Sad news to report, our esteemed Board Director Bob Puffett AM passed away on 26 May. Bob was with the PPF from the beginning, bringing valuable insights, experiences and creativity to guide our developing organisation. Our wise larrikin elder. We send our condolences to Bob’s loving family and enormous circle of friends. Bob we miss you deeply but will forever be guided by “…now, what we ought to do….” Rest peacefully.
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PPF fundraiser. A great evening and a great success. PPF alumni presenting their projects, thus weaving the story of PPF’s development and evolution. Conviviality and connections interspersed with competitive raffling and auctioning.
Huge thanks to all who attended, donated, participated, contributed, planned, worked and enjoyed.
The abundant funds raised will support PPF’s upcoming projects over the year to come and more.
Many thanks also to @rosemontstrings for both your musicality on the night and your very generous raffle prize. And to @theguthrieproject for catching the mood of the evening through your candid pics. And to @yha_sydneyharbour for the use of your hall and its excellent facilities.
A party with a purpose. Couldn’t be better.
Link in bio for more info and pics.
Namaste!! 🙏🏽
Save the date!! Better still buy a ticket or several. A great event at an iconic venue at The Rocks, Sydney.
Featuring Ric Leplastrier, presentations from our Fellowship and Scholarship alumni, raffling of 2 original PP sketches, auctioning of a PP super gem, drinks, snacks and more.
All proceeds go to supporting the projects, as all our workers and contributors are volunteers.
Check the link in the bio.
Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre venue courtesy of @yha_sydneyharbour @yhaaustralia
Meet Almo Troup @trouthouse_ from Melbourne, one of the 2 successful PP Architecture Scholars 2024. Almo’s study topic is Reviving Our Resources.
The study will address the resource consuming and increasingly unnecessary production of virgin building materials. Building on information and experiences from design professionals and industry leaders in fields of waste utilisation, Almo will produce a video that will illustrate how building waste can be channelled into practical and beautiful architectural objects.
Welcome Almo, PPF looks forward to supporting you over the next 12 months.
The 2 PP Architecture Scholars2024 have been announced. The PPF congratulates Frank Hollingsworth @goodartwithfrank from Townsville whose study topic is Shade Structures for Northern Australia: A Typological Study.
His research will examine existing shade solutions as part of urban planning and architectural strategies to mitigate heat in hotter and tropical climates.
Frank aims to develop a resource containing a range of options to aid residents and local countto address improvements in their own public spaces.
Welcome Frank, we’re looking forward to supporting you over the next 12 months.
Work in progress #2 complete. The hygiene trough in place and functioning.
To anyone interested.. this is not a unit to replace handwashing sinks outside toilets. It’s part of a managed hygiene program where once per day a bunch of students gather at the trough to thoroughly wash their hands with soap and brush their teeth under supervision.
This is the implementation of an international program that has demonstrated improved gut and oral health in kids over many years. It supplements existing taps and sinks near toilets which, in reality, are good but the hand hygiene necessary to kill microbes is rarely practised if at all.