Our Portfolio
Environmental organisations across Australia,
selected through our collective giving process.
Murray-Darling Basin
Since European settlement, the vast Murray–Darling Basin – spanning more than one million square kilometres and encompassing an interconnected network of rivers, wetlands and floodplains – has been profoundly altered by water extraction and land-use practices, with climate change now adding further pressure.
Yet this vast freshwater system is essential to communities, ecosystems and local economies, and holds deep cultural significance for First Nations peoples. The current review of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan presents a critical opportunity to put this extraordinary natural system on a healthier trajectory.
Together, the organisations in this portfolio bring complementary expertise, strong relationships and the ability to work across science, business, government and community to address the complex and interconnected challenges facing the Basin.
Our Murray-Darling portfolio includes:
Funded: 2024 & 2026
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The Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance was established in 2023 to coordinate advocacy, policy engagement and public awareness regarding the health of the Murray-Darling Basin on behalf of four state conservation groups. We are continuing to support the Alliance as it advocates for nature and communities in the 2026 Basin Plan Review – a pivotal opportunity to strengthen protections for rivers, wetlands and floodplains across the Basin.
“This generous renewed funding has been a game-changer for us, enabling us to expand our team, and strengthen our capacity to respond to the current ‘once-in-20-years’ opportunity to secure the health of Australia’s largest river system, the Murray–Darling Basin. We are entering the new financial year from a position of strength as the Alliance transitions from a start-up to a fully established organisation.”
— Anna Demant, Co National Director Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance
Funded: 2025
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Over more than 30 years, the Murray-Darling Wetlands Working Group has delivered hundreds of projects that have helped to rehabilitate wetlands on public and private property across the Murray-Darling Basin, benefiting the environment and community. They have received many accolades for their achievements in improving wetland management, working successfully between science, business, government and community.
“MDWWG was established more than 30 years ago as a wetlands restoration organisation that works across the entire community of the Murray-Darling Basin. The trust they have built with both private and public landowners and the way they include the community in their work is inspiring. I hope we can do the same with Nature Impact Collective and continue to be seen as a trusted funder of nature making a positive difference 30 years from now.”
— William Crothers, Nature Impact Collective Director
Funded: 2026
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MLDRIN represents the interests of First Nations peoples across the southern Murray-Darling Basin. Through advocacy, policy engagement and community leadership, they work to advance First Nations water justice, strengthen cultural connections to Country and ensure Indigenous voices are central to water governance and environmental decision-making. Current priorities include the First Cultural Flows for Cultural Economies program and the Water Act reform.
“For more than 25 years, MLDRIN has been a powerful collective voice for the Murray & Lower Darling Basin and the communities that depend on it. Their advocacy for environmental and cultural flows is critical at this pivotal time for Australia’s largest river system, and their deeply collaborative approach strengthens the work of many of our existing partners. As our Chair Jim Phillipson put it, funding MLDRIN was a “no brainer.”
— Ella Colley, Nature Impact Collective Director
Funded: 2026
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The Nature Conservation Council of NSW has been working to advance stronger environmental policy and protections across the state since 1955. Their Revive Our Rivers campaign delivers strategic advocacy for the restoration of rivers and wetlands following decades of catchment degradation, river diversion, unsustainable water extraction and the growing impacts of climate change.
“We have long admired the breadth and impact of the Nature Conservation Council’s work to protect nature across New South Wales, and we are thrilled to support their increased focus on inland rivers. Healthy waterways are the lifeblood of the country and we are excited to support NCC’s work advocating for their restoration and long-term protection.”
– Michael Cahill and Rachel Honnery, Nature Impact Collective members