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Community
Spirit of Youth Awards
A key initiative of Sharing the Spirit is the Qantas Spirit of Youth
Awards, which recognise Australia’s young creative talent. More
than 12,000 young Australians aged between 16 and 25 submitted
entries in 2005 in the areas of industrial design, photography,
pictures, music, dance, writing, moving pictures and fashion design.
The annual awards are run in conjunction with the Australian
Government’s Noise Festival, designed to showcase creative young
Australians and their work.
Change for Good
UNICEF is Qantas’ global charity partnership. Qantas and UNICEF
have shown through a home-grown initiative – the Change for
Good program – that small change can make a big difference.
Now in its 14th year, the Change for Good partnership has
raised more than $14 million for disadvantaged children
through passenger donations of loose change, including a
record amount of more than $2 million in 2005. Collection
envelopes are included in the headset packs provided on all
Qantas domestic and international services.
Sponsorships
Qantas has a long history of supporting sport in Australia at all
levels and is proud to sponsor some of Australia’s greatest sporting
teams, including the Qantas Socceroos and the Qantas Wallabies.
Over the past year, in the lead up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup,
Qantas undertook a number of initiatives to help support the
Qantas Socceroos. These included a special charter fl ight from
Uruguay to Australia ahead of the successful World Cup Qualifi er
in November 2005 and a Qantas B747 to carry the team from the
Netherlands to Germany in June 2006. A message of support –
Qantas Socceroos we’re with you all the way to Germany – was
also painted in green and gold on a Qantas B767-300 aircraft.
Qantas is a proud supporter of many other sporting bodies and
events, including the Australian Football League, the Australian
Olympic Committee, the Australian Rugby Union, Football
Federation Australia, the Australian Open Tennis Championships
and the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. Qantas was also a partner
level sponsor of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
On a national level, Qantas demonstrates its support for the arts
through its association with The Australian Ballet, the Australia
Business Arts Foundation, the Australian Chamber Orchestra,
the Australian Youth Orchestra, Bangarra Dance Company,
Bell Shakespeare Company, Opera Australia and the Sydney
Dance Company.
Support is also given at a state and regional level with
partnerships including the world’s largest short fi lm festival,
Tropfest, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Queensland
Performing Arts Centre and the Sydney Theatre Company.
Qantas also supports many community organisations such as
Clean Up Australia, Landcare, National Australia Day Council,
National Breast Cancer Foundation of Australia and the Prime
Minister’s Disability Awards.
“Qantas makes a signifi cant contribution
to the community, whether it’s fl ying
home stranded passengers, donating
to local charities or supporting our
sporting heroes representing their
country in Australia and overseas. Above
and beyond our corporate sponsorships
are the employee-initiated charities and
the extra mile our staff go to help those
in need.” Margaret Jackson, Qantas Chairman
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