 With funds donated by Dick Smith, the Foundation established the Mungo Visitors Centre and Laboratory in 1983.With further sponsorship from BHP, the Foundation implemented the Mungo National Park long guided vehicle drive in 1990. , the Foundation put together a prospectus to create a new Centre at Mungo for education and research.Glenn Murcutt, an Australian architect and winner of the 2002 Pritzker Prize and 2009 AIA Gold Medal, along with Wendy Lewin, were scheduled to design the building.