Made over 90 financial grants construction, capital items, and running expenses:
Shelters
Sanctuaries
Clinics
Orphanage construction
Ships
Educational Films
Computers
Rehabilitation centres
Lion parks, seal rescue centres, kangaroo and wild horse sanctuaries
The arts - music and ballet
Animal birth control and release programs
Ambulances
Medical and veterinary supplies
Fuel, Food, Electricity and medicines
Rescue and rehabilitation for Police equines
Oncology wards, trauma and triage units in hospitals
Addressed audiences ranging from 50 to 6,000 people covering diverse subjects from the environment, ethics, human and animal rights, climate change, the arts, health, water, literature, refugees, economics and human diet.
Invested heavily in capital assets to improve the amenity and efficiency of Kindness House of our guests.
Actively promoted the exemplary work of the guests in Kindness House to our vast network of contacts in the corporate and not-for-profit world.
Kindness House is located in the centre of bustling Fitzroy, the music capital of Australia. To promote the art of young musicians and performs we have constructed the large “Kindness House What’s on Wall” displaying pictures and promotional material on their “gigs”.
Installed external floodlights at night which has proven to attract a large number of young people using the display as a source of information. We have entered into a contract with a professional organisation Plakkit, to maintain the site and replace all the promotional material every week.
Improved operational protocols within the building:
installed free internet and email
doubled number of security patrols
installed new carpets, rugs, blinds, curtains, and cushions
Installed 50 large framed pictures in public spaces within the building
repainted and recarpeted a number of individual offices
replaced 300+ light globes with energy efficient units,
fully insulated the entire building,
installed steel gantries, walkways, and handrails on the roof for the occupational health and safety of our tradespeople and contractors
installed 36 internal windows to improve natural lighting
Installed 22 skylights to bring in natural light
Installed 8 “whirlybirds” to extract heat from the building
replastered and repainted walls in the rear foyer
repainted the lift and stairwells in bright colours
repainted the training, media, and relaxation areas in bright, inspiring colours.
Cleaned cobblestones in rear laneway
Commissioned the painting of attractive murals by “street artists” who then renamed the street “Kindness Lane”.
Laid asphalt strip along the cobblestone lane to provide wheelchair access to the lift for people with disabilities.
Engaged in robust debate with industry, politicians, local council, the media and consumers - urging them to adopt ethical, compassionate and sustainable policies and practices.
Reconfigured the dynamics and operations of Kindness House
Engaged an independent consultant in conjunction with the Yarra City Council to conduct a significant energy efficiency audit of Kindness House. (We passed with flying colours with the observation that there was nothing we more that we could have done to reduce the carbon footprint of this iconic building. The Mayor of the City of Yarra presented us with a certificate acknowledging our efforts to reduce the carbon footprint in the community).
We have welcomed new friends to the Kindness Campus. They will add considerably to the energy and excitement of Kindness House - and launch their initiatives from a home base that shares their passion for getting good things done.
