Indigenous youth in Australia are often neglected and receive very little support. Recreational trips with a focus on surfing can act as a catalyst to engage, inspire and empower these young people.

The Endangered Southern Cassowary is a 'keystone' species crucial for rainforest ecology. Only 1000 remain in the wild due to habitat destruction caused by residential development. Rainforest Rescue is working to save the Cassowary through buying back high conservation rainforest as well as restoring rainforest habitat and creating wildlife corridors through the planting of trees which will provide habitat, food, and a safe passage for generations of Cassowaries to come.

The National Scholarship Program (NSP) is the flagship initiative for the GVI Charitable Trust. This project aims to fund opportunities and training for disadvantaged individuals in Australia, to allow for increased personal development, team work and leadership and open up future opportunities. The program is also focused upon creating a sense of responsibility, both locally and globally, and offering beneficiaries the tools necessary to make a difference to their own lives, their community and

This project will employ and support the Madhima Gulgan Community Association and their professional bush regeneration team to help Rainforest Rescue plant trees, remove invasive weeds and regenerate and reforest the last remaining fragmented remnants of The Big Scrub, a Critically Endangered lowland rainforest in northern New South Wales. This project will also help this local indigenous community gain invaluable "green" employment and training opportunities.

To purchase and protect vulnerable areas of tropical rainforest from development forever. The Daintree Rainforest in Tropical North Queensland is one of the oldest rainforests in the world (over 135 million years old) and is home to 12 of the world's 19 primitive plant families, the highest concentration on earth. Over 180 properties remain unprotected and scattered about in private hands. Rainforest Rescue is buying up lot after lot and placing them under Nature Refuge Status.

Almost 525,000 women die annually in childbirth -99% of whom live in developing countries- and millions incur injury or infection. 6 basic items will dramatically reduce that number for only $2.50.

The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital cares for thousands of wildlife patients every year. Our motto is save one, save the species. This project will fund essential supplies new equipment for the facility and the care of our precious wildlife patients.