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Celebrating Our 40th Year
In celebration of our 40th Anniversary in 2024, we've allocated $100,000 to spread the love to FORTY social/community programs. FORTY $2,500 charitable donations will be made to projects nominated by FORTY of our staff members. Our team will spend time with each project and share FORTY stories.
Keep an eye on this page as we document our journey.
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Introducing 40-for-40
TAG founders, Tony and Max, introduce the new project.
South East Block Party
First staff members to dive into TAG 40-for-40 are Max and Chris! They've pooled their donations together to support the South East Block Party, hosted by Kobie Dee.
Huge thanks to Amanaki Studios for supplying footage for this video, check out their awesome work at www.amanakistudios.com.
PANDA
A glimpse into our PR coordinator Alena's charity of choice, PANDA - Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia. Join Alena as she volunteers at their stall for the day and interviews PANDA Community Champion - Gabrielle Micallef. An incredible insight into PANDA's important work.
For more information on PANDA visit their website panda.org.au.
StreetHeart
We have the great pleasure of hearing from our warehouse employee and director of StreetHeart, Rick. We're no strangers to StreetHeart already, as the founder Rick has worked tirelessly to help the community and has done an incredible job so far.
You can keep up to date with StreetHeart and join their community through the StreetHeart Facebook Group.
Eco Barge Clean Seas
We're going up North! One of our legendary Queensland team members, Stefan Fuller, partnered with the charity Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc. This organisation do incredible work in protecting marine life, often caring for sick or injured turtles.
For more information visit their website: ecobargecleanseas.org.au
ACF Community Bayside
Another one of our Queensland TAG legends Wesley joined Wesley and his mum Vicki, who volunteers her time with ACF Community Bayside.
Vicki and ACF Community Bayside's major focus is Saving Toondah Harbour Wetlands in Cleveland, Qld. These coastal mangroves are shoreline-nesting sites used by the critically endangered Eastern Curlew. The wetlands and surrounds are also the home to other critically threatened animals including koala, dugongs, dolphins, whales, and sea turtles.
Currently the Toondah Harbour Wetlands are under threat from a proposed real estate project, marina and apartment complex, the largest in the Redlands’ history.
"For people asking why we fight so hard to save the wetlands and the Curlew," Vicki explains, "it's so my grandchildren can actually see a migratory shorebird in their lifetime."
To help ACF Community Bayside spread the word we've donated $2500 for a new branded marquee, to be used at events and raise awareness for the protection of the wetlands.
Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation
Join Cam in the lead up to the big day, walking 24km for the ‘Walk for Kids with Cancer’ with Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation (SCHF). The funds raised from 'Walk for Kids with Cancer' will be directed to the front line of kids’ health across Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. To help ensure kids with cancer continue to receive the best possible care at the Kids Cancer Centre in Randwick and the Cancer Centre for Children at Westmead.
For more information visit their website: www.schf.org.au
Wrap with Love
Our awesome team member Adrian spent the day with this inspiring group of volunteers who work tirelessly to keep the underprivileged warm all year round. Run purely by volunteers, the funds raised go directly to the packaging and postage of these beautifully handmade wraps.
For more information visit their website: www.wrapwithlove.org
Waves Resilience
Our A&H Mix Wizard Andrew Crawford spent the day his brother and Waves Resilience facilitator Phillip Crawford. Waves Resilience is a resilience training program, hosting counselling/mentoring by the ocean and even in the waves. Phil has been working with an awesome group of young guys, focusing on strategies to better handle the hurdles in life.
Fair Wealth Australia
We're thrilled to share TAG accounts champion Marisabel's 40-for-40 organisation of choice - Fair Wealth Australia. We'd like to say a huge thank you to their team for sending us a video! Fair Wealth Australia provide both financial and mental health support to Australian essential workers in crisis, including emergency grants, free counselling and much more.
For more information visit their website: https://www.fairwealthaustralia.com/
Hobart Rivulet Platypus
For this week's 40-for-40 charity we've headed way down south, and met up with the incredible community group - Hobart Rivulet Platypus! Our very own Bryan Davidson spent the day with Pete Walsh, group founder and dedicated conservationist. Known to be the closest occurrence of platypus population to an Australian CBD, this makes ongoing monitoring and litter collecting crucial for the urban platypuses wellbeing.
For more information visit their website: https://hobartrivuletplatypus.org/
Barnardos Australia
This week's 40-for-40 charity was really a special one. TAG legend Ewan McDonald has spent a lot of time with Barnardos Australia and wanted to give something back to a place that has given him the best gift of all.
For more information visit their website: https://www.barnardos.org.au/
The Cat Protection Society
Team Amper's one and only Cam Dunn has just completed his SECOND 40-for-40 project with The Cat Protection Society of NSW. Thanks so much to Kristina and Nerida for welcoming us into your incredible organisation. The Cat Protection Society works tirelessly advocating for our feline friends, as well as operating an adoption service and a visionary adopt-a-stray program.
For more information visit their website: https://catprotection.org.au/
Matthew Talbot Centre
Nicole from our marketing team gives us a glimpse into Friday's at Matthew Talbot Centre, a men's homeless service in Newcastle, NSW. This centre works tirelessly to support people experiencing homelessness, including connecting them with each-other and their culture. A huge thank you to Paiige and Warren, and to Chris for filming the day.
Apunga Ecological Management
This 40-for-40 project was lead by our head of pro audio, James Mckenna, who wanted to lend a hand to Apunga Ecological Management. Specialising in bush regeneration, Apunga have been doing some incredibly important work around the Sydney region.
Check out their website for more information: https://apunga.com.au/
Croakey Health Media
For this 40-for-40 project we're in rainy Rylstone with Ruth Armstrong, who chose to support Croakey Health Media's inaugural CroakeyGO. Thanks to Melissa Sweet for sharing why public interest journalism is so important.
Check out their website for more information: https://www.croakey.org/
Good for the Gong
This 40-for-40 project was headed by the legendary Nathan Ashguerra! Perfectly aligning with TAG's renewable energy mission, we've been proud to support the valiant efforts of Good for the Gong. Good for the Gong is a climate action group based in Illawarra, run by local community that care about climate change and Wollongong's future.
Check out their website for more information: https://goodforthegong.org/