World Vision Australia

Type: Organization

Name: World Vision Australia

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Your vocation can change society

THERE might have been dozens of people at a dinner in Creswick this week who would have liked to hear guest speaker Tim Costello much earlier in their lives.It might have changed their journey.Such was the clarity with which Mr Costello, the chief executive ... [Published Ballarat Courier - May 17 2013]

Entities: Tim Costello, Ballarat (Australia), World Vision Australia, Australia

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

World Vision International

A Worried World Vision

There’s a lot going on in this year’s budget, so underneath the bluster about deficits and baby bonuses it’s easy to miss the worrying cuts to our foreign aid funding.1.9 billion dollars is gone from our fund to help out the most disadvantaged folks on ... [Published RTR FM - May 16 2013]

Entities: World Vision International, Foreign Aid, World Vision Australia

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Budget: Foreign aid savings will cost lives

The Government has announced it will delay its goal of increasing foreign aid as it prepares to deliver the federal budget tonight. While the move saves $2.9 billion, World Vision's head of policy and government relations, Nancy Waites, says it will cost ... [Published Australian Women's Weekly - May 14 2013]

Entities: Foreign Aid, Tim Costello, Australia

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 6 reports

Australia's aid spending on hold as part of tight budget

AFPSYDNEY--Australia will delay its foreign aid spending targets and close its embassy in Budapest as the government scrambles to rein in costs to meet revenue shortfalls, Foreign Minister Bob Carr said Monday.The ruling Labor government is preparing ... [Published China Post - May 13 2013]

Entities: Australia, Bob Carr, Foreign Aid

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

World Vision Australia

Increase to aid budget

4BC Drive: World Vision Australia has welcomed the Government?s increase to this year?s aid budget under difficult conditions. World Visions Chief Executive, Tim Costello joins Gary Hardgrave to discuss. ... [Published 4BC - May 13 2013]

Entities: World Vision Australia, Tim Costello, Gary Hardgrave

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Aid groups disappointed over aid spending delays

TONY EASTLEY: Watching the pre-budget manoeuvring is Tim Costello, the chief executive of World Vision Australia and he joins us this morning on AM.Tim Costello, good morning. What do you make of the Governments decision on foreign aid and do you welcome ... [Published ABC Online - May 13 2013]

Entities: Tim Costello, TONY EASTLEY, World Vision Australia, Foreign Aid, Bob Carr

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Oxfam Australia

The budget axe must not fall on vital foreign aid

In the lead-up to federal budget day, advocates representing a wide variety of interests are coming out of the woodwork to plead their cause. No one wants their industry or sector to be affected by what now seems like inevitable cuts to government spending. ... [Published WA Today - May 12 2013]

Entities: Foreign Aid, Australia, World Vision Australia, Oxfam Australia, Tim Costello

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Southern Weekly - Wool Focus

Landscape photographer Ken Duncan and World Vision Australia have teamed up to create Vision of Hope: Mother & ... ... [Published Southern Weekly - May 10 2013]

Entities: Ken Duncan, World Vision Australia

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Westpac matches $2.28 million employee donations to charities across Australia

The Westpac Group and its staff have donated over $4.5 million to around 650 Australian-based charities as part of its 2013 Matching Gifts program.The program is Westpac’s largest corporate giving initiative and was the first of its kind to be introduced ... [Published Westpac - May 02 2013]

Entities: Westpac Banking Corporation, Donations, Samantha Brown, Australia

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 4 reports

RYMAN HEALTHCARE LTD. : Ryman Appoints First Australian Director

Ryman Healthcare announced today the appointment of George Savvides as its first Australian director.Mr Savvides is Managing Director of Medibank, Australia's largest health insurer. He is also Chair of World Vision Australia and is a member of the Australian ... [Published 4 Traders - May 01 2013]

Entities: Ryman Healthcare Ltd, George Savvides, Appointed, World Vision Australia

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Leaders' letter to Government calls for Newstart increase

THE growing chorus of calls for a $50-a-week increase to the Newstart Allowance has been backed by more than 40 community and union leaders in an open letter to the Federal Government.Among the signatories to the letter were Father Frank Brennan, Julian ... [Published Gatton Star - May 01 2013]

Entities: World Vision Australia, Julian Burnside, Tim Costello, Jenny Macklin

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

Using Rice to Rise Above Poverty Line in Kilimanjaro

RICE is a farm produce which seems to slowly, but surely replacing Maize as common household staple in Tanzania and other East African countries and in the process, it also transform lives in Same District of Kilimanjaro.The power of rice comes from the ... [Published Zecco - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: World Vision International, Tanzania, Resilience, World Vision Australia

Quotes

"We'll be making our decisions about this when we see the state of the books" he said

PM accused of breaking promise to poorest [Published WA Today - May 13 2013]

"Australian aid has saved 200,000 lives in the last year. If we had kept our promise, not pushed it out by another year, that's another million lives over the next four years we would save."

Australian aid spending on hold in tight budget (AFP) [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 13 2013]

"The coalition can't commit until we see the final figures" he said

Aid spending targets delayed in budget [Published Perth Now - May 13 2013]

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Your vocation can change society [Published Ballarat Courier - May 17 2013]
A Worried World Vision [Published RTR FM - May 16 2013]
Budget: Foreign aid savings will cost lives [Published Australian Women's Weekly - May 14 2013]
Australia's aid spending on hold as part of tig... [Published China Post - May 13 2013]
Australian aid on hold in budget [Published Japan Times - May 13 2013]
Increase to aid budget [Published 4BC - May 13 2013]
PM accused of breaking promise to poorest [Published WA Today - May 13 2013]
Australian aid spending on hold in tight budget... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 13 2013]
Australian aid spending on hold in tight budget [Published Yahoo Philippines News - May 13 2013]
Aid spending targets delayed in budget [Published Perth Now - May 13 2013]
Aid groups disappointed over aid spending delays [Published ABC Online - May 13 2013]
Carr to cut foreign aid [Published Daily Telegraph Australia - May 12 2013]
Foreign spending cutbacks in store: Carr (AAP) [Published West Australian - May 12 2013]
The budget axe must not fall on vital foreign aid [Published WA Today - May 12 2013]
Southern Weekly - Wool Focus [Published Southern Weekly - May 10 2013]
Westpac matches $2.28 million employee donation... [Published Westpac - May 02 2013]
RYMAN HEALTHCARE LTD. : Ryman Appoints First Au... [Published 4 Traders - May 01 2013]
Leaders' letter to Government calls for Newstar... [Published Gatton Star - May 01 2013]
Australian joins Ryman board [Published Timaru Herald - May 01 2013]
Ryman appoints first Australian director [Published The Press NZ - May 01 2013]
Ryman Healthcare appoints Australian director [Published stuff.co.nz - May 01 2013]
Using Rice to Rise Above Poverty Line in Kilima... [Published Zecco - Apr 29 2013]
Tanzania: Using Rice to Rise Above Poverty Line... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 29 2013]
Dutch, Indonesian, Korean national police force... [Published U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Apr 18 2013]
Indonesian, Korean and Dutch Police Join Europo... [Published Softpedia - Apr 18 2013]
Solomon Islands quake causes death, damages in ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Feb 07 2013]