# Tim Fairfax
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{{Short description|Australian philanthropist}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Tim Fairfax
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| birth_name = Timothy Vincent Fairfax
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| occupation = [Philanthropist](/source/Philanthropist) and [pastoralist](/source/Pastoral_farming)
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| spouse = [Gina Fairfax](/source/Gina_Fairfax)
| children = 4
| parents = {{unbulleted list|Sir Vincent Charles Fairfax|Lady Nancy Fairfax}}
| relatives = {{unbulleted list|{{nowrap|[Ruth Fairfax](/source/Ruth_Fairfax) {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OBE}} {{small|(grandmother)}}}}|{{nowrap|Sir James Fairfax {{small|(great-grandfather)}}}}|{{nowrap|[John Fairfax](/source/John_Fairfax) {{small|(great-great-grandfather)}}}} }}
| office = [Chancellor](/source/Chancellor_(education)) of the [Queensland University of Technology](/source/Queensland_University_of_Technology)
| term = 8 September 2012{{spaced endash}}31 December 2019
| predecessor = [Peter Arnison](/source/Peter_Arnison)
| successor = [Xiaoling Liu](/source/Xiaoling_Liu)
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'''Timothy Vincent Fairfax''' is an Australian [philanthropist](/source/philanthropist), [pastoralist](/source/Pastoral_farming) and a member of the [Fairfax family](/source/Fairfax_family). He leads a charitable foundation called the '''Tim Fairfax Family Foundation''', created in 2008.
==Biography==
Throughout his life, Fairfax has served in a variety of roles within a large number of organisations.[[http://www.frrr.org.au/cb_pages/tim_fairfax.php Tim Fairfax AC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514052241/https://www.frrr.org.au/cb_pages/tim_fairfax.php |date=14 May 2018 }}, Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal website. Accessed 5 March 2018.] This includes serving as president of the [Queensland Art Gallery](/source/Queensland_Art_Gallery) Foundation, deputy chairman of the [National Gallery of Australia](/source/National_Gallery_of_Australia), director of the Foundation of Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR), council member of Australia Philanthropic Services, chairman of the [Salvation Army](/source/Salvation_Army) Advisory Board, deputy chancellor of the [University of the Sunshine Coast](/source/University_of_the_Sunshine_Coast) and chairman of the University of the Sunshine Coast Foundation.[[http://australianphilanthropicservices.com.au/tim-fairfax Timothy Fairfax AC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310012511/http://australianphilanthropicservices.com.au/tim-fairfax |date=10 March 2018 }}, Australian Philanthropic Services website. Accessed 5 March 2018.][[https://www.qut.edu.au/about/contact/groups/chancellery/office-of-the-chancellor Tim Fairfax] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514052218/https://www.qut.edu.au/about/contact/groups/chancellery/office-of-the-chancellor |date=14 May 2018 }}, Chancellery: Office of the Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology website. Accessed 5 March 2018.][
He is a director of a number of other companies, including JH Fairfax & Son which owns agricultural properties throughout Queensland and [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales).][ He is also a patron of [AMA Queensland](/source/Australian_Medical_Association).][[https://www.amaqfoundation.com.au/page/About/Our_board_and_team/Mr_Tim_Fairfax Our board and team: Tim Fairfax AC - Patron] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313132057/https://www.amaqfoundation.com.au/page/About/Our_board_and_team/Mr_Tim_Fairfax/ |date=13 March 2018 }}, [Australian Medical Association](/source/Australian_Medical_Association) (Queensland) website. Accessed 5 March 2018.]
In 2008, Fairfax founded the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation in a bid to support people in rural and remote communities throughout [Queensland](/source/Queensland) and the [Northern Territory](/source/Northern_Territory).[[http://www.tfff.org.au/our-mission-vision Our Mission & Vision] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313133938/http://www.tfff.org.au/our-mission-vision/ |date=13 March 2018 }}, Tim Fairfax Family Foundation website. Accessed 5 March 2018.][{{cite web | title=Founder & Trustees | website=Tim Fairfax Family Foundation | url=https://www.tfff.org.au/founder-and-trustees/ | access-date=2 November 2022}}]
Fairfax revealed in 2014 that he believes he suffered from undiagnosed [mental health](/source/mental_health) issues in the early 1970s during a downturn in the cattle market and was using that experience to encourage people in remote areas to access funding, made available by his foundation for a program run by the FRRR, to help their mental wellbeing during difficult times.[Phelps, Mark [http://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/3573437/tim-fairfax-how-i-beat-the-black-dog Tim Fairfax: how I beat the black dog] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105105206/http://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/3573437/tim-fairfax-how-i-beat-the-black-dog/ |date=5 January 2018 }}, ''Queensland Country Life'', 24 June 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2018.]
In 2012, he was appointed [chancellor](/source/chancellor_(education)) of the [Queensland University of Technology](/source/Queensland_University_of_Technology),[[https://www.qut.edu.au/news?news-id=50683 QUT's new Chancellor Tim Fairfax a leader in many fields] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514052218/https://www.qut.edu.au/news?news-id=50683 |date=14 May 2018 }}, ''QUT News'', [Queensland University of Technology](/source/Queensland_University_of_Technology), 27 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2018.][ serving until 2019.][[https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=152828 QUT’s new Chancellor an outstanding technology leader], ''QUT News'', [Queensland University of Technology](/source/Queensland_University_of_Technology), 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.]
In 2017 he spoke at the second annual Queensland Philanthropy Showcase, encouraging arts philanthropy.[Corbett, Bryce [http://www.afr.com/news/media-dynastys-tim-fairfax-leads-arts-push-for-philanthropy-dollars-20170629-gx14n0 Media dynasty's Tim Fairfax leads arts push for philanthropy dollars] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309055743/http://www.afr.com/news/media-dynastys-tim-fairfax-leads-arts-push-for-philanthropy-dollars-20170629-gx14n0 |date=9 March 2018 }}, ''[Australian Financial Review](/source/Australian_Financial_Review)'', 30 June 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.]
As a fifth generation member of the Fairfax family, Fairfax is a great-great-grandson of [John Fairfax](/source/John_Fairfax), and until 2008 was a shareholder in [Fairfax Media](/source/Fairfax_Media).[Passmore, Daryl [http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/rich-list/tim-and-gina-fairfax/news-story/b8d3da21c7904bf04fc2be7209c42800 Qld Rich List 2013: Tim and Gina Fairfax] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020215523/http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/rich-list/tim-and-gina-fairfax/news-story/b8d3da21c7904bf04fc2be7209c42800 |date=20 October 2017 }}, ''[The Courier-Mail](/source/The_Courier-Mail)'', 25 August 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2018.] His grandmother was [Ruth Fairfax](/source/Ruth_Fairfax), the inaugural president of the [Queensland Country Women's Association](/source/Queensland_Country_Women's_Association).[Martell, Ally [https://www.qt.com.au/news/qcwas-first-leader-a-visionary/3244622 QCWA's first leader a visionary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419053536/https://www.qt.com.au/news/qcwas-first-leader-a-visionary/3244622/ |date=19 April 2018 }}, ''[Queensland Times](/source/Queensland_Times)'', 21 October 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.]
==Honours==
Fairfax received the Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Leadership Award in 2011.[ He was named as a [Queensland Great](/source/Queensland_Greats_Awards) in 2013.][[https://www.qld.gov.au/about/events-awards-honours/awards/qld-greats-awards/2013-recipients#_fairfax 2013 Recipients: Tim Fairfax] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416013130/https://www.qld.gov.au/about/events-awards-honours/awards/qld-greats-awards/2013-recipients#_fairfax |date=16 April 2018 }}, [Queensland Greats Awards](/source/Queensland_Greats_Awards), [Queensland Government](/source/Queensland_Government) website. Accessed 5 March 2018.]
In the [2014 Australia Day Honours](/source/2014_Australia_Day_Honours) Fairfax was appointed a [Companion of the Order of Australia](/source/Companion_of_the_Order_of_Australia).[[https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/australia-day-honours-list-2014-in-full/news-story/aa4c0e548dce3872f8aad25d965a8936 Australia Day honours list 2014: in full], ''[The Sunday Telegraph](/source/The_Sunday_Telegraph_(Sydney))'', 27 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2018.]
He was a national finalist in the [Senior Australian of the Year](/source/List_of_Senior_Australian_of_the_Year_Award_recipients) category at the 2016 [Australian of the Year](/source/Australian_of_the_Year) awards but lost to Professor [Gordian Fulde](/source/Gordian_Fulde).[[https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/news-and-media/tour-of-honour-2013/news-and-media/news/article/?id=2016-national-finalists-announced 2016 National finalists announced] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313084136/https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/news-and-media/tour-of-honour-2013/news-and-media/news/article/?id=2016-national-finalists-announced |date=13 March 2018 }}, [Australian of the Year](/source/Australian_of_the_Year) Awards website, 24 November 2015. Accessed 5 March 2018.][[https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/alumni/connect/tim-fairfax Tim Fairfax: 2016 Senior Australian of the Year (Queensland)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319183715/https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/alumni/connect/tim-fairfax/ |date=19 March 2017 }}, Australian of the Year Honour Roll, Australian of the Year website. Accessed 5 March 2018.]
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==External links==
*{{official website|https://www.tfff.org.au/|Tim Fairfax Family Foundation}}
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