Recognising the Stars of 2023 at the Hancock Prospecting Rower of the Year Awards

Rowing Australia (RA) has honoured its highest achievers, greatest contributors and most dedicated community members in a gala event that also saw its Patron, Mrs Gina Rinehart AO, awarded the inaugural Service to Rowing Award. The Australian rowing community gathered at the Canberra Rex Hotel on Friday night to celebrate a busy 2023 and look forward to 2024 and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

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Service to Rowing Award | Winner 2023 | Mrs Gina Rinehart AO

Mrs Gina Rinehart AO, the esteemed patron of Rowing Australia and generous sponsor through Hancock Prospecting, has been presented with the inaugural Service to Rowing Award. Mrs Rinehart’s unwavering commitment and support have not only propelled the Australian Rowing Team but have also shaped the future of the sport. A heartfelt congratulations to a true icon!

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WE LOVE TO DANCE LIKE EVERYONE’S WATCHING SYDNEY CREATES ITS OWN FIRST TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER TRADITION

Such was the appeal of NSW’s big race, Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, stepped out in a hot pink fascinator and black frock to take in the action from the comfort of a corporate box. Hancock Agriculture and S. Kidman and Co CEO Adam Giles said he and Ms Rinehart “just happened to be in Sydney”. “It doesn’t matter where you are on Melbourne Cup day: it’s the race that stops the nation, and there are races in communities right around Australia,” he said. “Everyone can celebrate everywhere.” Ms Rinehart, a patron of Rowing Australia, hosted three gold medal rowers from the Tokyo Olympics in her corporate box at Randwick.

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Charity lunch for the kids

Ian Chesterman President Australian Olympic Committee [pictured] along with Executive Chairman Gina Rinehart attended a special fundraising lunch for the Brisbane Children’s Hospital on Friday 3 November. The hospital was recently voted the tenth best hospital in the world for children. Ian Chesterman was the guest speaker and spoke to the audience about the exciting road to the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games. Mrs Gina Rinehart and Hancock Prospecting are the biggest supporters of Olympic athletes in Australian history.

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LEGACY ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT TO LEGACY HOUSE AHEAD OF REMEMBRANCE DAY

Legacy has announced a significant gift to Legacy Brisbane’s Legacy House project from Mrs. Gina Rinehart AO and Hancock Prospecting, which is set to provide essential services to Australian veterans and their families at a new facility slated for Greenslopes in 2024. The wrap-around Model of Care proposed by Legacy House is designed to address the alarming reality faced by many veterans and their families who develop adjustment difficulties after being discharged which require social or emotional intervention. It will provide a single front door for Veterans and their families to receive tailored, compassionate support.

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Facility a help to state’s Diggers

Queensland veterans will have access to a state-of-the-art precinct in Brisbane’s south for physical and psychological care. The multimillion-dollar facility will be based at the Greenslopes Private Hospital, offering a range of support options for ex-service men and women, including psychosocial support, education and training, family transition support, and advocacy services.The Courier-Mail can reveal the Palaszczuk government will provide $3m for the construction of the precinct, which will be run by veterans’ support organisation, Legacy. It can also be revealed Gina Rinehart has made a significant donation to the Legacy Brisbane Legacy House project, which required $4m in community and philanthropic support.

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As it happened – beyond the stories – we’re not feeding the chooks

Joh told the guests: “I met Lang many times and in those early days with Gina. Lang would ring me sometimes and say ‘Joh, I will be in Brisbane tonight and any chance of getting together in your office and having a little talk for an hour or so?’ Joh said he was fully booked. But Lang, in his persuasive way, suggested the Premier get up a bit earlier in the morning. “Feed your chooks, as you do at quarter to six before the six o’clock news, come down to the Park Royal, it only takes you 10 minutes to walk down there and I will have your ham, bacon, eggs and toast ready for you.’ So we had breakfast and we did it many times,” said Joh. 

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