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As an independent, not-for-profit charity, we connect people with parks and aspire to enrich people's lives through real interactions with nature, enabling them to improve their mental and physical wellbeing by drawing on the true health benefits that nature provides.
We educate people about the natural environment within our abundant terrestrial and marine parklands and it is through our diverse park programs that we look to enhance the health and wellbeing of our community through the inspiration of nature.
Our programs and activities result in greater community awareness and appreciation of parks and the natural environment as well as contributing to health, cultural acceptance and community well being and cohesion.
Some of the adults and children who are involved in our programs come from sections of the community who are live with disadvantage, disability or chronic illness.
We also provide opportunities for a greater involvement of the general and corporate communities by engaging volunteers for skills sharing, capacity building and corporate social responsibility commitments.
Your donation will help us continue to deliver our programs and make a real difference to those who need it most.
How will the funds be used?
Your donation can be made towards a specific program, or you can make a general donation and allow us to decide where it can be best used.
Our programs include some of the following:
Caitlin's Retreat is a wellness centre that harnesses the known health benefits of the natural environment to help promote the health and wellbeing of young people with special needs, their parents, carers and siblings. Caitlin's Retreat is a captivating place, maximising the sights and sounds of its bushland setting, whilst still in close proximity to Melbourne. It is a place where the whole family can get away for a few days, connect with nature, relax and unwind.
Feel Blue Touch Green links sufferers of depression and mental illness or those at risk of developing these illnesses with park volunteer groups via their health care professional. By providing clients with the opportunity to participate in nature-based activities, Feel Blue Touch Green not only contributes to health and well being of the participants but it also invests in social capital and community sustainability.
Green Connections is for people wanting to make a positive contribution to improving our natural environment for all to enjoy.
By linking community groups, business and school groups to environmental projects, locally and throughout Australia, we are increasing opportunities for all Australians to be educated in the importance of our natural environment, whilst conserving and rehabilitating our parklands.
Wilsons Promontory Fund has been established to assist with key initiatives in the park with a view to assist more people in understanding the significant environmental features of the park, and to ensure sustainable visitation and education on the environment.
Specific projects will be established for the site however we are looking to raise at least $2 for every visitor to the Prom to assist with these projects over the next year.
GACO - The Great Aussie Camp Out (GACO) will bring together thousands of Australians for one big night where they will share the experience of camping out under the stars … in their back yards, on a river bank, in a camp, a National park, a caravan park - in fact, anywhere they might feel like!
Working together with the Australian Camps Association we hope to create further opportunities for people whom experience difficulty in getting out into the great outdoors and camping out under the stars.
Junior Ranger Camps are principally about taking underprivileged kids away for a camping weekend so they can experience the joys of nature in a controlled and safe environment. These children need and deserve a break from their world. They are often the tangible result of many of the contemporary ills that beset our society; the breakdown of the family unit, unemployment and drug abuse.
Junior Ranger Camps have had outstanding success in improving the quality of life and general well being of these children...
Sea Search is a community based scientific monitoring program which allows the community to get involved in the active conservation and management of their local marine protected area. Sea Search has been developed as a "citizen science" project which enables Friends and community groups to monitor the marine plants and animals in their local Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries. Volunteers can explore and learn about the diversity of marine plants and animals found in Victoria's Marine Protected Areas while adding to the scientific knowledge of the parks.
Are donations tax deductible? Yes
Will I receive a receipt for my donation?
Yes, immediately sent to you by email when approved.
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SOUTH MELBOURNE VIC 3205
