Project Nardu is the key educational and promotional vehicle of The Valley Centre for Environmental Education & Research Incorporated (The Valley Centre) and involves experiential learning through collaborative community action.  Over the last fifteen years Project Nardu has developed a model through community consultation and action research.  

 Nardu's two key programs are:

The Nardu Young Australian Achievers Award:
This exciting and innovative program for young people is sponsored by the Australian Government and is designed to bridge cultural and socio-economic diversity.  The program encourages young Australians to experience personal achievement in a context of sustainable community building.

 
The Nardu National Environmental Education Program:
This is an innovative and reproducible education program, which will seed conservation training and nature sanctuaries across the country and eventually overseas.   

Nardu is an Australian-Aboriginal name and means a plant with edible seeds.  This is a seed that can be sown across the country.  The harvest will be the contributing and informed young Australians who will then be prepared to lead Australia into the future in a sustainable way. 

The Nardu Centre is a 170-Acre property and natural flora and fauna sanctuary 1.5 hours from the Sydney CBD.