This year saw the Sydney team engaging in a cocktail cruise on Sydney Harbour for our Christmas party. We almost didn’t make it at all as the boat that we originally hired had been sold without anyone telling us and was last seen heading for Brisbane. Thankfully Charlie, entering crisis management mode, was able to [...]
A big thank you to the NZ Team for their contributions toward Starship Children Hospital. This is our 2nd year runninng donating gifts to Starship. Last Thursday 2nd December, Sunita, Tracy and I delivered our bags of gifts to Starship and the volunteer staff took us on a tour of the children area which were [...]
The 2010 Sydney Special Children’s Christmas party was held on the 1st of December and Altis, as part of our commitment to the community, once again sent along volunteers to help out on the day. The event was held at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney’s west with over 5,000 special needs children attending from all over [...]
At the end of another busy week at Altis it was time to get everyone together and unwind and the chosen venue this time was Paddington Bowls club and what a venue it is! The sun was shining brightly, the birds were tweeting in the sky, the socialites were tweeting on the ground, and there [...]
We were divided into two teams, demarked by fluorescent pink and blue capped helmets. The fashion reminded of Robyn William’s excellent advice in Good Morning Vietnam “When I go into the jungle I want to clash.” Blue was Quentin,Raj and Graeme Martin plus a hired mercanery. Pink was Shaune,Florencio, Simon and another hired mercenary. Most [...]
Our wine tasting was not an ordinary wine tasting but a “journey of discovery”. We were first introduced to a few local NZ wines, and then guided into the “aroma room” to learn about wine making, tasting AND smelling. The room is full of the different components you can find in a bottle of wine. [...]
What a day to be planting tress – it was raining, cold and windy and the kids loved it! With trowels in hand ready for tree planting, Florencio, Nadine and Richard from the Canberra office received instructions and started to plant as the first few drops fell. The enthusiasm of the group willing the rain [...]
It was a winter Sunday in Melbourne and a fulfilling morning for the Altis family was looming. The Event? Planet Ark’s National Tree Day. The location? Point Gellibrand Park Association, Williamstown. The agenda? Tree planting, followed by a warm lunch at Sirens, a seafood restaurant close by. The crew was engaged and looking forward to [...]
It was a crisp winters morning for the 40th annual City to Surf fun run and the sun was out in full splendour – which is no surprise as it has apparently never rained on race day in its full history! Starting in the yellow section for Altis Consulting was Daniel, Bhumik and Charlie. Each [...]
On Sunday 1st Aug, our Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra teams and their families got out of bed early to plant trees as part of the Planet Ark National Tree Day. The Sydney team helped plant trees in Berry Island Reserve in Wollstonecraft: The Canberra office crew got 30 minutes into their event at Mount [...]
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