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Harry Potter brings theatrical magic to families in lockdown

When the coronavirus pandemic shut down HeartKids’ face-to face hospital and community support for people impacted by congenital heart disease (CHD), actor Gyton Grantley came to their rescue.

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Queensland inspiration boosts medical research funding again

Daniel Raumer wasn’t a friend or colleague of Charles Viertel. But a chance meeting with his fellow Queenslander – who bequeathed more than $60 million to medical research in 1992 – was enough to spark Dan’s own philanthropic journey.

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Equity Trustees launches second Global Equity UCITS fund for Ecofin Advisors

Ecofin Advisors Limited, a leading UK based sustainable investment firm has launched a second Global Equity fund in Ireland, the Ecofin Global Renewables Infrastructure UCITS Fund.

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Equity Trustees appoints new Company Secretary

Australia’s leading trustee company, Equity Trustees, has appointed Samantha Einhart as Company Secretary.

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This New Year put your digital estate plan into action

Most of us create a large digital footprint in our lifetimes – online banks, social media, subscriptions, online share trading and emails, to name just a few. How would your family cope with what to do with it all, if you were no longer around?

COVID Normal

Equity Trustees continues to take a practical and measured approach to the COVID-19 pandemic and complying with government guidance in the locations we operate in.

JJ gears up for a 2021 Christmas surprise

Equity Trustees has been working with JJ and his wonderful family for just over 10 years and in that time it’s been a true privilege

A culturally safe learning environment for Aboriginal children

Starting students in kindergarten and teaching culture alongside the mainstream curriculum, in partnership with families, is what makes Gawura unique.

Deepening community impact Children and Young People

For more than 145 years, Equity Trustees has helped Australian philanthropists to realise their giving ambitions.

Giving Every Child Greater Choice for Their Future

Despite Australia’s prosperity, it’s a jarring reality that our education system is not equally and consistently funded in line with that prosperity.

Childhood Dementia challenging perspectives

Every four days a young Australian dies with dementia. It’s a difficult to reconcile the two pieces of information – dementia is a condition generally associated with advanced age.

Cancer in children needs more than medicine

When a family is told their child has cancer, what they hear is “your child might die”.