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Queen’s Birthday Honours: Former Hoyts boss Peter Ivany still likes giving back
Former Hoyts boss Peter Ivany, AM, has received an AO for distinguished service to the community as a supporter of sporting, arts, film,

Michael Jacobsen Interviews Peter Ivany for his book – Entrepreneurs, Mavericks and Empire Builders – Foreword by Peter Ivany
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you To my publisher Michael Wilkinson for his ongoing support, and also to his team, including Jess Lomas. To Peter Ivany

Melbourne-born businessman and philanthropist Peter Ivany made part of his fortune as Chief Executive of Australia’s second largest movie exhibitor, Hoyts Cinemas.
During his time at Hoyts Cinemas, which he ran between 1988 and 1999, Mr Ivany grew the business to over 2,000 theatres operating

The First Animals Have Arrived at Sydney Zoo, the City’s First Major Zoo to Open in 100 Years
Lions, orangutans, baboons, cheetahs and hyenas now call the Western Sydney Africa precinct home. The dulcet tones of lions roaring and chimps screeching

$1 million gift for Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art
Original article posted on Visual.artshub.com.au In an innovative approach to philanthropy, the MCA has received a promised bequest that will be invested in

Philanthropy secures the future of rural mental health program
Through the Ivany Foundation, philanthropist Peter Ivany AM and his family have committed to fund Mission Australia’s Connections program in Broken Hill for