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Across the country Joseph Nelson is a local star athlete for Officer after participating in the national championships for crosscountry running. The student from Officer Specialist School was in Canberra on 26 August competing in the 2023 Australia Cross Country Championships. Story page 3
Joseph Nelson recently competed in the Australian Cross Country Championships. Picture: COREY EVERITT
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2040, the Cardinia Foundation is determined to play a pivotal role in shaping Cardinia’s future,” Cardinia Foundation board chairman Paul Thomas said. To achieve the lofty goal, the Foundation has amended its fundraising strategy, which will centre now around fundraising through partnerships, workplace giving and bequests. It also announced a new partnerships scheme, which will allow organisations to partner with the foundation, starting from just $250.
“We need everyone’s support to make this happen...we need the community of Cardinia to come together,” Mr Thomas said. “These partnerships will help so many community organisations. We are able to amplify the impact by joining together many partners and donors to help our community thrive, both now and into the future,” Cardinia Foundation executive officer Kara Norton-Jones said. Continued page 4
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An ambitious future for community fundraising in Cardinia Shire was outlined at The Cardinia Foundation’s 20-year anniversary celebrations on Tuesday 5 September. The two-decade milestone, which has seen the foundation distribute $830,000 in grants, was celebrated by Cardinia Shire councillors, Bass MP Jordan Crugnale, Cardinia Foundation
board members, local charities and communities members at Outlook Community Centre. The Foundation used the achievement to announce it will double down on fundraising over the next 20 years, setting forth an ambitious goal to raise $800,000 annually for local organisations in the shire. “As we stand on the brink of the largest wealth transfer in Australia’s history, estimated to be $2.6 trillion in assets changing hands by
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