Whitbread Donation Pledge
Getting closer to reaching our pledge goal for this financial year. It’s even more than last year!
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Whitbread Foundation Announces Support for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Whitbread Foundation announces support for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. We have chosen to support the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s Innovation Hub as its purpose is to focus on education and training pathways for newly arrived immigrants. The charter of the Whitbread Foundation is to support education programs that break the cycle of poverty. Education…
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Staff Help to Buy a Fridge for Anglicare
Huge congratulations to Adam Luscombe, who this morning made good on his promise to provide Anglicare Victoria with a new fridge for their kitchen. With the help of Whitbread employees, Adam raised $243.50 and this morning delivered a brand new fridge to Louise Lang, who was very grateful for the assistance. Well done Adam and…
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Staff Member Raises Funds for Anglicare
It’s so wonderful to see our employees living and breathing the Whitbread values of Corporate Conscience. Congratulations to commercial broker, Adam Luscombe, who has taken the initiative upon himself to raise funds for Anglicare Victoria. Find out more about Adam’s pledge here. http://www.whitbread.com.au/corporate-conscience-comes-to-life-at-whitbread/
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Fire Service Levy Abolished – Government Promote Savings
More than 60,000 property owners will save an average of $260 a year because of changes made to Fire Services Levy laws reported the Herald Sun. Treasurer Michael O’Brien told the Herald Sun he hoped this would be a win for consumers. The content of this article was somewhat confusing for us at Whitbread as…
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Internet fraud costing Australians $7 million a month
The ever increasing issue of internet fraud and the personal cost for victims was reported on the 7:30 Report, 20th January 2014. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission reported that they received more than 28,000 reports of so-called advanced fee fraud, but police say many more cases are not reported because of the social stigma…
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Banks to Give Annual Home Insurance Reminder
The new banking code will require lending institutions to remind mortgage customers of their obligations to have home insurance. Banks will also explain the risks of underinsurance according to an article posted by news.com.au. Click here to read the full article. To learn more about underinsurance, Whitbread suggest reading this article on Underinsurance which can…
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Pharmacists latest victims targeted by computer hackers
Pharmacists are the latest victims to be targeted by computer hackers, as the industry moves towards electronic health records. The Pharmacy Board of Australia has issued a warning about the threat with at least 10 pharmacists targeted in the last 18 months, according to an article posted by ABC technology reporters Jake Sturmer and Alison…
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Medical Industry Target for Cyber Criminals
Cybercrime has evolved and increased substantially over the past ten years particularly in the financial services and retail sectors where a high volume of data is retained, in particular financial information. These industries have therefore had a head start on developing strategies to mitigate and prevent cyber-attacks. Due to the vast quantity of information collected…
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International Volunteer Day 2013
International Women’s Day theme for 2014 is Inspiring Change. Studies have shown that when women are empowered, all of society benefits. The Hunger Project, a charity the Whitbread Foundation has supported for the past 2 years, believes that empowering women as equal partners in their communities is essential for achieving the end of hunger and…
