Carmel students visit the Negev
July 18, 2018 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Rob Schneider honoured in Israel
November 18, 2017 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
The Gushing Pond at the Rosh Tzippor Bird Park in Ramat Gan was dedicated in honor of Robert Schneider, former CEO of JNF Australia in the presence of many dignitaries, colleagues, family, and friends. Read more
New Zealand Governor General plants a tree in Jerusalem
October 31, 2017 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
In Israel to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Beersheba in which the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) liberated the city from the Turks and Germans, New Zealand Governor General Dame Patricia Lee Reddy took the time to plant a tree at the KKL-JNF Grove of Nations in Jerusalem as a symbol of friendship between her country and Israel. Read more
ANZAC Centenary Mission traces the footsteps of the soldiers from the Jordan Valley to Beersheba
October 26, 2017 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Young Australian Policy Shapers Visit Israel
January 25, 2017 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Three delegations of young government officials and political advisors from Australia have come to tour Israel in order to get to know the country and acquire a better understanding of the complexities of life in the country.
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Bird watching in the centre of Tel Aviv
November 9, 2016 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
The dream of the Bird-watching Center in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park’s Rosh Tzippor Forest is becoming a reality thanks to JNF Australia and one of its major donors. Read more
ANZAC Museum cornerstone set in Beersheba
April 19, 2016 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
The cornerstone for the ANZAC Museum in Beersheba has been set at a ceremony attended by JNF officials from Australia and the Australian ambassador to Israel. Read more
Bolot family supports lone soldier clubhouse
March 9, 2016 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
An upgraded clubhouse for lone soldiers who have immigrated to Israel without their parents has been established in Raanana with the support of JNF Australia and the Bolot family of Sydney, Auckland and London. Read more
Political activists and advisors visit Sderot
January 13, 2016 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Fifteen political Australian activists and advisors on a visit to Israel to learn firsthand about the current situation have visited Sderot close to the border with Gaza. Read more
New JNF project inaugurated in Israel
October 14, 2015 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
A new two-classroom building at the Misgav Regional Sustainability Education Centre built with donations from the estate of Stephen and Rita Gerstl and from Brad and Beverly Garlick from Sydney, has been inaugurated Read more
Memories, growth and new life
September 18, 2015 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Holocaust survivors from all over Israel have spent two days touring southern and northern Israel…an annual tradition thanks to a contribution from Bindy and David Koadlow, friends of JNF Australia, who joined the trip this year. Read more
Australian legislators visit the Gaza border
July 31, 2015 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
A delegation of legislators and political advisors from Australia toured the Gaza perimeter to learn first hand about life on the border and to hear about different projects promoted by KKL-JNF for the benefit of frontline residents. Read more
A new birdwatching centre in Israel
July 30, 2015 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
In the middle of the noisy metropolis in central Israel known as Gush Dan, a unique gem of nature is now being created, which will introduce visitors to the world of birds… thanks to the support of JNF Australia. Read more
Australian and Israeli teenagers get together
July 9, 2015 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
About 40 students from the Carmel School in Perth have toured the Negev in the footsteps of Ben Gurion’s vision for making the desert bloom. Read more
Triguboffs at dedication of an IDF meeting place
February 23, 2015 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Sydney’s Harry and Rhonda Triguboff are the patrons of a recently dedicated green meeting place in Raanana for lone soldiers who immigrated to Israel without their parents. Read more
Melbourne JNF supporters tour the Negev
January 21, 2015 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
JNF supporters from Melbourne have toured the Negev and Gaza Border. Read more
JNF Australia backs new children’s centre
January 15, 2015 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
JNF Australia has dedicated the new Arava Children’s Environmental Centre in the Negev village of Sapir. Read more
Israeli Holocaust survivors tour the Negev
November 28, 2014 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Three hundred holocaust survivors from Amcha social clubs all over Israel got together for a day trip to KKL-JNF sites in southern Israel…funded by a family from Melbourne. Read more
Thank you, Australia
July 27, 2014 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
The JNF is continuing to offer children and families from the south a range of activities that provide a brief respite from the tense security situation. Watch the video… Read more
JNF Australia provides respite
July 22, 2014 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Twenty families from Shlomit, a community situated near the border with the Gaza Strip, left for a weekend of peaceful activities in natural surroundings at KKL-JNF’s Field and Forest Center at Lavie, far from the terrors of the rocket fire they have been enduring. This respite weekend was made possible thanks to donations from KKL-JNF’s Friends in Australia. Read more
Anzac Day in Israel
April 30, 2014 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
250 young Australians have participated in a two day program with the Jewish National Fund in Israel commemorating Anzac Day 2014. Read more
JNF Office Opens in New Zealand
April 8, 2014 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
The box which helped build a country
February 26, 2014 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
A sculpture of the iconic Blue Box has been dedicated at the Ruppin Academic Center near Netanya by KKL-JNF to honor the memory of David, Gita and Michael Hoffman of Perth, Western Australia, whose legacy and generous support of KKL-JNF’s atcivities made the contribution of the sculpture possible. Read more
Israel’s water technology impresses Melbourne lecturer
February 21, 2014 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
A lecturer in groundwater at Melbourne’s Monash University has toured Israel’s water technology facilities. Read more
Vidor project opened in Israel
February 12, 2014 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Sydney-based Lottie and Ervin Vidor have attended the opening of the Vidor Family Visitors’ Center in the Arava region of Israel. Read more
60km scenic route in the Negev to be named after Sharon
January 15, 2014 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
KKL-JNF will commemorate Ariel Sharon, the 11th Prime Minister of Israel, with a 60km scenic route in Nahal Shikma in the Negev, to pass through Sharon’s Sycamore Ranch (Havat Shikmim) and near the graves of the former Prime Minister and his wife Lily. Read more
New bird watching centre near Tel Aviv funded by Australians
December 24, 2013 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
The ceremony to celebrate the laying of the foundation stone for the new Rosh Tzippor bird-watching centre to be established in the forest in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park. Read more
Victorian political leader visits the Negev
December 11, 2013 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
The Leader of the Labor Opposition party in Victoria has visited the Western Negev in Israel. Read more
Sir Zelman Cowen Forest in Israel
November 6, 2013 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
A forest near Nachal Assaf in the Western Negev has been dedicated in honor of the late Sir Zelman Cowen, Governer-General of Australia from 1977 to 1982. Read more
PNG Prime Minister plants tree
October 27, 2013 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has planted a tree during a recent visit to Israel. Read more
