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Wotif is a website that provides a reservation service for hotels in Australia and international destinations across the globe. It was set up in March 2000 by Graeme Wood in Brisbane , Australia. It has since established offices in Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom. [ 1 ]
In 2010, he gave a political donation of A$1.6 million, to The Greens [9] and is a donor of University of Queensland, the University of Tasmania, and Melbourne University. [10] In January 2013, Wood became a prominent backer of the digital arm of British newspaper The Guardian in Australia, [ 11 ] which he said would add quality and diversity ...
Robert Andrew Creeth Brice AM is an Australian businessman and philanthropist. [1]He is best known for co-founding Wotif with Graeme Wood in 1999. [2] [3] [4]Brice is also known for his philanthropy which has included donating substantial amounts of money to the University of Queensland to fund scholarships which led to the establishment of the university's endowment fund.
In 1847, Richard Goldsbrough founded a wool broking business in Melbourne. [2] In 1888, R Goldsbrough & Co merged with Mort & Co to form Goldsbrough Mort & Co. [1] In 1962 Goldsbrough, Mort & Co merged with Elder Smith & Co to form Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd. [1] [3]
Jan Cameron CNZM is a New Zealand-Australian businesswoman and formerly Australia's fourth-richest woman. She made her fortune as the founder of the Kathmandu clothing and outdoor equipment company.
Koo Wee Rup / ˌ k uː ˌ w iː ˈ r ʌ p / is a town and satellite suburb in Victoria, Australia, 63 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Built on former marshland now converted to market gardens, Koo Wee Rup recorded a population of 4,047 at the 2021 census. [1]
Heidelberg (/ h aɪ d ə l b ɜːr ɡ /) is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Banyule local government area. Heidelberg recorded a population of 7,360 at the 2021 census. [1]
The skyline of Melbourne in January 2024, as viewed from the Shrine of Remembrance. Melbourne is home to approximately 758 completed high-rise buildings. [1] Of those completed and or topped-out, 77 buildings are defined as "skyscrapers"–buildings which reach a height of at least 150 metres (490 ft); more than any other city in Australia.