We have been overwhelmed by the generosity shown towards the foundation
by so many of our family, friends and colleagues.
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
List of donors
Donald Westlake (founder) Kennedy Miller Mitchell APRA John Bell & Anna Volska Constance & Henry H Stonnington Sid & Margaret French Essential Media Heather J. Westlake and David G. Barr Dorothy Alderdice The Streckfuss Family Donald J. Farrands Mal McKissock Laura Danckwerts Kristin Westlake Primrose Long The Elphick Family Bruce Beresford Professor Stephen & Helga Angyal Jessica Farrands Barbara Macrae Peter & Anne Kaleski Peter & Andrea Loquet Joe Wolfe Tim & Chris Kain Gordon Kerry Ros Dunlop Kathy Selby Daniel Brooks & Fiona Boneham |
Ms Betty Gray Anne & Sheldon Harber Jo Truman Jenni and Colin Meumann Jocelyn Gardner Colin Smith (Uncle Col) Martin and Alison Watts Vicki Winton Rose Neville Jennifer Hershon Brigitte Jonas Stewart Taylor Dee and Marcelo Costantini Denise Thompson Sally Chapman NAJO Robyn Loquet Tony Loquet Joanne Tory Susan Masterton-Lock Lorna Lander Graeme Leak Caroline Gyucha Alex Leak Gordon Kerry Jenny & John Davies Leigh & Margaret Conley Danielle Joynt |
Hannie Rayson Michael Cathcart Philip Cooney Peter Wesley-Smith Martin Wesley-Smith Simon Westlake Alex & Julie Bishop Julia & Lance Shofer SHACK Jonathon Adams Waving Cat Productions KL Williams & CJ Dovey Ross Manwaring Jackson Leak Hardie Grant Books Kristina Brenner J F Thomson Mrs M. Thomason William & Ava Hubble Mark Isaacs Nicholas and Amanda Stonnington Dr Michael and Katie Stonnington Cynthia and Dennis Mitchell John Haeny / Unity Creative Services Nerida Tyson-Chew Sally Howland Kathryn Westlake John Weiley |
To our donors.....
On behalf of the Smugglers of Light Foundation, we thank you for your generous assistance. Your donation will be utilized to maximum effect over the coming year in a number of exciting projects. The recipient of this years annual training foundation fellowship is Isaac Parsons from the Ngeamba nation, Brewarrina. We are pleased to offer Isaac our backing as he ventures into the next stage of his film making career studying Graduate Certificate Documentary at the Australian Film, Television & Radio School. In April 2010, we proudly sponsored stage one of Step by Step in partnership with Desert Pea Media. Based in the flat country region of the Kamilaroi Nation in northwest NSW, this program aims to build a localized network of cultural media & storytelling groups around the region, offering long term & sustainable processes to educate, empower & advocate awareness of social & cultural issues. The Aboriginal Justice / PI Boyz project, produced by the foundation (in partnership with Desert Pea Media) in 2009 has been very successful in drawing attention to the Doomadgee inquest and the plight of the Bwgcolman tribe on Palm Island Qld.
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The song is enormously popular on community radio throughout Australia & has been generating a steady stream of royalties for the foundation through commercial airplay. In the Sydney Morning Herald (June 18th 2010), Palm Island resident Kiefer Walsh (PI Boyz) was quoted as saying that prior to writing this song “We spent our time smoking and breaking in and fighting and stuff like that”. But no more. “It got me out of trouble, and made me better. I started making music and it got me into school.” In May 2010 the PI Boyz, having never performed in public prior, received a standing ovation for their performance of Aboriginal Justice on the main stage at the Stylin’ Up Festival in Inala Brisbane to a crowd of over 10,000. More information on these projects can be found on this website, which will be updated as developments occur. Most of our foundation funding is drawn from our immediate family, close friends & colleagues from the film & music industries. These are people who share a desire to support our work in indigenous communities. |
- recipient of the SOL training fellowship 2010
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