Initiatives and Projects
Ministry of the Future
Spearheaded by the Talia Institute, Ministry of the Future is delivering campaigns that inspire and educate.
Ministry of the Future designs and delivers climate and environmental campaigns that educate, energise, and mobilise people to act.
They lead with fact-based ideas, not echoes, shaping the public conversation around environmental issues with clarity, optimism, and purpose.
Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef “Great Reef Census”
The Great Reef Census launched across the Great Barrier Reef in early October 2020, with a flotilla of boats being deployed over the next 10 weeks across its 2,300km length, from Lady Elliot Island in the south to the remote Far North.
The Great Reef Census is a world-first citizen science project designed to capture large-scale reconnaissance data from across the Great Barrier Reef, helping to support reef research and management. It explores new ways for how citizen science data can help scientists and managers improve their ability to locate some of the most important sources of coral recovery.
The Project takes a 21st century approach to conservation — a collaborative project across science, tourism and local communities that seeks to establish an innovative and scalable approach to conservation challenges, as well as foster a sense of stewardship for the Reef.
Black Mambas
Inside the Balule Nature Reserve, part of the Greater Kruger National Park in South Africa, a team of army-trained women guard the frontline.
Having grown up alongside Africa’s iconic animals – rhinos, elephants, lions and much more – they’ve seen firsthand the destruction caused by poaching. Utterly heartbroken and highly concerned for their children’s future, these women – first mothers, then rangers and now leaders in the community – strive for peace. Poaching not only devastates countless species but leads to the social and moral decay of surrounding communities.
The ‘war’ on poaching breeds violence and corruption, and results in overwhelming loss of life, both wildlife and people. The Black Mambas, South Africa’s first female anti-poaching unit, is fighting to win this war, not with guns and bullets, but with social upliftment and education.
Victoria Police Legacy
The Prior Family Foundation have been awarding scholarships through Victoria Police Legacy to frontline police members since 2021.
Those selected for the scholarship program complete their personal development at the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM) by attending Leadership programs.
The programs explore leadership from the perspective of complexity and diversity, with a focus on encouraging individual capability and desire for continual growth and learning.
Ol Pejeta
Ol Pejeta achieves far more than rhino conservation, investing in the a future where both rhino and the surrounding communities can prosper together.
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a 400 square kilometre safe haven for wildlife, including rhino, in the Laikipia region of Kenya. It is home to the largest population of black rhino in East Africa, and the last two northern white rhinos in the world. Despite a challenging 2020, Ol Pejeta has continued their conservation efforts with new solutions in technology, science, community relationship and innovation.
Ol Pejeta works side by side the surrounding community. In 2020, this included the provision of laptops to final year students with an offline data studio and solar power to keep them charged. A big part of the relationship with the community remains as an essential human-wildlife conflict mitigation strategy.
King's Trust Australia
The King's Trust Australia vision is a sustainable future for Australia, where young people, military families, and communities thrive.
Their projects mainly focus on transitioning the veteran community into self-employment, inspiring young Australians to thrive in the new world of work and helping communities to create better places to live.