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Key sponsors

NSW Department of Environment and Conservation, IMB Community Foundation, The Mumbulla Foundation & Bega Valley Shire Council, The Myer Foundation, CASS Foundation, thebegavalley.org.au, The Australian Department of Environment and Heritage, The Festival of Folk Rythm & Life, Lions, Rotary & Probus Clubs & many individuals.

Key partners

National Parks and Wildlife Far South Threatened Species Recovery Team, Far South Coast Landcare & Southern Rivers CMA, Bournda Environment Education Centre and the Yuin Folk Club.

Key supporters

Wollangarra Outdoor Education Centre, International Student Volunteers, Bombala High School, The Wild Mountains Trust, The Institute for Earth Education, onepercentfortheplanet.org and many individuals.

Latest Thanks to:


Patrick Faulkner
for trimming trees at Christmas to ensure that next winter is warmer on our site.
Wonderful WWOOFERS and Volunteers
– Petra from Austria, Glen on his pushie to Nepal, Claire from UK, Sir Anthony from Victoria and Jackie Boele and the ISV Staff Crew - Cameron, Georgie and Jana and Clare.
Neil Rutherford Rosie and the Bermagui Primary Yr 6 students who walked into the Crossing, helped out and paddled back to school.
The Wollangarra team for winter pruning help – Jess, Jessie, Gaz, Josie and Simon
Geordie McCallum for help during Southern River Youth project .and lots and lots of other bits!
Derek Povell and Clean Energy for Eternity for continuing to involve us in joint fundraisers.
Tina Reilly for driving all the way from Wollangarra to help with Bermagui Primary School project.
Dave for noticing the donkey boiler in the local paper and calling us straight away and Daryl and Lyn in Narooma for discounting the price once they knew it was heading to The Crossing.
Craig Hurst for fixing it up and lots of other welding jobs over the last 6 months
Peter Hughes and Sarah Hanebury from SEACC for their patient and ongoing grant application support.
Andrew North, Ali Robson and Jack and Mc Beth Future Designs for spending time on quotes for grants.  Its a big effort and we really appreciate it.
Mike Wood – ongoing solar power support.
Peter Young and Phil Gall – for design and technical experience concerning our new greywater system
Robyn Williamson and Brad Lancaster for greywater assistance and wonderful permaculture conversations
Graeme Bismar for secondhand cliplock roofing iron and Rowan Dixon for transporting it to The Crossing.
Debbie Meares and Deidre Shaw for Tourism and Hospitality support from Bega TAFE
Yuin Folk Club and Jigzag for a fabulous shared fundriaser night at Cobargo Hall.  Lets do it again!
John Champagne – Power of Community Fundraiser and commitment to running 2 Permaculture Design courses here at The Crossing in 2008.
Southern Rivers Youth – Marenn Sagar, Kye Paijmans, Kevin Bacon, Arraine Pitty,Luke Lister, Christian Bond and Connor Llewellyn, Lara Paijmans, Stephanie Thompson and Abbey Turton. What a super bunch of young people.
Bega and Cobargo Scouts – loan of canoes for Southern Rivers Youth Crew program.
Darryl Marshman and Neil Davies for continuing to provide wonderful and inspiring 'live simply' experiences fr young people visiting The Crossing.
Bombala High School and especially Gary Heron for all your support and help throughout 2007.
Peter Stephans – expert help on Bombala Boys project, especially the beach day. You are a natural!
GRANTS THANKS
Community Water Grant – for our greywater reuse system and large water tank
Australia Post and Landcare for a large tent for volunteers
Pathways Foundation for support of Southern Rivers Youth Programs.
IMB Community Foundation – for fire safety and further work on the main hall
Mumbulla Foundation – a grant to purchase some canoes for our Sea to Snow journey and inclusion in the new Bega Valley Pay Roll Giving Scheme
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ISV Sydney Staff for assisting with the greywater system on their recent visit
Rowan Dickson for donation of his time, hyab and truck to pick up iron for us
Graeme Bismar for donation of secondhand roofing iron
Bill Mead for assisting Dean to widen the Crossing access track so a large truck could deliver old bridge timbers donated by The Bega Valley Shire Council
Brett Hansford, Mike Grant and Dave Oram for organising and delivering secondhand timbers from the Dinghams Ck Bridge
Camp Longbeach for the loan of the troopy which allowed our first ISV program to proceed safely this year and gave us enough time to raise the additional funds we needed to purchase our own minibus
Tina Reilly for her excellent assistance with all of the International Student Volunteer programs for 2007
Rod Ashton and John Carter
for the framing work on the new dunny
Patrick Faulkner
for the tree surgery within the building zone. Your donation of a highly skilled days work at Easter was greatly appreciated
To Sas Allardice and Gil McGillivray for their awesome year of assistance as our first paid staff. Heartfelt thanks from Dean, Annette, Jye, the Board and supporters of The Crossing
The Bombala Girls and all the helpers such as Julie Davies, Symony, The Callagans, Cath and Robyn and our staff Sas and Gil
Heath Cullin, Jim MacQuarie and The Mammals
for the great fundraising support at the Murrah Hall - everyone raved about the great music and dancing!
Gofredo Giuffre, James Lynn, John Orr and Mathew Perry
for the cool music to poetry evening fundraiser in Bermagui
Harry Black
for the roof funds donation
Roger and Anne Northcote for the funds donation
Andrew and Linda Fullagar
for the new composting toilet installation efforts and donation including the new solar efficient staff programs fridge
The Wollangarra Staff Team
for their dunny construction efforts and gear donations
Tony Hanson for the ongoing building support
Peter Leppert for your great week of assistance.
Landcare, Bournda EEC and Merryn Carey
for the bushtucker plants, mulch and for the 'Our Coast Southern Rivers' Youth Forum held at The Crossing.
Peter Stephens for the shirt supply.
Elmgrove Sanctuary Trust and particularly Laurel and Edwin Lloyd Jones for their support, advice and welcome to those involved with The Crossing.
Sol and Shanti Ramana and the people of Community Dinner for their hospitality towards young people involved with The Crossing.
Young Duke of Edinburgh participants for your weekend assistance during the year.
Darryl Marshmann and Neil Davies for their modelling of sustainability with young Crossing participants

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Big thanks to the following businesses

Michael Flynn CPA
The Diggers Club
NRM Jobs
Matt Evans Sawmilling
Caddy Searle Jarmen Surveyors
Andrew Warren and Associates
Tony Redman Plumbing
George Zuess Engineering
Jack and McBeth Future Designs
Phil Kendall - Cartography
Keefer Concreting
Termimesh Australia
Love at First Bite
Casey's Cafe
Gulaga Gallery
Andrew Marshman & Associates Engineers

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