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West Australian
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
House That! Andrew and Nicola Forrest list Mosman Park mansion which they never lived in for $13.65m
House That! Andrew and Nicola Forrest list Mosman Park mansion which they never lived in for $13.65m
Perth Now
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
David Attenborough's Perth-based birthday celebrations
James Arvanitakis & Nicola Forrest. Picture: Alan Chau / The West Australian More than 100 people gathered at Luna Palace Cinema in Leederville for the Perth premiere of Ocean with David Attenborough. The premiere was hosted by Minderoo Foundation, a major backer of the Attenborough film via its impact film fund, Minderoo Pictures. The film exposes the devastating impacts of bottom trawling, coral bleaching and rising ocean temperatures, while drawing on Attenborough's seven-decade career to share a powerful message of hope: while the ocean is in crisis, recovery is still possible – if we choose to act. Minderoo Foundation co-founder Nicola Forrest said the film would inspire change at a critical time for the world's oceans and the communities and people they sustain. 'It's more than a documentary - it's a wake-up call,' Ms Forrest told guests. 'Long-form storytelling through film speaks to us in a unique way. It has the capacity to cut through, it can create movements for change and even trigger cultural shifts.' The Perth premiere coincided with Sir David's 99th birthday, making it an especially meaningful celebration of his legacy and lifelong dedication to nature and science. One of the cinematographers on the film, Tom Park, who shot scenes at the Great Barrier Reef said it was surreal to hear the legend narrate his footage. 'For me, he's been an idol for as long as I can remember, he's inspired generations of us,' Park said. 'Happy Birthday and if you ever make it to Aus, I'd love to buy you a beer.' Managing director of Sea Shepherd Australia Jeff Hansen was also at the premiere and thanked Attenborough for being 'a bloody legend'.
AU Financial Review
28-04-2025
- Business
- AU Financial Review
Philanthropy 50: Which Australians gave away the most?
Is divorce good for philanthropy? This could be the year Australia finds out. Nicola Forrest, who split from former husband Andrew in 2023, now gives through both the Minderoo Foundation and her own Coaxial Foundation. And while Coaxial didn't make the Philanthropy 50 list this year, it will almost certainly next year. Likewise, Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes' divorce may lead to greater levels of giving from both, through Mike's Boundless Earth and the Cannon-Brookes Foundation, which is led by the former couple. It's all been pioneered globally, says JBWere's John McLeod, by MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, who set in motion a wave of impressive philanthropic giving in 2020, currently totalling $US19 billion ($31.7 billion). Next year's Philanthropy 50, in other words, could be quite different from 2025's.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Australian philanthropists donate $3.15 million to Ukraine, urge governments to step up support
Minderoo Foundation on Feb. 27 donated 5 million Australian dollars ($3.15 million) to support Ukrainian communities impacted by Russian aggression and affirm Ukraine's territorial integrity. The package builds upon 20 million Australian dollars ($12.6 million) that the Australia-based charity, founded by Andrew and Nicola Forrest, has already provided for demining, food and energy security, and the protection of children in Ukraine. Russia's full-scale war, which recently entered its fourth year, has sparked a deep humanitarian crisis in the country, leaving millions displaced and housing and infrastructure devastated in front-line regions. "The invasion of one country by another is wholly offensive to civilization. Ukraine has every right to protect its borders, and the international community will be extremely shortsighted if it does not stand with Ukraine," said Andrew Forrest, an Australian billionaire, philanthropist, and founder of the Fortescue mining group. "While philanthropy can play a crucial role, governments across Europe should redouble their efforts to make Russian assets and elite interests pay for the war of aggression they have waged on Ukraine." The foundation's latest assistance package focuses on regions in Ukraine's east, including Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, and elsewhere. It targets communities impacted by Russia's use of cluster munitions in Mykolaiv in 2022 and Russia's deadly missile strike against an apartment building in Dnipro in January 2023. The donation will further provide support for demining in agricultural areas, households impacted by the war, and peace-building and community cohesion activities in cooperation with civil society organizations. Nicola Forrest noted that one-quarter of Ukraine's agricultural land remains contaminated by landmines and unexploded ammunition. "Demining is a humanitarian and economic imperative. Recovery, growth and global food security depends on it," she said in a statement. The foundation said that the latest donation is intended to recognize Ukraine's territorial integrity and reflects Minderoo's commitment to the Ukrainian leadership in peace efforts. "President (Volodymyr) Zelensky is the democratically elected leader of his people and a man of great character and resilience," Andrew Forrest said on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale war. "As I have told the president before, we unequivocally support Ukraine to recover from this atrocious war on the terms acceptable to him and his people." The statement comes amid U.S. President Donald Trump's diplomatic outreach to Russia in an effort to broker a peace deal, seemingly sidestepping Kyiv and Europe. The U.S. president caused an uproar in Ukraine and elsewhere when he called Zelensky a "dictator without elections" and said the Ukrainian head of state is not vital to the peace process. Read also: Ukraine war latest: Trump says he will meet Zelensky on Feb. 28 in Washington to sign agreement on minerals We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
