The McLaren Vale Biodiversity Project (MVBP) is a successful collaboration between Natural Resources Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges and the City of Onkaparinga Council. It is a grass roots environmental project led by change champions within the viticulture industry (Geoff Hayter and Jock Harvey) and NR AMLR staff (Dana Miles and Jeff Edwards).

MVBP is supported by local environmental group “Friends of Willunga Basin” and is supported by the McLaren Vale Grape Wine & Tourism Association. Local industry such as Peat’s Soil and the Willunga Basin Water Company, large wine companies such as Chalk Hill Viticulture, Paxton’s, Shingleback Wines, Dowie Doole, Gemtree are strong supporters of MVBP and offer sponsorship and support which in turn assists the group to engage and empower the local community.