The Natural Resources Conservation League of Victoria is a not for profit company limited by guarantee. It is a registered charity with income tax exemption and has deductible gift recipient (DGR) status through the operation of the NRCL Trees Fund. The NRCL invites donations to this fund which are tax deductible. The Fund is listed on the Register of Environmental Organisations administered by the Department of Environment, Heritage, Water and the Arts.

The "NRCL Tree Fund" is a tax deductible charitable fund administered by the League for the purpose of furthering the initiatives of the League. Contributions to the fund are invited and gratefully received.

The August 2010 Board meeting developed a new mission, vision and strategic objectives for the NRCL.

Vision

NRCL will be an innovative and strategic leader in the promotion of conservation ideas and actions that value, conserve and restore ecosystems in a changing environment characterised by climate change, drought and fire risk.

Mission

Through community action, research, education and demonstration projects achieve enduring, positive change for the natural environment.

Strategic Objectives

SO1 Develop a viable and influential model of sustainable outer urban development at the NRCL property at Cranbourne West.

SO2 Support activity to restore ecosystems at risk of fragmentation.

SO3 Support activities that contribute to an integrated approach to healthy ecosystems.

Board of Directors

Mike Hill (Chair)

(appointed 3 April 2003)

Mike has an extensive local governance background including serving as Mayor of Brunswick and Moreland and as CEO of the Victorian Local Governance Association. He has also long been a central figure in the Victorian environmental sustainability movement.

Mike is Chair of the Moreland Energy Foundation; he chairs the Sustainability Education Roundtable, and is a Board Member of Sustainability Victoria. He has been the Chair of the Victorian Local Sustainability Committee (a Ministerial Committee establishing new dynamic relationships between the State Government and the 79 Victorian local governments). Mike is a past Chair of EcoRecycle Victoria and is currently a co-director of WestWyck (a company developing a co-housing project along environmental principles on a former school site in West Brunswick). Mike is also an active anti-gambling campaigner.

Professor Peter Attiwill

(appointed 18 May 2004)

Peter Attiwill is Principal Fellow and Associate Professor in Botany, and Senior Fellow in The Australian Centre, The University of Melbourne. He developed a strong research base in plant ecology and is the author or co-author of some 120 papers in the scientific journals.

Peter supervised the programs of many PhD, MSc and Honours students and taught at all levels of the undergraduate course. Most of his research career has concentrated on sustainability of growth, productivity and nutrient cycles in forests. Peter's work is recognised worldwide.

Ken King

(appointed 18 May 2004)

Ken King is Executive Director Regional Services for the State Department of Sustainability and Environment. He is also a CFA Board Director and Habitat Trust Board Member, and has served as a member of Phillip Island Nature Park Board of Management. He has a keen interest in the balanced use and conservation of natural resources for the whole community, and a strong desire to ensure better understanding of rural issues by urban communities through improved information and education.

Don Oberin

(Life Member, first appointed 30 April 1980)

Don Oberin is a Life Member and Past President of the NRCL, and a Life Member and Past President of the Murray-Darling Basin Association. He is also a Past Chairman of the Campaspe Shire Economic Development Board. He is currently involved in dairying irrigation farmland and re-establishing native tree plantations.