The Groundswell Collective has been announced as this year?s winner of the $50,000 Hatch: Taronga Accelerator Program (Hatch) grant. On Wednesday 19 June, 13 founders of six start-ups went head-to-head for the chance to win the grant in a competitive pitch event held at Taronga Zoo Sydney.
A not-for-profit organisation based in Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, The Groundswell Collective focuses on creating densely packed patches of diverse, native vegetation in urban areas through their Tiny Forest initiative to support a thriving, connected and sustainable future for Lake Macquarie and beyond. The Groundswell Collective is co-founded by Anna Noon and Mark Colquhoun.
Winner of the grant co-founder Anna Noon said ?We?re thrilled to be awarded the $50,000 prize from Taronga’s incredible Hatch program. It?s been a privilege and fantastic opportunity to engage with likeminded changemakers, subject matter experts and the wider Taronga network. We can?t wait to continue The Groundswell Collective?s purpose of bringing people together to create a better planet by building two new school-based tiny forest with the funding.” Now in its fourth year, Hatch is the world?s only accelerator program that is led by a conservation zoo. The program is designed to help ecopreneurs take their idea from vision to reality and support innovators who are tackling some of the most pressing environmental and conservation challenges currently facing our planet. Over 14 weeks, th...