b'AUSTRALIAAROUND THE WORLD 1 2 34 5 61Anna Fairfax, Lady Mary Fairfax, Kate Fairfax2Chairman John ONeill3Yvonne le Bas, Amanda Keller, Teresa Keating, Brendan Jones4Ciaran Davis, Julia Harle5Charles Curran, Ana Curranand guest6Anna Fairfax7David Englman, Casey & Maura Englman8Holly & Hugh ONeill7 8SydneyGardenPartyatFairwaterNOVEMBER, 2014 The Australian Ireland Funds flagship event of the year, the annual Garden Party Nautical Ireland, took place at the grounds of Lady Fairfaxs home Fairwater overlooking the spectacular Sydney Harbour. Executive Director Teresa Keating commenced formalities thanking close to 500 guests for their support as well as congratulating Fergus & Delia Doyle on their Melbourne Cup win as part owners. Jonesy & Amanda, of WSFM, kept the crowd entertained as MCs for the day with their patter and humour as they outlined amongst other things the first-ever raffle for a car: a Citroen provided by Ciaran Davis of Australian Radio Network and Chris Knaap of Citroen & Porsche Parramatta. Chairman John ONeill AO took to the stage with His Excellency Noel White, addressing the large crowd with gratitude for their role in providing much-needed help to our flagship projects. John also paid tribute to former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam who recently passed away and remembered Margaret Whitlam as one of the original members of the Board of The Australian Ireland Fund. The Chairman went on to officially thank Lady Mary Fairfax AC, OBE for her hospitality and all her continuing generosity in allowing us to host our flagship event atFairwater. Kieran McLoughlin, President and CEO of The Worldwide Ireland Funds, then addressed the crowdhighlighting Australias important role in the family of The Worldwide Ireland Funds and thanked everybody gathered for all that they do. Guests were then treated to a performance by Boys in the Band who had everyone dancing inthe aisles. connect2015 | 101'