Investing in Australia’s future

Today we are launching our new featured forum on Early Childhood Education with the release of the latest Taskforce report by Global Access Partners. Catherine Fritz-Kalish, Co-Founder and Managing Director of GAP, tells the story behind it.

Welcome to the GAP Summit on Spaces of Australia Innovation

Global Access Partners (GAP) is holding its 7th Annual Growth Summit in NSW Parliament House to discuss Spaces of Australian Innovation. Catherine Fritz-Kalish, Co-founder and Managing Director of GAP, delivered the introduction.

Building a national culture of philanthropy

How can we make Australia more philanthropic? Catherine Fritz-Kalish says the key is to involve your friends and family.

GAP Summit and initiatives in 2016

GAP has now released the report from its recent 6th Annual Growth Summit on the future of jobs in NSW Parliament House. Catherine Fritz-Kalish, Co-founder and Managing Director of GAP, invites you to learn more about Summit outcomes, new GAP taskforces and the work on developing a Vision for Australia.

Introducing the GAP Jobs Summit

Global Access Partners (GAP) holds its 6th Annual Growth Summit in NSW Parliament House to discuss the future of jobs. Catherine Fritz-Kalish, Co-founder and Managing Director of GAP, delivered the introduction.

Thread Together – Clothes for those who need them most

What started as a casual conversation between friends has become a not-for-profit organisation distributing new clothing for those in our community who are most in need. Catherine Fritz-Kalish shares her experiences in setting up Thread Together.

Doveton College – school-based community support

Doveton College is a school that offers health and family support alongside its education service for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Catherine Fritz-Kalish, General Manager of Global Access Partners, says this model would be beneficial for all communities.

Early Childhood Education – a basis for life

A solid early childhood education is a foundation for life. Catherine Fritz-Kalish outlines the current situation in Australia and urges for a more streamlined approach to support disadvantaged families.

A future without age

A select audience of policy makers, business leaders and academics came together for the GAP/ACHR Conference on Productive Ageing on Friday 17 May. GAP’s General Manager, Catherine Fritz-Kalish, explains why we need to discuss the employment situation of mature Australians.

Raising a happy generation

Positive thinking is important, but so is hard work. 

I have three children and my main wish for them is that they grow up to be happy. The more I thought about happiness and how best to attain it, the more I wanted to hear other people’s views so I organised a series of informal focus group meetings for women aged between 30 and 45 to explore the topic. Some had children, some had partners and all of them had strong personal views on what made people happy. It was an eye-opening discussion. 

I began our conversation with a few simple questions:

·    What makes you happy?
·    Are most people in your circle happy?
·    How important is for you to be happy?
·    Is happiness an overrated and unattainable state most of the time?

Travelling with kids – tips and tricks I learned the hard way: Part III

Travelling with kids – tips and tricks I learned the hard way: Part II