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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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06.5.19
Fifty Acres expands to the US
This story was originally posted on Mumbrella. Communications agency Fifty Acres has appointed Kari Browne to spearhead the company’s move into the United States. The agency’s North American launch comes after securing the account of Australian beekeeping startup Flow Hive, which came to prominence in 2016 after raising a record $16.9m in a crowdfunding campaign […]
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02.5.19
Are we there yet? Well, almost
The sad thing about elections is that over 20 per cent of people start engaging in the last week of the campaign and around 6 per cent plus make an informal vote, many doing so intentionally. Every election more people are choosing to pre-poll (vote prior to the election day) – 122,771 people voted on […]
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16.4.19
And, we’re off (at last)
Not sure how you’re all feeling, but now we’re here it isn’t nearly so exciting as the getting there bit. Though, I must say that I’m a bit of an election nerd (terrible admission). It’s a bit like contemporary philosopher Alain de Botton’s book, The Art of Travel (have you read it?). Few things are […]
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05.4.19
Post-election strategy workshops
The Federal Election will be held on 18 May—Australia is preparing to enter into a new political environment, and within weeks, a potential new Government and new cabinet. So, what will this mean for you? Jo Scard, Founder and CEO of Australia’s leading for-good communications and engagement agency Fifty Acres is here to help not-for-profits […]
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02.4.19
Five more sleeps everyone
With budget promises in the air and the election set to be called later this week, here is some advice for not for profits to get prepared. Today is Budget Day – expect it to be laden with good news and goody bags, including a small surplus. It’s not a ridgy-didge budget though, beware. What […]
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25.3.19
Fifty Acres Internship Program
Intern at Fifty Acres— award-winning for-good communications and engagement agency If you are currently studying a degree in media, communications or PR then we want to hear from you! You must be required to undertake an internship for their program of study Work virtually from your university with flexible hours to suit your study schedule […]
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21.3.19
Leaders Can Learn From Christchurch
None of us would have escaped the public discussion about tolerance and leadership in the days after the Christchurch massacre. While I won’t analyse here why it happened, one of the things I think we can learn from the last few days is the incredible role that leadership plays in bringing communities together in times […]
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