Volunteer Grant Writer 

Amanda Western 

My role is Grant Writer, to research, identify and prepare submissions for funding opportunities to bring CWB initiatives to life. 

The Eastern Curlew (Critically Endangered) is the largest migratory shorebird in the world and is endemic to the East Asian – Australasian Flyway. Living at the end of the flyway in Victoria, Australia, I am keenly interested in their conservation. I am also part of an Australian arts initiative, The Overwintering Project, which aims to raise awareness of migratory birds at a local level and connect the artist to their own "site" . The project's rationale is the only way we can ensure the future of our migratory shorebirds is through the responsible stewardship of habitat, to which we are connected and for which we care.

I'm an Australian printmaker and my print of the Eastern Osprey and Black Rabbitfish first connected me with Sacha Dench. It was through a mutual friend, Kathy Mexted (photo credit also), who had seen this artwork and connected it to the Flight of the Osprey that I was introduced to Sacha. She identified that I would share her vision and have practical skills to support it.