Annual Reports
Our most recent Annual Report for the year 2008 - 09 is available to download below.
Annual Report (2.5MB)

Our previous Annual Report for the year 2007 - 08 is similarly available for download.
Annual Report section 1 (348KB)
Annual Report section 2 (176KB)
Annual Report section 3 (164KB)
Annual Report section 4 (728KB)
Annual Report section 5 (200KB)

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Our previous Annual Report for the year 2006 - 07 is similarly available for download.
Annual Report section 1 (1.8MB)
Annual Report section 2 (1.3MB)
Annual Report section 3 (1MB)
Annual Report section 4 (1.9MB)

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Our previous Annual Report for the year 2005 - 06 is similarly available for download.
Annual Report section 1 (756KB)
Annual Report section 2 (924KB)
Annual Report section 3 (219KB)

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Our previous Annual Report for the year 2004 - 05 is similarly available for download.
Annual Report section 1 (848KB)
Annual Report section 2 (1.3MB)
Annual Report section 3 (1.1MB)

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Reference
Funding for Impact
This presentation was made to members of Philanthropy Australia in November 2006 on the results of the Overseas Study Tour undertaken by the Ross Trust's Executive Officer.

The presentation includes the questions the Trust asked itself as a consequence of the findings of the Study Tour and which led to the development of the revised Grant Guidelines effective from December 2006.

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Funding for Impact

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Report of Overseas Study Tour
This report outlines the findings of the four week study tour undertaken in England and a number of European countries by the Ross Trust's Executive Officer in March 2006.

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Report of Overseas Study Tour conducted in March 2006

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Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained: Venture Philanthropy for the Common Good
This paper was presented by the Ross Trust's Executive Officer, Sylvia Geddes, to Philanthropy Australia's inaugural conference which was held in Sydney on 17 and 18 March 2003.

The paper outlines the Trust's support for the environment at the session entitled "Philanthropy and Targeted Constituencies: Environment, Culture, Medical Research".

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Philanthropy Australia Conference 2003

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Facing the Future; engaging stakeholders and citizens in developing public policy
This presentation was made by the Ross Trust's Executive Officer, Sylvia Geddes, at the National Institute of Governance conference, held on 23 and 24 April 2003, in Canberra. The presentation gave the philanthropic perspective in the plenary session "Policy priorities and processes: Perspectives of Australian stakeholders".

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Facing the Future Conference 2003

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"The Way Forward - Funding Research"
This presentation was made by the Ross Trust's Executive Officer, Sylvia Geddes, as part of a panel discussion on the topic at the National Symposium on Ageing Research, organised by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, and held in Canberra 23 - 25 September 2003.

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National Symposium on Ageing Research 2003

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Conversations about Possibilities - Themes and reflections from the International Philanthropy Collaboration
Rosemary Addis and Catherine Brown

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Conversations about Possibilities, Themes and reflections from the International Philanthropy Collaboration

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Inviting investment in social enterprises - A prospectus framework for the social sector
Rosemary Addis and Sylvia Geddes

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Inviting investment in social enterprises

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