg

p.13

lower L.H. side image, photographer Robert Woodbury

p.17

top R.H. corner image, Western District Newspapers

p.17

L.H. side image, Australian Natural Resources Atlas

p.22

Arthur Wigley, Medical Photographer at The Royal Melbourne Hospital

p.35

Extract from the score of “Cities of the Mind” by Martin Friedel, recipient of a grant under the 1999 Music Commissions Program

The Ian Potter Foundation staff: Dr Dorothy Scott – Executive Secretary Mr John Kellaway – Accountant (part-time) Mrs Pam Maughan – Finance Administration Mr Scott Anderson – Grants Administration Ms Kylie McRae – Grants Administration Ms Alexandra Williamson – Grants Administration (part-time) Ms Carol Mackieson – Reception

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Trustee: The Ian Potter Foundation Limited ACN 004 603 972 Level 3, 111 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Telephone: 03 9650 3188 Facsimile: 03 9650 7986 email: admin@ianpotter.org.au web: www.ianpotter.org.au