Supporters of the Burke and Wills 150th Commemoration Program will be able to derive satisfaction from having supported some or all of the following:

• publication of The Science of Burke and Wills: a book analysing the hitherto unpublished scientific data gathered on the Burke and Wills Expedition
• encouraging secondary students to pursue careers in science through the Young Science Ambassadors program
• getting primary school students excited about science and the environment through the Bug Blitz™ program
• publication of a book about the role of indigenous tribes in the Burke and Wills story
• undertaking an environmental audit along the Burke and Wills route (the Across Australia Environmental Expedition)
• building social capital in rural and regional communities through the organisation of commemoration activities in towns and cities along the track
• the creation of new writing, art and music inspired by the heroic and tragic story
• the re-enactment of key events such as the signing-up and the departure
• getting new insights into how Burke and Wills met their deaths, through a mock coronial enquiry (did King really shoot Burke?)

DONATE NOW! Funds are urgently needed to bring all of the planned Commemoration Program to successful completion. And your munificence doesn’t have to be as unostentatious as Ambrose Kyte’s: donations can be acknowledged on this website and are tax-deductible.

How to donate:

• By phone: Call the Royal Society office on 03 9663 5259 with your credit card details ready.
• By mail or fax: Download the Friends of Burke and Wills form, fill in the details and post or fax the form back to the Royal Society

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The Burke and Wills 150th Commemoration Program has growing support in various forms from individuals, corporations, partner organisations, philanthropic trusts, Federal, state and local government.

Acknowledgement of support received to date is listed under the appropriate submenu on the left.

The Royal Society of Victoria welcomes any new support from individuals, companies, agencies or organisations who wish to become supporters in any of the ways listed below, for either the Program as a whole, or for a specific project. Contact details can be found on the Contact us page.

• Support from individuals comes in the form of
  • becoming a "Friend of Burke and Wills"
  • cash donations
  • in-kind donations (volunteer workers)
  • personal endorsement of the Program
  • membership of the Advisory Committee
  • consultant to the Advisory Committee
• Corporate support comes in the form of cash and in-kind sponsorship.
• Partner organisations and local government agencies are working with the Royal Society of Victoria as resources or as managers for specific projects.
• Federal and state governments are providing funding through a variety of grant programs.
• Support from philanthropic organisations comes in the form of grant funding.