Seeding the Future of the Conservation Sector

At a recent Bush Broadcast webinar, the VFFF team enjoyed hearing from one of the interns in the Seeding the Future program, Ella Raymond, a recent environmental science graduate with minors in wildlife ecology and biology from the Queensland University of Technology.

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Backing the Future for Youth in NSW

FRRR and VFFF are now inviting applications for grants of $50,000 from individuals and groups of individuals working to enhance the lives of people aged 12-30 who live in remote, rural and regional NSW.

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Building Decent Work Pathways in Agriculture

The Decent Work focus area builds on VFFF’s historical focus on supporting employment outcomes for people experiencing disadvantage. As a result a feasibility consulation conducted as part of a VFFF Decent Work Exploration Grant, the Australian Training Company received a VFFF multi-year grant to deliver a School-Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship. One of the stories to emerge from this partnership is Mitch Shipton’s, who joined the program to support his mum and learn how to better manage their 900-acre dairy farm. 

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Investing in the Next Generation of Environmental Change Agents

We regularly hear of how eager young people are to take action to care for Australia’s precious environment, but often lack the resources and encouragement to do so. With that in mind, we are suporting Earthwatch Australia to empower young people to pursue their passion for the environment through its inaugural Agents of Change for the Environment (ACE) program. 

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From little things big things grow

Over the past 6 months, VFFF has been collaborating with WWF-Australia to identify organisations in their ecosystem with new ideas to support young people in regional communities to care for the environment.

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Out and About

The VFFF team loves getting out and about to see our granting partners in action. This quarter, we enjoyed opportunities to connect with organisations as they developed strategy and celebrated their young people.

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The recipe for successful ecosystem restoration

Scottsdale Reserve is a private conservation reserve, south of Canberra, which protects remnant grassy ecosystems and a number of rare birds and other species that were once common throughout NSW.  The land was purchased by Bush Heritage in 2006 with the support of VFFF and others, and in November VFFF had the opportunity to visit the reserve to see firsthand the progress that has been made in the restoration efforts.

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Q&A: Take 3 for the Sea

In November 2021, the VFFF Grants Committee approved $49,685 towards scaling Take 3 for the Sea. This represented one of VFFF’s first grants under Caring for the Environment. 

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