Possibly the largest regional charitable foundation in Australia, Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation provides over $1.5 million in grants each year. Lise Taylor reports. Possibly the largest regional charitable foundation in Australia, Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation provides over $1.5 million in grants each year. Lise Taylor reports. Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation was established in 2003 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Newcastle Permanent, a Newcastle, NSW, based building society. It was created to give back to and support the community that had supported it for 100 years. The Foundation is a PAF and was established with a $30 million endowment from Newcastle Permanent Building Society. Newcastle Permanent provides ongoing support to…