Street University Partner - MOUNTIES -
Mounties was the 2006 & 2007 ClubsNSW Large Club of the Year. It is also one of the biggest clubs in Australia, located just five minutes from Liverpool in Sydney’s south-west.
Mounties CEO Greg Pickering, first sat down with Matt Noffs to develop The Street University concept in 2005 and, along with the Mounties Board, the organisation has dedicated their time, money and resources to bring the idea to life.
Street University Sponsor - PROPERTY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION -
In 1996 leaders of industry in NSW formed the Property Industry Foundation to mobilise its resources to assist charitable organisations providing services to youth at risk. The Foundation has grown to become the preeminent charity within the property industry.
Thanks to Rosemary Smithson and her incredible board, The Street University was designed and built by some of the best in the construction business.
Organisations and individuals that took part due to PIF’s involvement included:
Steve Rowe and Gleeds Australia:
Since Gleeds Australia was launched in 2005, they have developed a portfolio worth more than AU$8 billion. It includes projects across the residential, commercial, leisure and hotel, and government sectors nationwide.
Steve Rowe was the project manager of The Street University project from Gleeds and made the most complex construction matters seem simple.
Stephen Harris and Crone Partners:
Established 1964, Crone Partners Architecture Studios today provides architecture to the global community bringing about creativity through diversity and expansion of ideas, developing the most thoughtful environment for people to live and experience.
Stephen Harris was the chief architect behind the Street University’s construction. He made the impossible possible, including somehow squeezing in a mezzanine level into the warehouse space.
ARUP
Arup is a global firm of designers, engineers, planners and business consultants providing a diverse range of professional services to clients around the world.
Their innovative and fully-integrated approach brings their full complement of skills and knowledge to bear on any given design problem. We exert a significant influence on the built environment and are the creative force behind many of the world’s most innovative and sustainable designs…including the London Eye!
PHILLIP ADAMS
Phillip Adams is a prolific and sometimes controversial broadcaster, writer and film-maker. As presenter of Late Night Live, he has interviewed thousands of the world’s most influential politicians, historians, archaeologists, novelists, theologians, economists, philosophers and sundry conversationalists. “It’s a privilege to present Late Night Live,” he says. “No radio program, anywhere on earth, casts a wider net.” Phillip’s laid back approach has become a trade-mark for Late Night Live, as has his humour, curiosity, his ability to flesh out rare insights from his guests, and his amazing store of anecdotal knowledge.
Largely self-educated (he left school in his mid-teens) he’s the author of over 20 books, including The Unspeakable Adams, Adams Versus God, Talkback, Retreat From Tolerance and A Billion Voices. His writing has appeared in many of Australia’s most influential publications and he has been a contributor to The Times and The Financial Times in London, and to the New York Times.
www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/presenter.htm
MATANA FOUNDATION
Founded by Karen Loblay, the philosophy of the Matana Foundation for Young People is to work with other groups which share its common purpose and vision to assist disadvantaged young people to benefit from and contribute to the common good and provide a vehicle which nurtures self worth. Matana Foundation for Young People is a Prescribed Private Fund.
We can’t thank Karen enough for coming on board and supporting the Street University vision!
THE NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMME
The National Community Crime Prevention Programme was established in 2004.
The NCCPP was designed to provide funding for grass roots projects designed to enhance community safety and crime prevention by: preventing or reducing crime and anti-social behaviour, improving community safety and security, and reducing the fear of crime.
PETER EICHORNN and ALLEN & UNWIN
Allen & Unwin is Australia’s leading independent publisher and has been voted “Publisher of the Year” eight times including the inaugural award in 1992 and six times since 2000.
Allen & Unwin publish around 250 new titles each year including literary and commercial fiction, a broad range of general non fiction, academic and professional titles and books for children and young adults. Their imprints include Allen & Unwin, Arena, Crows Nest, Inspired Living (MBS) and Jacana (Natural History).