Community Stories
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.
Community Foundation launched in Alice Springs
15 Sep 2023 – A new community foundation – Mparntwe Alice Springs Community Foundation’s (MASCF) – has been established in Alice Springs to build capabilities, connections and encourage positive community conversations and action.
Insights from the bush
15 Sep 2023 – FRRR’s recent Board meeting was an opportunity for our Program Managers to reflect on their interactions with communities over the last quarter. Below is some of their observations and insights.
Engawala Art Centre to take root
15 Sep 2023 – A small grant to the emerging Engawala Art Centre in a remote area outside Alice Springs is making a big impact, according to the local committee.
Fun in the sun on the Cox Peninsula
30 Aug 2023 – Wagait Shire Council received a $6,000 SRC grant to help establish a youth program that focused on building more opportunities in the community for young people.
Northern Rivers Community Healing Hub in action
30 Aug 2023 – Northern Rivers Community Healing Hub received a grant for $24,570 through the Rebuilding Futures program to help strengthen their organisational capacity.
Creating connections in Quorn
30 Aug 2023 – The Quorn Community Sporting Association used a $9,000 grant from FRRR’s In a Good Place program, funded by CCI Giving, to run mental health workshops.
Gulf Youth in Ag’s ‘Paddock to Plate’
30 Aug 2023 – Gulf Youth in Ag received a Heywire grant for $9,979 to deliver a series of Paddock to Plate microdocumentaries to illustrate why we need farmers..
Supporting disaster recovery in the Northern Rivers
27 Jul 2023 – NRCF holds a Fundraising Account with FRRR to attract tax-deductible donations, enabling them work together to build resilience across the community.
Building drought resilience in Qld’s Northern Gulf
24 Jul 2023 – Providing opportunities for community connection helps build preparedness for, and resilience to, the impacts of drought. Through the Future Drought Fund’s Networks to Build Drought Resilience program, Northern Gulf Resource…
Building connection by improving food security
24 Jul 2023 – Geeveston Community Centre in Tasmania is Australia’s southernmost Neighbourhood House and works closely with the community to address local needs. In 2021 they received a $9,419 Strengthening Rural Communities grant,…