Media release
Community Foundations Australia appoints Georgia Mathews and Dylan Smith as Co-CEOs
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Respect Ballarat: a whole-of-community response to gender-based violence
In early 2024, a traumatised Ballarat community – reeling from the violent deaths of three local women within months – took to the streets to demand action to end gendered violence. The community’s call for change led to Respect Ballarat, a collaboration led by Respect Victoria and supported by the Ballarat Foundation.
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Spotlight on the growing network: Yarra Valley Community Foundation
In a new series, the CFAus newsletter will spotlight freshly launched community foundations to highlight the diversity of our growing movement and deepen network connections. This month, we meet the Yarra Valley Community Foundation that launched in April 2026.
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Jenny Hodgson shares global insights ahead of Forum
In this Q&A Executive Director of the Global Fund for Community Foundations Jenny Hogdson shares some learnings from 20 years in the post as she prepares to travel to Australia for the National Community Foundations Forum 2026.
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Alliance of community funds launches to power gender equity
The Community Funds for Gender Equity alliance (CFGE) that formed at the end of 2025 launched at an event ahead of the Women Deliver 2026 conference in Melbourne at the end of April.
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Adelaide Hills Foundation gets off the ground while Greater Shepparton celebrates 25 years
In what’s becoming a typical month of activity in the evolving community foundations movement, another new foundation joins the network while others celebrate significant milestones. South Australia’s newest foundation launched in the Adelaide Hills, while the Greater Shepparton Foundation in Victoria marked 25 years of serving its diverse community.
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‘Communities are rushing in to create their own futures’: Ian Bird's Leadership Victoria Oration 2026
Australian communities are rising in response to the uncertainty we are seeing around us, said Community Foundations Australia CEO Ian Bird. In his Leadership Victoria Oration 2026, he offered his reflections on how the community foundation movement is the fastest growing he has seen in the world – and why it is giving him hope for a brighter future.
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CFAus opens 'engine room' to navigate the Community Charity framework
The focus at CFAus is to ensure that the community foundation network realises the full potential of the new Community Charity DGR-1 framework. Consequently, a dedicated Community Charity Engine Room is being launched to help foundations make sense of the guidelines in practice.
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Energy working group renews focus on practical skills to support a ‘just’ transition
Community Foundation Australia’s national working group to support foundations navigating the renewable energy shift for a ‘just transition’ will soon be launching a fresh series of learning opportunities. The focus is on practical skills, shared learning and real-world application and calls for new members to get involved.
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CFAustralia Update
DGR 1 celebration: Former Community Foundations Australia Chair Ben Rodgers’ speech in full
Community Foundations Australia brought more than 80 friends together on 10 February to celebrate both the historic DGR 1 tax reform that created a new category for community foundations and the contribution of former Chair Ben Rodgers. Here, he has kindly agreed to share the speech he made on the night in full.
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