Madgwicks and the Community
As well as a long association with the business community in Melbourne, Madgwicks has a long history of community engagement. The firm’s lawyers regularly act for and are involved in a number of not-for-profit community organisations as well as a wide range of industry bodies.
Charity of the Year
Each year, the employees at Madgwicks nominate a ‘charity of the year’ and work towards raising funds throughout the year with various social and fundraising activities. At the end of the year, the firm matches the amount raised and hands over a cheque to the nominated charity.
Over the past ten years, the efforts of our employees have raised more than $270,000 towards the following charities:
- 2009 Cancer Council Victoria
- 2010 The Royal Children's Hospital
- 2011 The Magdalene Foundation
- 2012 Breast Cancer Institute of Australia
- 2013 Cystic Fibrosis Victoria
- 2014 Ovarian Cancer Australia
- 2015 Beyond Blue
- 2016 Multiple Sclerosis Society of Australia
- 2017 Dementia Australia VIC
- 2018 Lighthouse Foundation
- 2019 FightMND
Our nominated charity for 2020 is the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne.
About Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 140 years.
They are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of close to 4,000, RCH provides a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.