SUPPORT US
WHY YOUR SUPPORT IS VITAL
Our number one objective is to make certain that the new Nilpena Ediacara National Park’s globally significant Ediacaran fossils are conserved, protected and well managed into the future.
To meet this challenge, we seek to enlist the support of interested, involved, good-hearted people (like you) to rally to the cause, give what you can and spread the word as widely as you can about this unique evidential repository of the origins of multicellular life.
Since March 2019, the Foundation has raised just under a million dollars – thank you, fossil enthusiasts worldwide. This has allowed SA Government to purchase the land holding the fossil beds and to assist with their protection. Most recently, donations have helped to transform Nilpena’s historic Blacksmith’s Shop into an immersive Ediacaran interpretive centre.
WHAT YOUR SUPPORT WILL ACHIEVE
Fossil Bed Stabilisation
Protection and management of the fossil beds is paramount. Not only do they sustain world-leading scientific research, visitor access and education, these beds are fundamental to World Heritage nomination of the Northern Flinders Ranges. Funding required to stabilise four priority beds is $60,000 through 2023.
Preservation of the Pastoral Heritage
Restoration of the Nilpena pastoral heritage is key to the National Park’s role in supporting scientific research and providing an immersive experience for visitors. Essential funding for further work on the historic Woolshed and Shearers Quarters is $150,000 over the next two years.
Outreach, Education and Curriculum-linked Learning
At the Blacksmith’s Shop, visitors are time-travelled half a billion years back to before the Cambrian period and submerged into the animal life of the Ediacaran Sea.
School children everywhere need to learn and be inspired by the significance of Ediacara in understanding the story of the foundation of life on Earth. Funding required to develop these programs and resources this year is $10,000.
WAYS YOU CAN GIVE
To support this ongoing vision for the future we are seeking funding through personal donations, bequests and corporate contributions.

DONATE TO THE FLINDERS RANGES EDIACARA FOUNDATION
PLEASE DONATE
The Flinders Ranges Ediacara Foundation is a registered Not-For-Profit organisation and all financial support is tax deductible within Australia. Individual donations over $2 are welcome and are fully tax deductible.
DONATE ONLINE
We’ve made it easy to donate. Your donation will help to ensure this treasure is protected for future generations to discover the rise of animal life.
DONATE BY BANK TRANSFER
If you wish to make a bank transfer, please contact chair@ediacarafoundation.org who will provide you with bank details.
DONATE BY CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER
Make cheques and money order payable to “Ediacara Fund Account” and post to the address below. We will post or email you a tax receipt, so be sure to download the offline donation form through the link below and include your contact information.
Ediacara Fund Account
PO Box 1896
Burnside, SA 5066
FURTHER INFORMATION
For information on sponsorships, bequests and benefits, please contact the Foundation’s Chair and Founder Mary Lou, who would be delighted to discuss the options in more detail with you.
We need your help to ensure this treasure is protected for future generations.

SUPPORT US
The South Australian Government acquired a portion of Nilpena to conserve the fossils within a National Park. This purchase was made possible through philanthropic support including $400,000 from the Flinders Ranges Ediacara Foundation founding donors, Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife and the US Wyss Foundation. Flinders Power have been a major supporter to the Foundation in its fundraising for the Blacksmith’s Shop.
WE RECOGNISE AND THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT
$100,000+
Stewards of
Spriggina
Antony Simpson
Mary Lou Simpson OAM
$50,000+
Stewards of
Dickinsonia
Susan Morgan
Hamish Ramsay and Lyn Pederson
Meliora Foundation
Thyne Reid Foundation
$25,000+
Stewards of
Tribrachidium
Peter McKee* and Pam McKee
Didy McLaurin
Roger and Helen Salkeld
Meredyth Sarah AM* and Don Sarah AM
$10,000+
Stewards of
Parvancorina
Deborah Boylan
Tess and Maurice Crotti
Jeffries Family
Fiona MacLachlan OAM and Hugh MacLachlan
Janet McLachlan and Ian McLachlan AO
Adam and Chele Plumridge
Robert Taylor
John and Susie Tilley
Anonymous (1)
$5,000+
Stewards of
Funisia
Melanie Champion de Crespigny AM
Sandy and Bill Harbison
Adrian Heard and Meredith Reardon
Diana Laidlaw AM
Alison Mackinnon AM
Rod Matheson AM and Leonie Matheson
Gustav Meincke
Brian Morley and Ann Morley Boyle*
Ben Robinson
Bardie Simpson OAM*
Mike and Janice Snow
Geoff and Jan Stuckey
John Stuckey*
Marjory Stuckey
Doody and Jim Taylor
Sue Wheal and Guy Wheal*
Adam and Tomono Wynn
Doug Young
Anonymous (1)
$1,000+
Stewards of
Arborea
Jane Axon and Bill Marmion
Di Davidson AM
Diego Garcia-Bellido and Iballa Rodriguez
Judy Dawes
Janine Doggett
Colin Dunsford and Libby Dunsford*
Mark Gilbert
Wendy Green and David Green*
Susie Herzberg OAM and Zen Herzberg
Tim and Marian Harper
Janet and Errin Klein
John and Mary Mayo
Anne Peaston and Anthony Nicholson
Power Family Charitable Trust
Libby Raupach and Mark Lloyd
Mick Roche
Roger Sexton AM and Linda Sexton
William Smith
Terracotta Foundation
Ann Vanstone
Anonymous (2)
$250+
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