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.
North Star’s life-saving grant
20 Aug 2020 – An Aussie Cotton Farmers Grow Communities grant, funded by the Bayer Fund, has enabled the North Star Sporting Club in northern NSW to purchase a defibrillator and three first aid…
C-Doc In The Clouds 2020 – creative with COVID
28 Jul 2020 – The annual Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival has been running since 2014, and is widely considered a staple on the town’s arts calendar. It’s an exciting event that fosters cultural vibrancy in this…
Ripples of resilience on Eyre Peninsula
24 Jul 2020 – A $20,000 Tackling Tough Times Together grant has made a significant difference to the lives of more than 50 year 10 students – and their families – on the Eyre…
Country Music Club no place for vintage computers
23 Jul 2020 – The Country Music Club of Boyup Brook (CMCBB) in WA received a 2019 ANZ Seeds of Renewal grant in the form of three Lenovo Thinkpads to plan and implement its…
Improvements to Thallon’s War Memorial
23 Jul 2020 – A $5,000 Aussie Cotton Farmers Grow Communities grants, funded by the Monsanto Fund, enabled the TPA to embark on another stage of the project, bringing them closer to completing this…
Greening the Sunset Strip Village
23 Jul 2020 – Sunset Strip Village’s community centre precinct has been transformed into a green oasis, thanks to a $19,070 TTTT grant funded by the Australian Government. The drought stricken community’s local Progress…
St George’s safe haven for those in need
23 Jun 2020 – A disused unit attached to the meeting rooms of the St George branch of the Queensland Country Women’s Association is now a haven for families in need. An Aussie Cotton…
Mental Health with celebrity Osher Gunsberg a hit in Robinvale
05 Jun 2020 – Through FRRR’s In a Good Place program, funded by CCI Giving, Robinvale Network House secured funds to have celebrity Osher Gunsberg speak about his struggle with mental illness. The aim…
Chill’n’Grill – BBQing for Boulia
27 May 2020 – The Council receieved a $26,000 grant from the Tackling Tough Times Together program, funded by Tim and Gina Fairfax, to purchase their new Chill’n’Grill BBQ trailer. The trailer included a fridge and…
Good times and opportunities for Eden youth
26 May 2020 – Youth unemployment and disengagement is a big problem in Eden. The Eden Game Development Centre received a $9,692 ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grant to deliver their version of the Heywire…