The MRI – Scaling Landscape Rehydration

Presenting our Nature-based Solution

May 1-2, 2024 at Queanbeyan and on-farm at Mulloon Creek Natural Farms.



The Mulloon Rehydration Initiative (MRI) is a model that can be scaled up to deliver Nature-based Solutions across Australia through collaborative partnerships.

This conference will showcase the United Nations-recognised work of Mulloon Institute and our partners driving nature repair by harnessing that most crucial part of our planet's life-support system: water. We will present the scientific findings of the MRI project, our innovative capacity building program, and our regulatory reform agenda. Panel discussions will dive into landholder experiences, whole-of-system solutions, the puzzle of financing landscape-scale restoration and our work across Australia. Discover the real-world returns that can be achieved when partners collaborate to transform our landscapes with Nature-based Solutions.

The benefits flowing from these cooperations deliver:

  • waterway and small water cycle repair

  • increased biodiversity and enhanced natural habitat

  • climate resilience

  • improved productivity

  • greater food and water security.

All levels of government and agricultural enterprise can benefit from the learning and practical applications that Mulloon Institute will present on the dramatic impact of rehydration projects. Together we can affordably achieve rapid restoration of land at a scale that delivers benefits to all Australians – for environment, farming and society.

DAY 1 features keynote speakers, highly engaging panel discussions with MRI landholders and industry experts, workshops, and discussions on how to more broadly roll effective programs and projects to increase the economic benefits of rehydration across Australia.

Then, join us for an evening of networking, drinks, and dinner, where you can connect with like-minded professionals and expand your circle over great food and conversation!

DAY 2 will feature field trips to see landscape rehydration in action

Program, speakers and panellists.

The Mulloon Rehydration Initiative is a 23,000-ha project involves 50 km of creek and tributaries and 23 landholders.

The conference is the culmination of the five-year Mulloon Rehydration Initiative, which has been jointly funded by the Mulloon Institute, the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program and the NSW Government’s Environmental Trust.