Grants and Sponsorship

This grant of $1250 for a grassroots event that fosters neighbourly connections with volunteers, in the Hobart community, focussed on the local ecosystems.

Featuring:

• A morning workshop to teach participants about identification of local natives, seed germination and propagation of indigenous plants.

• A practical session for participants to learn about native plants and how to propagate, grow, plant and care for them.

• Edible indigenous plants featuring a healthy, shared lunch.

• Participants engaged in practical propagating/seed sowing at take home.

Neighbours Everyday Grant 2024

Hobart City Council Grant 2023
Urban Sustainability Grant 

In 2021 we were awarded an Urban Sustainability Grant of $15,000 from the Hobart City Council to establish the infrastructure for our Nursery. This enabled us to prepare the ground surface, build our benches, install our fabulous irrigation system and buy horticulture supplies to get us started. We proudly launched the Nursery in May 2023.

Stronger Communities Grant Trailer 2023

This grant for $6514 through a Federal Grant from Stronger Communities enabled us to buy a large trailer with the capacity to deliver our plants to farmers.

Science Week Grant Field Day 2023 $2500
The Midlands Biodiversity Field Day: The Aboriginal Story

This Field Day showcased research and response to landscape degradation with replanting, including Aboriginal Fire management, direct seeding trials and creative responses including the Species Hotels. Participants

heard from restoration ecologists and scientists engaged in research and Aboriginal storytellers. Participants replanted a prepared area at Beaufront with plants grown from local seed by volunteers at Nipaluna Nursery.

Science Week Grant Field Day 2022 $2000
Midlands Biodiversity Hot Spot

The Field Day involved a bus trip starting with an orientation at Nipaluna Nursery.  Participants travelled from Hobart with Nipaluna Nursery trees to the Tasmanian Midlands- to Ross , stopping at the Species Hotels. They heard from lead scientists, educators and farmers from Beaufront and Lewisham properties. This was followed by a practical restoration planting at a prepared shelter-belt site at Lewisham.