This project will deliver a lobbying and awareness campaign to ban the production of battery eggs in the ACT & to encourage ACT consumers to buy free range eggs. This small but passionate organisation run by dedicated volunteers has been at the forefront of the fight to ban battery eggs since 1995 and due mostly to their efforts, in 1997 legislation was passed to ban the production and sale of battery eggs in the ACT. Part of this legislation also restricted the importation of battery eggs, for which agreement was required from all other Australian states and territories. As agreement was not forthcoming, the legislation was never implemented. Animal Liberation ACT now seeks to build on their previous successes, with their Free Range Canberra project. To circumvent a recurrence of the 1997 problem, they seek to ban the production of battery eggs in the ACT but not the importation or sale of battery eggs into the ACT.

CIWF Trust, the charitable education and research arm of leading UK based farm animal welfare organisation Compassion in World Farming, works internationally to prevent cruelty and promote respect for farmed animals and the environment. The Trust has produced a variety of educational resources that have been successfully introduced into schools in Britain , Ireland , South Africa and several countries in Continental Europe. Now, with Voiceless' support, the popular visual, print and online resource 'Farm Animals & Us' will be adapted so that Australian lower secondary school children can enjoy and relate to it, understand the effect that different farming methods have on the welfare of animals, and appreciate how consumer choice ultimately can effect better lives for farm animals. Carole de Fraga, Regional Representative - Oceania on hearing about the grant, said: "CIWF is extremely grateful to Voiceless for this valuable opportunity to spread the word of compassion among Australian schoolchildren. As public awareness of farm animal issues is steadily growing, the opportunity comes at a particularly beneficial time".

HSI Australia is a part of the largest animal protection organisation in the world, with over 8 million supporters globally. HSI works to protect animals and the environment in Australia and regionally, and over the past 10 years has developed one of the most effective campaign teams in the country. Verna Simpson, HSI's Australian Director, on hearing that their "Humane Choice" project had been selected for a $20,000 grant, said: "In partnership with Voiceless, we aim to be at the forefront of the promotion of products that will improve the lives of all animals, in this instance, assessing the potential for the development of a "humane choice" label in Australia". This award is to be jointly funded by the Berg Family Foundation and the Sherman Foundation.