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The region’s most prolific philanthropists have put their trust in a Sunshine Coast foundation dedicated to helping residents in need.
Roy and Nola Thompson have announced that the Buderim Foundation has become the trustee for the Roy and Nola Thompson Charitable Trust, which will provide grants to support those experiencing financial distress in the community.
Buderim Foundation chair Dr Russell Stitz said while the Thompson Trust would remain a separate fund, it would operate the account as it did other investments.
“That is, the investment fund will be preserved in perpetuity with only the revenue being distributed each year,” he said.
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The collision, in the busy Veronica Channel between Opua and Okiato, left the yacht jammed under the car ferry s ramp. Photo / Supplied
The collision, in the busy Veronica Channel between Opua and Okiato, left the yacht jammed under the car ferry s ramp. Photo / Supplied
Northern Advocate
Collision investigation continues
An investigation is continuing into the incident in January when a yacht and the car ferry collided head-on in the Veronica Channel between Ōpua and Ōkiato in the Bay of Islands. A