AVH Sponsors and Partners

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Private Sponsors

John T. Reid Charitable Trust		Established in 1956 by prominent Australian businessman Sir John T. Reid, the Trust supports a broad range of initiatives that aid community well-being and advancement. This includes financial support to programs concerned with social welfare, medical research, the environment and education.
Thyne Reid Foundation		The Thyne Reid Foundation was created by the late Andrew Thyne Reid in 1944 and 1955. The Foundation encourages and supports projects in the fields of medicine, science, creative arts, environment, education, social and community needs.
The Myer Foundation		The Myer Foundation mission is to build a fair, just, creative, sustainable and caring society through initiatives that promote positive changes in Australia, and in relation to Australia’s regional setting.
The R E Ross Trust		The R E Ross Trust is a perpetual charitable Trust established in Victoria in 1970 by the will of the late Roy Everard Ross. The Trust is administered by five Trustees who manage the Trust's assets and distribute its income in Victoria for charitable purposes.
The Ian Potter Foundation		Established in 1964, The Ian Potter Foundation is today one of Australia's largest private philanthropic foundations. It makes grants for general charitable purposes in Australia in the arts, education, environment and conservation, health, social welfare, science and medical research.

Arrangements for private sector partnerships

The AVH is supported by the Commonwealth and State and Territory Governments to the combined value of $7,830,000.

A further $2,000,000 is required from the private sector over the next five years to complete the project and fulfil this phase of the AVH project obligations.

An AVH Trust has been established, managed by a board with government and private sector representation, to accept private tax-deductible donations.

The Australian Government's Department of Environment and Heritage, will act as the agent for receipt and disbursement of funds, both Commonwealth and private sector, to the individual herbaria on advice and agreement from the Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH).

Becoming a private sector Partner

CHAH is interested in discussing sponsorship arrangements with private sector organisations and Companies. For more information about the AVH project please contact:

Helen Halliday
Executive Officer
Australia's Virtual Herbarium Trust
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Tel: (02) 6274 2789

Donations should be sent to the same address.

All partners of the AVH are fully acknowledged. Private financial supporters will also be acknowledged appropriately on the AVH website and in any other promotional or educational material about the AVH.

Supporting organizations

Keyboard time for specimen data capture for the AVH in participating herbaria has been generously supported through contributions from the following organizations:

The Australian Government		Through the Department of the Environment and Heritage.
The Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research		Jointly managed by CSIRO Plant Industry, Department of Education, Science and Training; and the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Department of the Environment and Heritage.
State Government of New South Wales		Through the National Herbarium of New South Wales, managed as part of the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney.
Government of the Northern Territory		Through the Northern Territory Herbarium, with branches in Darwin and Alice Springs, managed by the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory.
State Government of Queensland		Through the Queensland Herbarium, managed as part of the Environmental Protection Agency of the Queensland Government.
State Governmet of South Australia		Through the State Herbarium of South Australia, managed as part of the Plant Biodiversity Centre by the National Parks and Wildlife Division of the Department for Environment and Heritage.
State Government of Tasmania		Through the Tasmanian Herbarium, a section of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, which is administered by the Department of State Development.
State Government of Victoria		Through the National Herbarium of Victoria, managed as part of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.
State Government of Western Australia		Through the Western Australian Herbarium, managed as part of the Science Division of the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
Australian Biological Resources Study		Part of the Department of the Environment and Heritage.

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