Sponsors

Wing Threads: Flight Around Oz is a not-for-profit, fully self-funded science communication initiative in collaboration with BirdLife Australia.

Thank you to all of the generous sponsors who contributed to make Wing Threads: Flight Around Oz a reality

Flight Leg Sponsors

Flight leg sponsorship is $500 and covers the costs of food, fuel and accommodation for Milly and the ground crew.

Several flight leg sponsorships are still up for grabs. Sponsors receive recognition on the Wing Threads website and on the YouTube livestream for the sponsored flight leg. Cards below with an egg icon indicate flight legs available for sponsorship. 

Email Milly at wingthreads@gmail.com to nominate which flight leg you’d like to sponsor then donate online by clicking the button below.

White Gum Farm

White Gum Farm

Flight Leg 1

Trevor Morgan

Bunbury

Bunbury

Flight Leg 2

Anonymous

Kojonup

Kojonup

Flight Leg 3

Will Owen

Narrikup

Narrikup

Flight Leg 4

Unsponsored

Bremer Bay

Bremer Bay

Flight Leg 5

Unsponsored

Esperance

Esperance

Flight Leg 6

Unsponsored

Caiguna

Caiguna

Flight Leg 7

Unsponsored

Eucla

Eucla

Flight Leg 8

Unsponsored

Coorabie Farm

Coorabie Farm

Flight Leg 9

Unsponsored

Streaky Bay

Streaky Bay

Flight Leg 10

Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board

Port Lincoln

Port Lincoln

Flight Leg 11

Southern Eyre Bird Club

Port Pirie

Port Pirie

Flight Leg 12

Unsponsored

Gawler

Gawler

Flight Leg 13

Friends of Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary

Strathalbyn

Strathalbyn

Flight Leg 14

BirdLife Australia

Robe

Robe

Flight Leg 15

BirdLife Australia

Mount Gambier

Mount Gambier

Flight Leg 16

Friends of Shorebirds SE

Warnambool

Warnambool

Flight Leg 17

Sue Siwinski

Barwon Heads

Barwon Heads

Flight Leg 18

Victorian Wader Study Group

Tyabb

Tyabb

Flight Leg 19

Western Port Biosphere

Latrobe Valley

Latrobe Valley

Flight Leg 20

West Gippsland Seed Bank

Bairnsdale

Bairnsdale

Flight Leg 21

Louise King

Merimbula

Merimbula

Flight Leg 22

Jane Fiddes

Moruya

Moruya

Flight Leg 23

Carol Khan

Wollongong

Wollongong

Flight Leg 24

Tom Clarke

Lake Macquarie

Lake Macquarie

Flight Leg 25

Sue Siwinski & Jo Gamer

Port Macquarie

Port Macquarie

Flight Leg 26

Glenelg Hopkins CMA

South Grafton

South Grafton

Flight Leg 27

BirdLife Northern NSW

Ballina

Ballina

Flight Leg 28

Ecosure - Avisure Group

Caboolture

Caboolture

Flight Leg 29

Shorncliffe State School

Bundaberg

Bundaberg

Flight Leg 30

Save Sunrise Glossies

Rockhampton

Rockhampton

Flight Leg 31

BirdLife Capricornia

Mackay

Mackay

Flight Leg 32

Carol Khan

Townsville

Townsville

Flight Leg 33

Bernie Hobbs

Cairns

Cairns

Flight Leg 34

George Lovrincevic

Georgetown

Georgetown

Flight Leg 35

Wingbeat Ecology

Normanton

Normanton

Flight Leg 36

Rachel Klyve

Mount Isa

Mount Isa

Flight Leg 37

Redlands 2030

Camooweal

Camooweal

Flight Leg 38

ACF Bayside

Barkly Homestead

Barkly Homestead

Flight Leg 39

Hunter Bird Observers Club

Tennant Creek

Tennant Creek

Flight Leg 40

Airport Development Group

Elliott

Elliott

Flight Leg 41

Danny Willmott

DALY WATERS

DALY WATERS

Flight Leg 42

Ecosure

Mataranka

Mataranka

Flight Leg 43

Christine Schirato

EMKAYTEE

EMKAYTEE

Flight Leg 44

Through My Eyes
Bianca Anderson

Katherine/Tindal

Katherine/Tindal

Flight Leg 45

Research Whisperer Blog

Timber Creek

Timber Creek

Flight Leg 46

Kate Foy

Kununurra

Kununurra

Flight Leg 47

Rachel Klyve

Halls Creek

Halls Creek

Flight Leg 48

Sunshine Coast Grammar School

Fitzroy Crossing

Fitzroy Crossing

Flight Leg 49

Richmond Brunswick Birdwatchers

Derby

Derby

Flight Leg 50

Sing Drilling

Broome

Broome

Flight Leg 51

Kristin Stempf de Vargas

Anna Plains Station

Anna Plains Station

Flight Leg 52

Byron Bird Buddies

Port HEdland

Port HEdland

Flight Leg 53

Care for Hedland

Karratha

Karratha

Flight Leg 54

Kathleen Catalan

Onslow

Onslow

Flight Leg 55

Peter & Diana Hammond

Exmouth

Exmouth

Flight Leg 56

Ann Woods

Carnarvon

Carnarvon

Flight Leg 57

Cécile van der Burgh & Georg Ramm

Shark Bay

Shark Bay

Flight Leg 58

Neil Varley

KALBARRI

KALBARRI

Flight Leg 59

Jessica Bikuan

Geraldton

Geraldton

Flight Leg 60

Keith Lightbody

Jurien Bay

Jurien Bay

Flight Leg 61

White Gum Air Park

White Gum Farm

White Gum Farm

FINISH!

Aircraft Sponsors

All aircraft logo sponsorships have now been filled.

WING

PHCC logo
BirdLife logo

POD

avplan logo

Wheel Spats

Raymond Terrace

Bronze Sponsors

Bronwen Cavallo