National winners 2008
State winners 2008
National Winners
AbaF Partnership of the Year Winners - West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Ernst & Young (WA)
(L to R) James Boyd, Executive Manager Corporate Development, West Australian Symphony Orchestra; Keith Venning, Chief Executive Officer, West Australian Symphony Orchestra; Terry Campbell AO, Chairman, Australia Business Arts Foundation; James Millar, Chief Executive Officer, Ernst & Young; and Jeff Dowling, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young. Image by Lloydphoto.
Goldman Sachs JBWere Philanthropy Leadership Award Winner - Robert Albert AO
(L to R) Robert Albert AO; Donna Lewis, Director, Corporate Affairs, Goldman Sachs JBWere; and Terry Campbell, Senior Chairman, Goldman Sachs JBWere. Image by Lloydphoto.
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Arts Business Leadership Award Winner - Elizabeth Ann Macgregor
(L to R) Michael Kantor, Artistic Director, Malthouse Theatre (presenting the award on behalf of his grandmother, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch) and Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. Image by Lloydphoto.
Richard Pratt Business Arts Leadership Award Winner - Ian Darling
(L to R) Ian Darling and Heloise Waislitz, Chair, The Pratt Foundation. Image by Lloydphoto.
City of Melbourne Encouragement Award Winners - La Boite Theatre Company and Queensland Gas Company (QLD)
(L to R) Richard Cottee, Managing Director, Queensland Gas Company; Deputy Lord Mayor Gary Singer, City of Melbourne; and Sean Mee, CEO/Artistic Director, La Boite Theatre Company. Image by Lloydphoto.
Bytecraft Entertainment Commitment Award Winners - West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Ernst & Young (WA)
(L to R) Keith Venning, Chief Executive Officer, West Australian Symphony Orchestra; Paul Rigby, NSW Hire Manager, Bytecraft Entertainment; and Jeff Dowling, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young. Image by Lloydphoto.
Australia Council Arts for Young People Award Winners - Company B and Freehills (NSW)
(L to R) Annette Bain, Executive Director, Freehills Foundation; Kathy Keele, Chief Executive Officer, Australia Council for the Arts; and Brenna Hobson, General Manager, Company B. Image by Lloydphoto.
QantasLink Regional Award Winners - AWESOME Arts Australia and BHP Billiton Nickel West (WA)
(L to R) Louanne Munz, Principal Community Advisor, BHP Billiton Nickel West; Narendra Kumar, Group General Manager Regional Airlines, QantasLink; and Jenny Simpson, General Manager, AWESOME Arts Australia. Image by Lloydphoto.
Toyota Community Award Winners - Company B and Freehills (NSW)
National Australia Bank SME Award Winners - Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and B&E Ltd (TAS)
(L to R) Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Chief Conductor, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Paul Ranson, Chief Executive Officer, B&E Ltd; Nicholas Heyward, Managing Director, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; and David Gall, Regional General Manager, Corporate Banking & Specialised Businesses, NAB. Image by Lloydphoto.
KPMG adviceBank Award Winners - Montsalvat and Michael Rowe of RUN Property (VIC)
(L to R) Robyn Quigley, CEO, Montsalvat; John Salvaris, Partner - Corporate Tax, KPMG; and Michael Rowe of RUN Property. Image by Lloydphoto.
AbaF Giving Award Winner - West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WA)
(L to R) Keith Venning, Chief Executive Officer, West Australian Symphony Orchestra; Jane Haley, Chief Executive Officer, AbaF; and James Boyd, Executive Manager Corporate Development, West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Image by Lloydphoto.
Marsh Partnering Award Winners - The Big Book Club and Kraft Foods (SA)
(L to R) Fiona Lange, National Project Manager, The Big Book Club; George Tarabaras, Director, Risk Management, Marsh; and Lisa Sinclair, Senior Brand Manager, Vegemite, Kraft Foods. Image by Lloydphoto.
State winners
The AbaF Awards in New South Wales were presented at the Museum of Sydney on Wednesday 27 August.
- Toyota Community Award: Freehills and Company B
- Marsh Partnering Award: Rio Tinto and the State Library of New South Wales
- QantasLink Regional Award: Country Energy and regional NSW art galleries
- AbaF Giving Award: The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of NSW
Details of the winners of AbaF Awards in NSW
Read the article in the Sydney Morning Herald online
The AbaF Awards in Western Australia were presented at Perth Town Hall on Wednesday 3 September.
- Toyota Community Award: Halls Head Community Bank and Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
- Marsh Partnering Award: Anglogold Ashanti Australia, Carey Mining, Downer EDI, Curtin University of Technology and the Art Gallery of WA
- QantasLink Regional Award: Awesome Arts Australia and BHP Billiton Nickel West
- KPMG adviceBank Award: Declan Hoare and FORM
- National Australia Bank SME Award: Fremantle Community Bank and The Film and Television Institute of WA
- AbaF Giving Award: The West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Two Western Australian partnerships were also announced as finalists in national-only categories.
- West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Ernst & Young are finalists in the Bytecraft Entertainment Commitment Award
- Black Swan Theatre Company and Rio Tinto are finalists in the Bytecraft Entertainment Commitment Award.
Details of the winners of AbaF Awards in WA
Read the article in The West Australian online
- Marsh Partnering Award: Kraft Foods and the Little Big Book Club
- QantasLink Regional Award: The Advertiser and SALA Festival (South Australian Living Artists Inc)
- AbaF Giving Award: The State Theatre Company of South Australia
- KPMG adviceBank Award: Dr Marcia Hewitt and Mannum Dock Museum
- National Australia Bank SME Award: The Italian Centre and JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design
- Toyota Community Award: Adelaide Bank and Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts
Three South Australian partnerships were also announced as finalists in national-only categories. - Adelaide Bank and Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts are finalists in the Bytecraft Entertainment Commitment Award
- Adelaide Metro and Windmill Performing Arts are finalists in the Australia Council Arts for Young People Award
- Kraft Foods and the Little Big Book Club are finalists in the City of Melbourne Encouragement Award
Details of the winners of the AbaF Awards in South Australia.
Read the article in Adelaide Now online
- QantasLink Regional Award: Queensland Gas Company and La Boite Theatre Company
- Marsh Partnering Award: Brookfield Multiples Portside Wharf and Queensland Artworkers Alliance
- KPMG adviceBank Award: Sangeetha Jaganathan (IBM Australia) and Queensland Ballet
One Queensland partnership was announced as a finalist in a national-only category:
- Queensland Gas Company & La Boite Theatre Company are finalists in the City of Melbourne Encouragement Award.
Details of the winners of the AbaF Awards in Queensland.
- Marsh Partnering Award: Mazda Australia and Opera Australia
- QantasLink Regional Award: Resources company Alcoa of Australia and Regional Arts Victoria
- AbaF Giving Award: Victorian Tapestry Workshop
- KPMG adviceBank Award: Michael Rowe and Montsalvat
- National Australia Bank SME Award: ConnectEast Group and Monash Gallery of Art
- Toyota Community Award: Small businesses and visual artists from the City of Hobsons Bay and Hobsons Bay City Council
Details of the winners of the AbaF Awards in Victoria.
- National Australia Bank SME Award: B&E Ltd and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
- Toyota Community Award: Aurora Energy and Tasmanian Theatre Company
- KPMG adviceBank Award: Lynda Jones, Bob Campbell (groupwork) and Stompin
- Marsh Partnering Award: Telstra and Lucy Who Productions
- AbaF Giving Award: The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Another Tasmanian partnership was also announced as one of three finalists in a national-only category.
- RACT Insurance and Tasmanian Regional Arts are finalists in the City of Melbourne Encouragement Award
Details of the winners of the AbaF Awards in Tasmania.
