Black Summer Bushfire Recovery
You can use the categories to the right to explore particular topics. You’ll also find inspiring stories about some of the wonderful things community groups do with that funding. We also share a selection of media stories, where FRRR or a member of our staff has been featured. For any media enquiries, email Julie Weldon or call 0423 110 802.
Families in bushfire-affected communities receive help getting Back to School
30 Jun 2020 – FRRR ran a special round of its Back to School program, which provides $50 gift vouchers to students in rural communities. Nearly 4,000 students impacted by the 2019/20 bushfires have…
Grants help put local people in charge of recovery
30 Jun 2020 – Thanks to support from R.M.Williams and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, FRRR has awarded two $25,000 grants to support the Orara Valley and the Blue Mountains in their recovery from…
Nearly $140,000 in grants for bushfire-affected communities
25 Jun 2020 – The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal has awarded $138,815 in grants for 12 community-led projects in rural, regional and remote communities impacted by the Summer bushfires, through its Strengthening…
News Corp Bushfire Recovery Program grants awarded
18 Jun 2020 – The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal, in partnership with News Corp Australia, has awarded $368,386 to support 21 projects across the country that will help in the recovery of rural,…
Visy Tumut Region Recovery Fund awards further grants
05 May 2020 – The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, in partnership with the Pratt Foundation, has granted a further $79,600 to support four projects that will help Tumut Region communities recover from…
Visy Tumut Region Recovery Fund grants awarded
02 Apr 2020 – Working in partnership with the Pratt Foundation, we have granted 19 community projects in the NSW-region of Tumut $649,150 in funding to support the region’s recovery from the recent bushfires.…
Thank you for bushfire fundraising
16 Feb 2020 – A thank you message from our CEO, Natalie Egleton, for the generosity shown to fire-affected communities.
FRRR’s bushfire response
06 Jan 2020 – FRRR CEO, Natalie Egleton encourages you to consider how your donations and support can have an impact beyond the headlines and can give communities control and determination over their recovery.
What now for fire-affected communities and how you can help
14 Nov 2019 – As the impacts of the bushfires burning across Australia become more apparent, the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal is urging those wanting to support the affected communities to remember…