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CROWN RESORTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS LATEST INDIGENOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM PARTNERS - 23 June 2015
Gretel Packer, Chair of the Packer Family Foundation, today announced the latest Indigenous education program partners to be supported through the Crown Resorts Foundation and Packer Family Foundation’s $200 million National Philanthropic Fund.

 
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The Crown Resorts Foundation is committed to providing opportunities for young Indigenous Australians. Supporting Indigenous education programs is a key priority of the $200 million National Philanthropic Fund as we work towards eliminating Indigenous disadvantage in Australia.

The Indigenous education organisations selected as partners were chosen for their commitment to work with parents and communities to establish the trust and sense of security that enables children not only to benefit from a consistent school-based education but to thrive in such a setting.

The Crown Resorts Foundation and the Packer Family Foundation would like to congratulate the successful Indigenous education program partners: Australian Indigenous Education Foundation; Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience; Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation; Aurora Indigenous Education Foundation
– The Aspiration Initiative Academic Enrichment Program; Clontarf Foundation; and Mt Druitt Street University – Noffs Indigenous Schools Project.

Ms Packer said:
‘We are delighted to partner with these outstanding Indigenous education providers. It is our hope and belief that the selected programs will provide young Australians with opportunities they need to learn, grow, and be confident in themselves and their ability to succeed.’

Of the new partnership, Jack Manning Bancroft, CEO and Founder of the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience, said:
'Indigenous kids are born superheroes; we simply show them how to fly. This partnership will help us do more for Indigenous kids, inspiring the next generation of leaders to rise up and take off.’

Andrew Penfold, Executive Director of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, said: ‘AIEF is proud to partner with the Crown Resorts Foundation and the funding they provide will be vital for AIEF’s continued growth and success, as we strive to empower thousands more Indigenous children to shape Australia’s future.’

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For further information please contact:
Natasha Stipanov
Communications and Corporate Affairs Manager
Crown Resorts Limited
T: +61 3 9292 8671 I M: +61 434 187 828
E: natasha.stipanov@crownresorts.com.au

CROWN RESORTS FOUNDATION CHARITY CHALLENGE - 12 May 2015
NRL Premiership, Round 10, Saturday 16 May 2015, AAMI PARK
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Melbourne, Australia. Tuesday, 12 May 2015. Crown Resorts Foundation has today announced that it will host the ‘Crown Resorts Foundation Charity Challenge’. One of the must-see games of the year, the challenge will serve as a fundraiser for Ovarian Cancer Australia and will be contested by the Crown sponsored Melbourne Storm and South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL clubs on Saturday, 16 May 2015 at AAMI Park.

Crown Resorts Foundation Advisory Chair Gretel Packer, said today “we saw this game as a wonderful opportunity to work with our NRL partners to benefit the community and support a worthwhile cause. Ovarian cancer is a terrible disease that affects too many women all too frequently. Any funds raised tonight will support Ovarian Cancer Australia and help with the campaign to treat and eradicate ovarian cancer. This event also aims to draw critical attention to the disease in the public and to ensure it has the attention it deserves.”

To kick off the fundraising, the Crown Resorts Foundation has provided a cheque for $20,000 to Ovarian Cancer Australia which will be presented on field prior to kick-off by Crown Resorts Chief Executive Officer Rowen Craigie to Chair of Ovarian Cancer Australia Paula Benson. The contribution will have further significance with the fixture launching the NRL’s Women in League Round. The Crown Resorts Foundation has also pledged to provide a further $1,000 per try scored by Melbourne Storm and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

The Crown Resorts Foundation is proud to support Ovarian Cancer Australia’s vision - to save lives and ensure that no woman with ovarian cancer walks alone. Ovarian Cancer Australia is a not-for-profit national organisation that provides support and advocacy for people affected by ovarian cancer, either themselves or through someone they love. Ovarian Cancer Australia provides support for women and their families, raises community awareness of ovarian cancer, advocates for improved services for women and promotes research.

Paula Benson, Chair of Ovarian Cancer Australia, said Crown Resorts Foundation’s donation will go a long way in helping the organisation achieve their 25/25 Vision.

“Ovarian cancer has the lowest survival rate of any women’s cancer with a low five year survival rate of 43 per cent, well beyond the average for all cancers. Last February we launched our bold 25/25 Vision which aims to improve the five year survival rate by 25 per cent by the year 2025. We thank Crown Resorts Foundation for their generous donation and valuable support” said Ms Benson.

To further enhance the initiative, the Melbourne Storm and South Sydney Rabbitohs will also both be hosting Ovarian Cancer Australia fundraising events to support the ‘Crown Resorts Foundation Charity Challenge’. Significantly, both teams players will have Ovarian Cancer Australia’s logo on their jerseys and also the Ovarian Cancer Australia teal ribbon representing their commitment to the cause. In addition, both teams have generously offered to donate their signed match jerseys as auction items to help raise further funds for Ovarian Cancer Australia.

Storm Chief Executive Officer, Mark Evans, said “Melbourne Storm enjoys a strong relationship with Crown Resorts and we are very pleased to be able to support Ovarian Cancer Australia with the Rabbitohs, through the Crown Resorts Foundation.”

Rabbitohs CEO, John Lee, said: “We’re delighted to be able to help support Ovarian Cancer Australia through our partnership with Crown Resorts and the Crown Resorts Foundation.

“We couldn’t be happier to have the Ovarian Cancer Australia logo feature on our jerseys for the ‘Crown Resorts Foundation Charity Challenge’ match against the Melbourne Storm, and to be helping raise funds for this very worthwhile cause.”

There will also be an opportunity to contribute funds to Ovarian Cancer Australia through online donations. Go to Rabbitohs.com.au later in the week for further information.

Crown is dedicated to making the second ‘Crown Resorts Foundation Charity Challenge’ a huge success for Ovarian Cancer Australia and will be championing for every dollar raised. In 2014, the inaugural year over $44,522.90 was raised for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.
 

 Event:  ‘Crown Resorts Foundation Charity Challenge’
 Date and Time:  Saturday, 16 May 2015, at 7:30pm
 Location:  AAMI Park


For further information please contact:

Natasha Stipanov
Corporate Affairs
Crown Resorts
T. 03 9292 8671
E. natasha.stipanov@crownresorts.com.au

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Aussie Millions Poker Championship TV Broadcast - 29 April 2015
Crown Melbourne has today announced the 2015 Aussie Millions Poker Championship television broadcast will commence on ONE HD from Tuesday 5 May at 11pm.
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The Aussie Millions broadcast series will consist of 12 one-hour episodes and will be telecast Australia-wide every Tuesday and Wednesday night from 11pm for 6 weeks beginning early May on ONE HD. The premiere episode will feature the Final Table of the internationally renowned Aussie Millions ‘Main Event’, proudly part of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT).

“Crown is thrilled to be working together with APPT and ONE HD in showcasing the 2015 Aussie Millions. This premiere will be a world exclusive featuring the best international poker players in some of the biggest buy-in events in poker. Crown Melbourne and the Aussie Millions, along with the city of Melbourne, will be showcased to worldwide audiences,” said Crown Melbourne’s Tournament Director, Joel Williams.

The remaining episodes will feature coverage of the high stakes events including the ‘$100,000 Challenge’ and the ‘LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge’.

The Aussie Millions has an excellent reputation for hosting the best of the best, when it comes to high stakes poker. Players from all over the world descend on Crown Melbourne for the poker games that compact the accumulation of wealth, assessing risk and the thrill of negotiation into quick and easy hands of poker, for buy-ins of AUD$100,000, AUD$250,000 and more.

The broadcast host will be Jaimee Rogers, and the expert poker commentators include Australia’s king of poker and WSOP 2005 Champion Joe Hachem and ‘The Voice’ of Australian poker, Paul Khoury.
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Program: Crown’s 2015 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Network
Network: ONE HD Dates:
Dates: Premiere episodes Tuesday 5 May and Wednesday 6 May at 11pm, for six weeks

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For further information including interviews or preview tapes please contact:
Natasha Stipanov
Corporate Affairs
Crown Resorts Limited
T. +61 3 9292 8671
E. natasha.stipanov@crownresorts.com.au

Spice News’ Top 100 names Crown Metropol Melbourne within the Top 5 Australian Best Convention Centre Hotels - 15 April 2015
Spice Magazine’s annual Hot 100 listing has been released, naming Australia and New Zealand’s best hospitality offerings, as decided by Spice Magazine’s readers.
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In the Best Convention Centre Hotel category, Crown Metropol Melbourne has been listed within the prestigious top 5 finalists, acknowledged for the hotel’s leading hospitality offerings, contemporary design, spa and dining options and proximity to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Spice Magazine’s full Top 100 listing will be announced in the May issue of the magazine.The annual ranking from the MICE publication names five of Australia’s and New Zealand’s leading hotels, resorts and venues as the winners in each of the 20 categories. 

For information on Crown Events and Conferencing facilities please visit www.crowneventsandconferences.com.au

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CROWN’S SUPER BOX FOOTY FEVER AT THE WEST END Live Every Weekend - 15 April 2015
Melbourne, Australia 2013. Footy Fever at The West End is laying its claim on the football season.
From siren to siren, every weekend, Crown’s Super Box will be showing the game live, with an expert
football panel discussing the highs and lows of the game Australian’s love. Located in Pit 15 in the
West End, the mini-stadium will feature all the trimmings of Melbourne’s stadiums without battling
the weather, traffic or masses plus a special appearance from The Footy Show’s, Shane Crawford.
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