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.
George Town Neighbourhood Home
09 Dec 2020 – It’s hard not to smile when entering George Town Neighbourhood House. The community centre is a vibrant place, buzzing with people working to fight structural disadvantages in the area. With…
Kingston Beach Surf Life Saving Club
09 Dec 2020 – If you head north along the stunning beaches of the Kingsborough coast in southern Tasmania, you are bound to hit the town of Kingston. It’s one of the more central…
Volunteers are the building blocks of a community that thrives
09 Dec 2020 – Situated 55 km east of Adelaide is the small rural community of Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant acts as a hub for a range of nearby smaller towns including Springton, Eden…
Water bugs for Tambo River
09 Dec 2020 – Did you know that one of the best ways to measure the health of a river is to look for microscopic water bugs? The Great Alpine Gallery has created the…
Spreading Harmony across the Wimmera Southern Mallee region
09 Dec 2020 – When the Centre for Participation (CP) purchased a food van, named the ‘Harmony Van,’ they knew straight away that with the right tools they could address a lack of job…
Students steer-ing the way
09 Dec 2020 – For high school students studying agriculture in South East NSW, hands on experience gives them the skills they need to gain employment when they finish their studies. For 200 students…
Don’t Burn the Butt
09 Dec 2020 – The Tarmoeo Rural Fire Brigade received $4,170, funded by the David MacTaggart Foundation, to create a community engagement campaign to help the local community increase their understanding of the importance…
Northern Territory Friendship & Support Inc
09 Dec 2020 – The challenge of attracting volunteers to support charitable organisations serving the community is universal, but exacerbated further in remote communities where the potential pool from which to recruit helpers is…
Bright minds in Peel offer ESTEAM career advice on screen
09 Dec 2020 – ‘Inspiring a curious community’ is the vision of Peel Bright Minds. Working in Western Australia’s Peel region, the organisation is particularly focused on stimulating increased engagement in ESTEAM (entrepreneurship, science,…
Shooting for the stars in remote WA
09 Dec 2020 – Shooting Stars is a unique program, formed by Netball WA and Glass Jar Australia in 2014. It uses netball as a vehicle for empowering young Aboriginal women living in remote…