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People

Meet the people of the Pademelon Fund.

  • Rachel Honnery

    Rachel Honnery

    Founder

    Rachel Honnery operates the Pademelon Fund while continuing her practice as a multidisciplinary artist examining the fragile intersections between the body, landscape, and ecological systems.

    Holding a Master of Fine Arts from the University of New South Wales, her work draws on personal experience, environmental observation, and material experimentation to investigate how human and non-human worlds adapt, deteriorate, and regenerate over time.

    Originally from Dharug Country, Rachel now lives and works on Muwinina lands, Lutruwita/Tasmania, where she continues her practice alongside her husband Michael.

  • Michael Cahill

    Michael Cahill

    Founder

    Michael Cahill holds a PhD in Computer Science and has a career spanning IT startups, multinational companies, and academia.

    Originally from Gadigal Country, he now works and lives on Muwinina lands, Lutruwita/Tasmania with his wife Rachel, where he also operates the Pademelon Fund, supporting environmental NGOs across Australia.

    Michael and Rachel are parents to Patrick, who is studying mathematics in London, and Evelyn, who is studying music in Sydney.

As passionate philanthropists, Rachel and Michael are dedicated to protecting the natural environment and supporting the environmental, economic, and social wellbeing of current and future generations.

Learn more about Rachel and Michael: https://www.natureimpactcollective.org.au/member-profile-rachel-honnery-and-michael-cahill-of-pademelon-fund/