Donate
CLAI is currently taking donations to cover the administrative expenses and promotion of our Cause.
Membership and Working Account:
Funds to pay administration expenses
BSB: 722-744 Account Number: 100153390
(Not tax deductible)
CLAI is accepting Pledges towards the ultimate purchase of the land at Wallum.
CLAI is a Registered Charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.
Presently CLAI does NOT have tax Deductible Gift Recipient status, but an application for DGR has been submitted and the outcome is pending.
Gift Fund Account:
Funds to help purchase Wallum
BSB: 722-744 Account Number 100153391
(DGR status applied for)
Receipts will be sent at the end of the Financial Year, unless requested prior.
In the event that CLAI is unable to acquire Wallum, all Funds donated towards the purchase will be utilised to further the aims of CLAI as specified in the Constitution.
Excerpts from the Constitution:
3.1 The Company is established for the purpose of protecting and enhancing the natural environment and for the provision of information and education about the natural environment in particular by:
3.1.1 protecting and enhancing biodiversity and other threatened, at risk or endangered species; and
3.1.2 acting as a pioneer by developing a scalable model for the protection and enhancement of other important habitat anywhere in Australia.
3.2 The Company will pursue its purposes in a number of ways including by:
3.2.1 acquiring and caretaking land to further the Company's purposes;
3.2.2 developing and conducting public programs, including cultural, social and community education and research programs in connection with the Company's purposes and activities;
3.2.3 working to empower the local community, including through First Nations' sciences, education, knowledge sharing and awareness raising, to identify strategically important parcels of land and provide an appropriate ownership structure for their in-perpetuity protection, contributing to the overall cultural and biodiversity values of the region
Pledge Your Support
CLAI is taking promissory Pledges, which will be realised when the final acquisition negotiations are being conducted.
Pledges to CLAI can be made in the form of bank transfer, biodiversity or carbon credits. For foundations and organisations, options also exist for in-kind pledges or partnership status.
To make a Pledge, please fill in the form below and email to info(at)clai.au
Download the Pledge Form PDF here
After submitting your Pledge you will receive an acknowledgment and updates, and we will advise you when the funds will be needed.
PLEDGE OF SUPPORT
Acquisition of Wallum Heathland
Lot 13 DP 1251383 Brunswick Heads NSW 2483
Target: $35m in currency funds and Biodiversity Credits
We are seeking donors to help us buy the precious coastal heathland, Wallum (Lot 13 DP1251383 Brunswick Heads NSW 2483), one of the last remaining habitats of its kind, and home to 9 Federal EPBC listed Threatened Species.
Wallum is currently subject to a Historic Development Approval for a housing estate. Unless we act now, this sensitive habitat will be lost forever.
The land will be held in a Conservation Land Trust with a view to preserving the ecological values in perpetuity for the greater community.
The Management Plan, devised and informed by suitably qualified ecological and cultural advisory groups, incorporating First Nations knowledge, emphasises regeneration of the existing flora and fauna species, with a focus on protecting endangered species on the land.
The future plan is for a multifaceted Environmental and Cultural Centre on the land. Financial sustainability will be achieved through eco-tourism, residencies, and potential partnerships with universities and other environmental and cultural institutions. Public access will be managed to balance conservation with education and appreciation.
Key goals include ecological preservation and regeneration of the Wallum Heathland, cultural heritage recognition, and educational opportunities ensuring the site becomes a model for environmental stewardship.
Your contributions, whether money, or in the form of biodiversity credits, serve as the cornerstone of our mission.
Endorsements:
Bob Brown:
I wholeheartedly endorse the Community Land Acquisition Initiative Limited campaign to purchase the contentious but environmentally superb Wallum property. Having visited Wallum and seen its magnificent, ancient ecosystem and listened to the Bundjalung elders talking about their country and the need to protect it, I am happy to talk with any potential investor about saving the property through its purchase. THIS IS NATIONAL HERITAGE; it is no place for bulldozers.
Biodiversity Legacy:
Biodiversity Legacy endorses Community Land Acquisition Initiative Wallum's (CLAI) campaign to purchase the Wallum property. We connected with them in the initial stages of their establishment to share learnings, and they developed these to establish their own entity that is place-based, community led and is guided by First Nation sciences and values. We fully believe communities can come together to save important habitats such as the Wallum site for future generations to come.
Our blueprint includes private funding and financial instruments such as biodiversity credits to generate income for land under our management and as part of packages in acquisition trade arrangements. We are lobbying government to support our initiative with funding through disaster mitigation, environmental and cultural preservation allocations and have had several productive meetings federally with the relevant departments.