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A Testimonial from our Patron – Jerry Coleby-Williams

Householder’s Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE Inc. (Australia) was founded in 2007 with the objectives of alerting citizens to current and emerging environmental issues and how best to deal with them practically at an individual or local level.

I initially met HOPE Inc. through my involvement with Queensland Conservation, our state’s foremost conservation organisation, more than twenty years ago.

I have since been associated with HOPE Inc. because there is a good overlap between their objectives and my own as a pioneer of affordable sustainable living in subtropical Brisbane when I founded Bellis in 2003. We have jointly contributed to expositions, speaking tours and other community activities during that time.

This band of committed conservationists have been dynamic, actively raising the awareness of ordinary citizens as to how best to reduce their ecological footprint in various ways from reducing consumption to eliminating waste, all the while educating people how best to address the challenges facing modern society: water, food and energy security, developing climate resilient communities, and healthy, affordability living.

Jerry Coleby-Williams RHS, Dip. Hort. (Kew), NEBSM

Director, Seed Savers’ Foundation

Patron, Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE) Inc.

Founder, Bellis, Brisbane’s award-winning sustainable house & garden

56 Daisy Street, Wynnum, QLD 4178

web: jerry-coleby-williams.net

Continued Funding for EDO

HOPE Inc. Receives Queensland Gives Grant to Enhance Governance

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We are thrilled to announce that Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE) Inc. has been successful in its application for a Queensland Gives grant. The $1,800 grant will fund essential governance training for our President, Mrs. Anna Kula-Kaczmarski, through the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

This valuable training will equip Anna with in-depth knowledge of not-for-profit director responsibilities in areas such as governance, risk management, financial performance, and strategic planning. The benefits of this enhanced expertise will extend throughout HOPE Inc., strengthening our management committee and supporting our mission to promote environmental protection and sustainable living.

We extend our sincere gratitude to Queensland Gives for their generous support, which will empower our volunteer team to operate with even greater effectiveness and impact.

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