Support

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.