Spinifex Gum is a musical collaboration for our times. The Cat Empire’s Felix Riebl and Ollie McGill have teamed up with Marliya Choir, an all-female, all-Indigenous group from Cairns (conducted by Lyn Williams AM and choreographed by Deborah Brown) to create something strong and beautiful. Voices raised in unison have always had the power to […]
Archives: Tree Plantings
Luminary and their trees!
Big shout out to Marty Drill, Founder of Luminary, a digital agency that’s been around since 1999. Luminary’s aim is to make digital bright and the human experience brighter. They have been carbon neutral for the last 3 years and are avid supporters of tree planting. We are pleased to announce […]
Revegetating the countryside with G.J. Gardner Homes.
Some of our tree planting partners are quietly racking up whole forests. G.J. Gardner Homes is one of our strongest supporters, having planted 56,000 trees with us over the past 8 years. That impressive number comes as a result of G.J. Gardner planting 15 trees for every home it builds in Tasmania and Victoria. And as a […]
Brigidine Sisters and their love of the Earth.
The Brigidine Sisters have been supporting the work of Fifteen Trees for a number of years now and this year has been no exception. From Malvern to Mordialloc across to Bonbeach and Ardeer, 8 sisters have each purchased 15 (or more) trees to reduce the carbon emission of their community cars. They have a deep […]
Linux Conference plants 200 Trees.
Another successful ‘open source software‘ conference was held earlier this year by Linux Australia. Running since 1999, Linux is the largest linux and open source conference in the Asia-Pacific region. Their annual conference provides technical presentations from industry leaders and experts on a wide array of subjects relating to open source projects, data and open […]
Giving Back to the Community!
Multi-award-winning ‘masters of construction’, Nicholson Construction, have been a fixture in Ballarat since 1889. In fact, the Nicholson family are the longest continuous members of the Master Builders Association Ballarat. They have been a driving force in establishing and growing the industry in the region. While their list of projects is remarkable – from hospitals […]
Legacy of love.
Black Finch Jewellery is an established Northcote studio specialising in custom designed, artisan made, ethically defensible jewellery. Raymond and Davina, along with their small team of skilled craftspeople, create contemporary pieces out of million-year-old materials for people to say, in multiple ways, I care. In short, Black Finch is in the business of love. […]
Frolicking Gently on the Earth.
Ballarat Frolic Festival is Ballarat’s very own LGBTQ+ arts and culture festival. It’s hard to understate the importance of local festivals to LGBTQ+ communities. Everyone deserves to feel safe and valued in the streets of their hometown, but in traditionally conservative regional areas acceptance of difference can be slow. Frolic provides a safe space to […]
We’re very keen on Effective Electrical.
Who doesn’t love electricity. I mean, you might not think about it much, but imagine your daily life without it…pretty bleak, right? We’re also very keen on electricians, because they tame and train the electricity, and we especially love electricians with an environmental conscience. Like Luke and Nick from Effective Electrical. Luke, Nick, and their […]
Simon’s gift to the planet!
Simon Hughes from Renovators Paradise is unique in that he specialises in the sale of reclaimed building materials. This company encourages recycling and up-cycling. The process encourages recycling and reduces land fill, but it also showcases skill sets from bygone eras in products that are not reproduced in todays construction industry. The treasures we salvage add […]
