voiceless : the fund for animals - 2006 Grants Program

Hugo Weaving, Voiceless Ambassador

"Hugo Weaving wears leather shoes, owns a cat and is partial to a fish dinner, but the actor is also a passionate advocate of animal rights..." Sydney Morning Herald, 02 December 2007, read more

"I would love people to stop and think about how intelligent these creature are and realise it's worth spending money on free range eggs or pork...'' Hugo Weaving, The Daily Telegraph - Sydney Confidential, 04 December 2005, read more

"The pigs in Babe were extraordinary... I would love people to stop and think about how intelligent these creatures are..." Hugo Weaving, Northern Territory News, 04 December 2005, read more

2006 Grants Program

The Kangaroo Trail, a project initiated by 2006 Voiceless Grants Recipient the Australian Wildlife Protection Council.

The 2006 Voiceless Grants Program was an enormous success. On Thursday 22 February 2007, Voiceless awarded approximately $140,000 to a range of animal protection organisations, universities, councils and other non-profit groups. Acclaimed actor and Voiceless Ambassador, Hugo Weaving, presented the awards to the 2006 recipients at Sherman Galleries in Paddington.

The 2006 Awards Event also included the announcement of the inaugural $5,000 'Humane School' prize to the Animal Club that did most for animals in 2006. Animal Club Ambassador, Abbie Cornish, presented the prizes to the winning school, Mount Lawley Primary School and the two runners up, The Emanuel School and Clifton Hills Primary School. The Animal Club representatives were also given the unique opportunity to participate in a Children’s Art Workshop led by artist Guan Wei.

The 2006 Voiceless Awards Event was held to coincide with the opening of the art exhibition, Voiceless: I feel therefore I am, presented by Sherman Galleries. The exhibition was opened by Peter Garrett MP, AM, Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment, Heritage and the Arts.

Finally, the day concluded with a vegan dinner hosted for Voiceless by Otto Ristorante in celebration of our community's increasing involvement in animal protection. This dinner helped to raise awareness about animal protection issues and put ethical eating on the public agenda.

The Sherman Family was joined by various sponsors and supporters in providing funding for the 2006 Grants Program.

Morinda Australia is sponsoring a $10,000 grant towards a project aimed at alleviating the suffering of factory farmed animals.

Bio-Distributors is contributing $5,000 towards a grant awarded to an initiative on humane education.

The 2006 Voiceless Judging Panel consisted of:

Ondine Sherman - Co-founder and Director, Voiceless.
Brian Sherman AM - Co-founder and Director, Voiceless.
Katrina Sharman - Voiceless Corporate Counsel.
Elaine Morris - Voiceless General Manager
Dr Daniel Ramp - ARC Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Road Ecology Research Group, University of New South Wales

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