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Allens Arthur Robinson's charitable commitments

27 July 2005

After an extensive review process, Allens Arthur Robinson has confirmed it is financially supporting the following 25 charitable organisations and projects in their 2005/06 activities:

  • Adolescent Drug & Alcohol Withdrawal Service, QLD - Headspace music program
  • Alzheimer's Australia, VIC - Dementia Risk Reduction Project
  • Blackwood Centre for Adolescent Development, VIC - Deep Pass Wilderness Camp
  • Cana Communities Inc, NSW - Relocation of Homeless Shelter
  • Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland - Camp Have a Chat
  • Clontarf Aboriginal College, WA - Refurbishment of library facilities
  • Education Foundation, VIC - Country to City Program
  • Flat Out, VIC - Support for Homeless Women
  • Fred Hollows Foundation, NT - Support for the Bulman Women's Centre
  • Give it a Go Recreation, WA - Audio visual equipment
  • Learning Links, NSW - Reading for Life
  • Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria - Double Trouble
  • Murdoch Children's Research Institute, VIC - Research for premature babies
  • Open Family Australia, VIC - Helping street kids
  • Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, VIC - Equipment for diagnostic testing
  • Passages Resource Centre, WA - Support for homeless people
  • Rocky Bay Inc, WA - School Holiday Programs for Severely Disabled Children
  • Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, VIC - Assisting blind students
  • SHINE for Kids Co-op, NSW - Supporting children of prisoners
  • Sydney Children's Hospital, NSW - Allens Arthur Robinson Paediatric Neurology Fellowship
  • Teen Challenge, WA - Music and Multimedia Program
  • The Smith Family, VIC - Learning for Life
  • University of Queensland Foundation 'Blue Sky' Project - Research into kidney disease
  • Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture, VIC - Sudanese refugee project
  • YWCA Victoria, VIC - Girlstorey music program

Tom Poulton, Managing Partner, said: 'We strongly believe that we should be active in the community, and we are pleased that our support can assist the organisations to deliver important services.'

'We regard our financial commitment to charities, along with our pro bono legal work, as part of our commitment to corporate social responsibility and integral to the firm.'

Jim Dwyer, Partner and Chairman of the firm's Charity Committee, said: 'I thank all charities that submitted proposals to us. As usual, the choice was very hard. We are delighted to be able to support such worthwhile and diverse causes.'

'We are proud of these contributions, and believe that the organisations that we support make an enormous difference to our community.'

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Allens Arthur Robinson was Best Large Professional Services Firm of the Year and Best Large Law Firm in the 2006 BRW-St.George Client Choice awards, and the Chambers and Partners 2005 Australasian Law Firm of the Year. AAR has been awarded an EOWA Employer of Choice for Women citation by the Federal Government's Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA). Allens Arthur Robinson offers one of the most comprehensive legal networks in Australia and Asia with staff based in 14 cities and eight countries across the region. It was founded in 1822.