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News

18.7.19

We’re 2019 B&T Women In Media Awards finalists!

Our CEO, Jo Scard is a finalist in the 2019 B&T Women In Media Awards! We’re thrilled to be shortlisted in both the Public Relations and Social Change Maker categories amongst so many inspirational women across the communications industry. We’re looking forward to celebrating on 23 August at Doltone House. Learn more here.

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15.7.19

Balancing Act: Kicking Career Goals with an Invisible Disability

Our Senior Account Executive and Social Specialist, Julia Macerola recently spoke with Anna O’Dea about what it’s like to be a career woman with a chronic health condition. Julia discusses her invisible disability, ulcerative colitis, and how working in a flexible workplace accommodates her medical needs. Read the full interview below, originally published on the […]

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05.7.19

Join the Fifty Acres team

If you’re a senior PR professional all-rounder, have a strong understanding of government and strategic media engagement, and a passion for social causes, then this is the role for you. Fifty Acres is an award-winning virtual communications and engagement agency that works with amazing organisations and brands. We’re looking for an experienced, driven Senior Account […]

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27.6.19

Making your government engagement happen – The doing thing

In our last post, we discussed kicking off your government relations planning by coming up with a framework to guide you. This week we will focus on the next stage – the doing thing. What do you need to do to make your government engagement happen? Remember you need to get the basic things right […]

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News

11.6.19

Workplace flexibility in 2019

Our CEO and Founder, Jo Scard was delighted to catch up with Anna O’Dea from Agency Iceberg for the #LeadingLadies interview series. #LeadingLadies is about empowering others, both men and women to be the best version of themselves and bringing to light taboo topics in the workplace. Read the full interview below, originally published on the […]

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11.6.19

Recalibrate and start with the vision!

Now we are all getting adjusted to the May federal election result we also have to come to grips with how we can recommit or recalibrate our engagement goals. Although the result has come as a surprise to many, and a potential roadblock for some organisations based on the ideas they were hoping to pursue […]

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News

04.6.19

What do we do now?

With the last three years’ opinion polls predicting a Labor victory on 18 May, the result has left many dumbfounded. It comes down to two key factors. The first, published and internal party polling – from both Labor and the Coalition – indicated a Labor win. This in turn gave the Opposition the belief they […]

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16.5.19

Who’ll get there first?

If you’ve been watching the election goings on, as I have, we will all need a good sleep-in on Sunday (unless, of course, you need to be up at 9am to watch ABC Insiders, which rather scuppers that delicious idea). It seems to have been going on for months, not just for the five weeks […]

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13.5.19

ACCELERATOR partner announced!

Fifty Acres is pleased to announce our inaugural ACCELERATOR partner – congratulations to The Youth Junction Inc! We were impressed with their vision and are so excited to collaborate with them over the next year and a half to provide communications and government engagement insights and training, counsel, implementation to the value of $20,000. “We are absolutely […]

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