The Australian Business Community Network (ABCN) is delighted to announce the appointment of Brett Clark, TAL Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, as its incoming Chair, replacing Tony Macvean, Managing Partner of Hall &...
ABCN Foundation announces 39 new Accelerate scholarships
This year, 39 deserving young students will receive scholarships through the Australian Business and Community Network (ABCN) 2023 Accelerate scholarship program. Accelerate is a three-year scholarship for students who are exceptional yet who face significant barriers....
Full STEAM Ahead returns: students’ interest sky-rockets!
Excitement ignited for the 160 students from across eight Southwest Sydney schools – both primary and secondary, who took part in the newly redesigned ABCN program Full STEAM Ahead. Full STEAM Ahead is an annual...
Philip’s Financial Capability Journey: A Tale of Smart Decision-Making
In a heartwarming journey of financial growth, Philip, a Year 9 student from Victoria, participated in the ABCN Goals program. Already familiar with money matters from discussions at home, Philip fully embraced the chance to enhance...
Coming Full Circle: How Lauren went from ABCN student to EY mentor
Lauren Cislowski works in the Technology Consulting team at EY, specialising in user experience design. But that’s not where the story begins: back in 2016, she was in Year 11 at Mount Annan High School...
Celebrating 10 Years of the ABCN Foundation In Style
ABCN welcomed 43 of the record 45 Year 11 Accelerate scholars and their mentors from all over Australia face-to-face to take part in the ABCN Foundation 10 Year Anniversary Leadership Summit and Dinner. The first...
ABCN’s first scholarship recipient, Jennifer Truong, shares her story on the eve of the ABCN Foundation’s 10th anniversary. Jennifer Truong was the first recipient of the Doug Jukes Memorial Scholarship, the framework of which was...
It’s been a great start to the year, with students back to face-to-face learning and mentors back at the office more and more. What this means for ABCN is the return of many in-person programs...