Munay Ayni Sanctuary

Programs

Six pathways. One circle.

Six connected ways to care for land, culture and community. Explore the pathways we are developing, and find where your interests, skills or generosity could belong.

We are in foundation stage. These are proposed pathways, shaped through community consent, partnerships and funding. Images illustrate each theme; they are not evidence of operating programs. The Seed & Enterprise garden image is AI-generated.

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Living Knowledge — Indigenous partnership

PATHWAY 01 · IN DEVELOPMENT

Living Knowledge

Listening, learning and keeping knowledge alive across generations.

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Support shaped with Indigenous cultural authorities in the Northern Rivers and Adelaide Hills for intergenerational learning, language and knowledge continuity — paid roles, revivable consent, and community-defined measures of what matters.

Status: Proposed listening phase We intend to develop this pathway with cultural authorities and advisors, with priorities and participation agreed before any program begins.

Relationships first. Programs follow only with consent and appropriate resourcing.

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Land and Waters — Landcare and regeneration

PATHWAY 02 · IN DEVELOPMENT

Land & Waters

Caring for healthy soil, thriving habitats and the waterways that connect us.

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Place-based restoration led by local stewardship and Landcare practice — native planting, waterway care, soil health and habitat corridors on and around community sites in both landscapes.

Status: Scoping Northern Rivers & Adelaide Hills sites Deferred planting until monitoring is fundable — measured in hectares under care and survival at 24 months, not trees planted.

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Future Keepers — education and circular economy

PATHWAY 03 · IN DEVELOPMENT

Future Keepers

Growing curiosity, practical skills and care for the living world.

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Learning pathways where children, youth and farmers grow together — school gardens, seed banks, farmer mentorship, nursery and enterprise days linked to the circular loop (Seed & Learn → Grow Together → Nourish).

Status: Pilot design Proposed school and farm learning partnerships, subject to community invitation, appropriate guidance and confirmed resources. See the loop.

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Inner and Collective Life — spirit and wellbeing

PATHWAY 04 · IN DEVELOPMENT

Inner & Collective Life

Making space to pause, reconnect and nurture wellbeing together.

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Inclusive spaces for reflection, meaning, healing and wellbeing — welcoming diverse beliefs without imposing one spiritual path. Includes future workshops on engaging responsibly with land-based practice, led by respected teachers at professional rates.

Status: Future pathway Future activities depend on agreed cultural guidance, consent and the resources to deliver them responsibly.

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Seed and Enterprise — circular economy and livelihoods

PATHWAY 05 · IN DEVELOPMENT

Seed & Enterprise

Exploring livelihoods that give back to land and community.

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Support for community-selected cultural, ecological and regenerative livelihoods — seed banks, nurseries, biochar, worm farms and youth markets where surplus cycles back as revenue (Share in the loop).

Status: Mapping We aim to explore opportunities with interested growers and schools, with fair payment and practical arrangements agreed before launch.

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Common Ground — regenerative community

PATHWAY 06 · IN DEVELOPMENT

Common Ground

Finding belonging through shared work, conversation and connection.

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Spaces where neighbours, Elders, youth, artists, land stewards and supporters can listen, learn and belong together — gatherings, circles and intergenerational workdays where every harvest is also a belonging. Regenerative community in practice.

Status: Gathering design Potential small gatherings and shared workdays, subject to suitable venues, community interest and funding.

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These pathways describe our intentions. Confirmed activities, partners and progress will be published as the work develops.


How we work

Four rules that decide everything else

  1. No unsolicited programsWe fund what is asked for. Year one begins with listening — with Traditional Custodians, growers, families and schools — not with a proposal we bring.
  2. One relationship, one agreementWritten in plain language, bilingual where needed, revocable by the community at any time. Consent is ongoing.
  3. Money moves directly & transparentlyGifts, grants and partnership funds go to the agreed project. No intermediary takes a share unless the community asks for one — and we aim to publish clear summaries of funds received and how they are used.
  4. The relationship outlasts a seasonRegeneration is measured in years. We seek multi-year support so care does not stop when a funding cycle ends.

Where we work

Our first landscapes are the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales and the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia — with an intention to seek appropriate relationships with Traditional Custodians and local farming, Landcare and school communities. Future place partnerships are considered only with appropriate cultural guidance and community invitation.

We do not name specific communities or individuals on this website until they have told us, in writing and in their own terms, that they want to be named. Several may never want to be, and that is a complete answer. Any pilot will depend on an agreed site and the permissions and resources to proceed.