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Planet Ark
Planet Ark Environmental Foundation is an Australian non-profit environmental organization founded in 1992. Planet Ark works with partners in the public and private sectors to help find the simple ways in which their partners can reduce their impact on the planet. They focus on the environmental impacts of human consumption in the home, the workplace, and the community. It is best known for its high-profile recycling campaigns including 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark', Australia's 'National Recycling Week', and the country's biggest annual community tree planting event, National Tree Day. The organisation is operated from its office in Sydney. History Ark Australia was founded in 1992 by Paul Klymenko, Peter Shenstone and former Ark UK member Jon Dee. At the time kerbside recycling was in its infancy and environmental information was very limited. The organisation was commissioned to create 300 "Save the Planet" videos involving high profile celebrities and soon became known as Plane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not-for-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in contrast with an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a profit for its owners. A nonprofit is subject to the non-distribution constraint: any revenues that exceed expenses must be committed to the organization's purpose, not taken by private parties. An array of organizations are nonprofit, including some political organizations, schools, business associations, churches, social clubs, and consumer cooperatives. Nonprofit entities may seek approval from governments to be tax-exempt, and some may also qualify to receive tax-deductible contributions, but an entity may incorporate as a nonprofit entity without securing tax-exempt status. Key aspects of nonprofits are accountability, trustworthiness, honesty, and openness to eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinventing herself in music and fashion, for which she is referred to by the European press as the " Princess of Pop" and a style icon. Her accolades include a Grammy Award, three Brit Awards and 17 ARIA Music Awards. Born and raised in Melbourne, Minogue first achieved recognition starring in the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', playing tomboy mechanic Charlene Robinson. She gained prominence as a recording artist in the late 1980s and released four bubblegum and dance-pop-influenced studio albums produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. By the early 1990s, she had amassed several top ten singles in the UK and Australia, including "I Should Be So Lucky", "The Loco-Motion", "Hand on Your Heart", and "Better the Devil You Know". Taking more cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacey Thomson
Stacey Thomson (born 27 August 1964) is an Australian television presenter. Career Thomson is a host on the long-running nature and science themed series ''Totally Wild'' and has been with the show since its premiere in 1992. She is often introduced as Ranger Stacey. Formerly a ranger and spokeswoman for the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Thomson has also appeared on ''Celebrity Big Brother'', ''Wombat'', ''Agro's Cartoon Connection'', ''Rove Live'' and '' Celebrity Name Game''. In 2017, Stacey celebrated 25 years of ''Totally Wild ''Totally Wild'' is an Australian children's television series which premiered on Network 10 on 12 July 1992. The series aired on 10 Peach from 2013 to 2020, and 10 Shake from 2020 to 2021. It had a current affairs program format, and did sto ...''. References External links * Living people Australian veterinarians Women veterinarians 1964 births Australian children's television presenters Australian women television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdalena Roze
Magdalena Roze (born 1982) is an Australian (with Polish heritage) meteorologist, weather presenter and journalist. Early life Roze was a scholarship holder and graduate from the University of Sydney where she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communication. In addition to her media qualification, Roze completed a Graduate Diploma in Atmospheric Science at Macquarie University, winning the 2009 Biophysical Environments Prize and the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Prize for her academic achievements. She has also completed a meteorological training course at the Bureau of Meteorology and been invited back to Macquarie University as a guest lecturer. Career Roze has been an anchor, weather presenter and meteorologist at the Weather Channel and guest appearances as a weather expert and commentator on prime time radio and television programs across Australia. Roze joined Network Ten in October 2011 and became a weather presenter on '' Ten News at F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Maddison
Peter Maddison is an Australian architect and television presenter. He is best known for presenting the TV series ''Grand Designs Australia'', which has been shown in Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands and the UK. Early life and education Maddison graduated in Architecture from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1983, having studied as a mature student after failing his final year at high school. TV appearances ''Grand Designs Australia'' was filmed in 2009 by the Lifestyle Channel, who chose Maddison as someone "who could best articulate the grandeur of Grand Designs and also the Australianness we are looking for."Gemma BattenboughArchitect named as host of Grand Designs Australia Architecture & Design, 8 September 2009. Retrieved 2012-03-21. The series was first broadcast to Australia in October 2010. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Georgiadis
Costa Georgiadis (born 1 January 1964) is an Australian landscape architect and television presenter. He is a second generation Australian of Greek descent. Georgiadis is currently hosting ''Gardening Australia'' on ABC and previously appeared as 'Costa the Garden Gnome' in the ABC Kids program ''Get Grubby TV.'' Early life Georgiadis was born in Sydney and grew up in North Bondi on the same street as his grandparents and uncle. He is the youngest of three children. His father, Stan, was an electrician. Career Georgiadis' grandparents fostered his early interest in gardening. He worked as a landscaper whilst studying landscape architecture at University of New South Wales, where he developed an interest in sustainability. From 2009 to 2011, he presented SBS's ''Costa's Garden Odyssey'', a programme that explored the relationship between gardening, sustainability, and spirituality. On 20 December 2011 the ABC announced that Georgiadis would replace Stephen Ryan as the host of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardening Australia
''Gardening Australia'' is an Australian lifestyle television program which suggests and promotes organic and environmentally friendly ways of gardening. It is created by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and airs on ABC TV, in an hour-long weekly show each Friday evening. A monthly magazine, ''Gardening Australia'', was spawned by the show. History The series has its origins in 1969 as ''It's Growing'', with five minute segments broadcast ahead of the Sunday night news on ABT2 in Hobart. It was hosted by Peter Cundall, an experienced gardener with a passion for growing plants using organic methods. He had hosted a gardening talkback segment on ABC radio in Hobart since 1967. It was renamed ''Landscape'' in 1972 and extended to 15 minutes per episode. The format was adapted into ''Gardening Australia'' in 1990, broadcast nationally with the format expanded to 30 minutes per episode. It was still hosted by Cundall with other gardening experts from around Australia. Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Treble
James Treble is an Australian building and interior designer. He hosts the TV show ''Renovate Or Rebuild'', on Nine Network. He was a presenter on ''Open Homes Australia'', on 9Life. Treble is publicly known for his six-hour, live, co-hosting on Your Money. He co-hosted for seven seasons, from 2012 until 2019, as a design expert, on Network Ten lifestyle program, ''The Living Room.'' As an ambassador for Planet Ark, since 2015, Treble supports sensible purchasing, recycling and creative re-purposing. Between 2020 and 2021, James was awarded the NSW Fellowship from the Design Institute of Australia. This award was granted for his contribution to the design industry, and the continuous support and education of new interior designers. Treble contributes, as a home design expert, to the Bauer monthly lifestyle magazine, ''Inside Out.'' After writing to each issue of ''HOMES+'' from its launch (in 2014), to its closure (in 2018). Treble shares his knowledge through workshops and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Layne Beachley
Layne Collette Beachley (born 24 May 1972) is a former professional surfer from Manly, New South Wales. She won the World Championship seven times. Currently she is the chair of Surfing Australia. Surfing career At the age of 16 Beachley became a professional surfer. By the age of 20 she was ranked sixth in the world. Beachley became the Women's ASP World Champion in 1998, and won the title again in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2006. She is the first woman in history to win 7 World Championships, and only surfer, male or female to win six consecutive world titles. She shared the woman's record for most World Championships won with Stephanie Gilmore until Gilmore won her eighth title in 2022. In 2004, Layne was given a wildcard entry into the Energy Australia Open held at Newcastle, one of the rare occasions a woman has competed in a men's surfing event. In 2006, Layne was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame. Beachley announced on 10 October 2008 that she would r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Webster
Tim Webster (born 15 December 1951) is an Australian television and radio personality and sports broadcaster. He held various presenting roles on Network 10 from 1981 until 2008. Career Early career In 1972, Webster started working for Bathurst radio station 2BS, progressing from a media buyer to a radio announcer. Later, Webster was part of the on-air team at Triple M Sydney. Television Webster was the first newsreader on breakfast television show '' Good Morning Australia''. In the early 1980s, he presented '' Eyewitness News'' in Sydney, alongside Katrina Lee. The pair enjoyed considerable success, often No. 1 in their timeslot. On 20 January 1992, Webster launched Australia's first regular, weeknight 5:00 pm newscast, re-uniting with Katrina Lee to co-present Sydney's ''Ten Eyewitness News First at Five''. Webster covered various major sporting events for Network 10, including the Melbourne Cup, Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Australasian golf tour. From 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate. In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group, which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. Branson expressed his desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age. His first business venture, at the age of 16, was a magazine called ''Student''. In 1970, he set up a mail-order record business. He opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records—later known as Virgin Megastores—in 1972. Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he started Virgin Atlantic airline and expanded the Virgin Records music label. In 1997, Branson founded the Virgin Rail Group to bid for passenger rail franchises during the privatisation of British Rail. The Virgin Trains brand operated the InterCity West Coast franchise from 1997 to 2019, the InterCity CrossCountry franchise from 1997 to 2007, and the InterCity East Coast franchise from 2015 to 2018. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelley Craft
Shelley Craft (born 21 June 1976) is an Australian television personality. She is most well known for her long-running presenting roles on the Seven Network programs ''Saturday Disney'' from 1996 until 2002, and '' The Great Outdoors'' from 2002 until 2007. From 2008 to present she has been working for the Nine Network on a number of programs, most notably as host of '' Australia's Funniest Home Video Show'', ''Domestic Blitz'', '' The Block,'' ''Reno Rumble'' and ''Your Domain''. In 2013, she presented the 'Saturday Showdown' edition of ''Big Brother Australia''. Craft is an ambassador for online travel agency TripADeal. Television career Seven Network Craft began her television career in the early 1990s with a work experience stint at Channel Seven in Brisbane. This led to a job offer as a production assistant on a local program, and a few months later a co-host role with children's program ''Saturday Disney''. Craft remained with ''Saturday Disney'' as host and segment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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