26/05/2026
As many of you probably know, supporting climate action and solutions and environmental protection are close to my heart. This past summer I offered a few beach yoga sessions by donation, with all money going towards Groundswell. You might have been wondering what this is. Below are the projects and groups selected to receive financial support from the latest round of grants.
NGARDARA COMMUNITY MICROGRID
A First Nations-owned renewable energy project in Borroloola NT is now moving into construction after years of community-led development. This grant will support the governance, systems and local workforce development needed to ensure community ownership is built to last and the model can be replicated in other communities.
ENVIRONMENT CENTRE NT
The fight to stop fracking in the NT is at a tipping point. After two decades holding back the industry, major polluters Santos, Inpex and APA are ramping up their plans to move to full-scale production. This grant will go towards a national social media campaign to mobilise public pressure in targeted constituencies and stop frackers once and for all.
MARKET FORCES
Australia's biggest banks are funding companies pushing to open the Beetaloo Basin to fracking – potentially Australia's largest gas field, with severe health, climate and environmental consequences. This grant will pressure banks to walk away – and without finance, Beetaloo can't get off the ground.
SEA OF NATIONS
Coastal community leaders from northern Australia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste are fighting offshore oil and gas expansion. This grant will fund an advocacy delegation to Japan – one of the biggest drivers of fossil fuel investment in our region, where government decisions about the region's fossil fuel future are being made.
PROJECT PLANET
In the 2025 federal election, almost 600,000 Australians used the Build a Ballot tool to plan their vote. This grant will help scale this work across the Victorian and NSW state elections, and with it, real electoral pressure for ambitious climate policy in this decisive decade.