Colourful bunting beneath a red and orange coloured banner of the words: Macquarie Park Business Community Partnership

Join the Macquarie Park Business Community Partnership

03 Jul 2023 – 2 min read

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…

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Walkers from Macquarie Park Business Community Partnership returning to the finish line in the shade, on the J&J Lawns for the end of Walkathon BBQ, served on the lawns.

Macquarie Park Business Community Walkathon 2023

05 May 2023 – 1 min read

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 the next generation

27 Oct 2022 – 2 min read

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…

young boy holding up a Dolly Parton's imagination library book open at the middle page, showing two pages of images and text. He is smiling and proud.

Choosing books for your child

19 Aug 2022 – 3 min read

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…

UNITED approach to COVID-19

03 Jul 2021 – 3 min read

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.

$8 million boost to literacy budget

20 Jun 2021 – 2 min read

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.

Shared value a remedy for the new generation of workers

19 Nov 2020 – 4 min read

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.