Future Drought Fund visit

After a few false starts, representatives from the Future Drought Fund (FDF) were able to visit Mulloon on a perfect, sunny day in February.

Chair of the FDF’s Consultative Committee Brent Finlay and fellow committee member Dr Kate Andrews were taken for a tour of the Mulloon Rehydration Initiative along with Stephanie Helm (Assistant Director Future Drought Fund Strategy & Engagement), Louise Palfreyman (Strategy & Engagement Director) and Kimberley Shrives Hubs (Executive Director).

TMI’s CEO Carolyn Hall was excited to share the project’s journey up to now. Principal Landscape Planner Peter Hazell and Research Coordinator Luke Peel were also on hand to provide amazing insights into the MRI and how the project has formed a model to demonstrate how landscape scale repair can contribute to building natural capital and increasing agricultural productivity across Australia. TMI’s Chief Operating Officer Kathy Kelly also joined the tour, always ready to assist guests in appreciating our major project.

They also learnt about TMI’s National Rehydration Initiative that is rolling out similar projects across Australia, with works already underway in northern Queensland and Western Australia.