Once again FINALISTS in the Banksia National Sustainability Awards!
Hot off the back of our NSW Banksia Awards WIN at the end of 2024, we’re thrilled to announce the multi-award winning Mulloon Rehydration Initiative (MRI) has been listed again as a FINALIST in the 2025 National Banksia Awards for the Biodiversity Award!
Winners will be announced at the Awards Presentation on April 3rd, 2025 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Mulloon Institute’s approach to catchment restoration is a community project that engages local landholders to restore biodiversity and build climate resilience. The award-winning Mulloon Rehydration Initiative (MRI) in southern NSW partners with 23 landholders to restore the Mulloon catchment across 23,000 hectares and 50 km of creeks. The community collaborates to reverse erosion, rejuvenating Mulloon Creek with natural infrastructure solutions to support a restored, thriving ecosystem. These include strategic instream interventions and regenerative land management to enhance water, carbon and nutrient cycles. The restored water cycle supports biodiversity, including threatened species like the Scarlet Robin and Yellow-spotted Bell Frog. Initially a 3km pilot, the MRI now enjoys strong community support and is recognised globally by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The project contributes to UNSD Goals 6, 13, 14, 15, and 17 and serves as a model for other national initiatives, empowering farmers and First Nations people.
Our tough field of competition is:
City of Joondalup, WA
First Hand Solutions Aboriginal Corporation – IndigiGrow, NSW
Murdoch University - Miyawaki Forest Program: Transforming Urban Spaces through Biodiversity, WA
Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust - Project Cultivate: Melbourne General Cemetery, VIC
Trust for Nature, VIC