In 1986, in a small community tucked between the Tweed River and the ocean in Northern NSW, a group of individuals came together with a shared vision: to restore the flora and fauna habitat which was destroyed by sand mining in the 1950’s and 1960’s….

We took the opportunity to partner with Living Lab Northern Rivers in hosting ‘A Place of Oysters’ on Friday 24th November, as a pre-event to the NORPA Flow performance.

The event celebrated the oyster as a symbol of regeneration, river health and community; the oysters of the Richmond River were once bountiful under Bundjalung custodianship of country and care of the catchment ensuring their abundance.

Through our recent grants round, we are excited to donate over $201,000 to 10 not-for-profits addressing social and environmental concerns across the seven local government areas of the Northern Rivers.

With our largest-to-date number of submissions, our heart-led assessment committee were challenged by what felt like an impossible task. Reading the 58 submissions illuminated the great care and service grassroots not-for-profits in this region direct into our community along with reconfirming the level of need that is out there.

Through a joint donation from Victorian based company Bintani and industry peers, we recently directed $15k to the following four Northern Rivers flood relief charities: Hub 2484, HHUG, Resilient Lismore and Wardell CORE.

As we prepare to open the 2023 Northern Rivers Grants Program, we’ve been in touch and received incredible updates from last year’s environmental grant recipients. Their progress and impact provides hope, as the clarion call from the UN’s climate change report, that was released last Monday, confirming that radical action needs to be taken on a global level for humanity and the planet, rings far and wide…

Back for its fifth year, the inGrained Foundation has announced a $200,000 funding pool for the 2023 Northern Rivers Grants Program.