Media releases

The first of its kind in Australia, the Macquarie Park Business Community Partnership represents an innovative approach to overcoming community disadvantage. It began ten years ago when Macquarie Park CEOs met with United Way Australia to discuss how they could play a meaningful role in creating lasting change locally. The result? A collaboration between leading…

The Walkathon is United Way Australia's annual scavenger hunt at Macquarie Park Business District, and after a 2 year pause we are back and ready to kick off an even bigger and better Walkathon 2022. The course is 7km around Macquarie Park, stopping at ORIX, FUJI Film, OPTUS and Johnson & Johnson (to name a few), so get those sneakers ready and come join in the fun on the 23rd of November!

Reading with children gives them the biggest step forward possible. Research shows the number of words a child knows when they start kindergarten is a predictor of their future success in school and in life. The more people read to a child and the earlier they start the better. Grandparents play a unique and special…

It’s wonderful that such a broad selection of books exists for young children because there is so much to gain from sharing books with them. However, not all books are created equal. Literacy expert Louise Park has put together some suggestions to help you select appropriate and quality books for your child from the many…

Communities throughout Australia have been hard hit by the impact of COVID-19 and the economic downturn, and none more so than those already vulnerable.

Entertainer and humanitarian Dolly Parton knows all about working nine to five and now her charitable organisation is about to work even harder to help boost children’s literacy levels, following an $8 million partnership with the NSW Government.

Millennials, Gen Zers and the overall topic of younger generations of workers have become cause for concern, excitement, speculation and constant debate in recent years.