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.
Fitness connects a community and saves lives
19 Apr 2018 – The Fit For Free program was developed and implemented by Toolangi Castella District Community House Inc (TCDCH) for a community community in Victoria that was severely impacted by the Black…
Thallon a step closer to facilities to help locals age in place
26 Mar 2018 – The Thallon Progress Association received an FRRR Caring for Ageing Rural Australians (CARA) grant of $7,032, funded by the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation. This enabled them to engage…
Katoomba families gain cooking confidence thanks to Co-op
01 Mar 2018 – The Blue Mountains Food Co-operative has been supporting and empowering the community to eat well and live healthily and sustainably in Katoomba, NSW for almost 50 years – well before…
Mirror Mirror… youth reflect impact of drugs & alcohol
28 Feb 2018 – The Roper Gulf Regional Council worked in partnership with the Indigenous Community Volunteer organisation to adopt and adapt the 2014 Heywire Youth Innovation Grant project ‘Mirror Mirror on the Screen’…
“It’s real and it’s happening now”
31 Jan 2018 – Farmers for Climate Action know that the winds of change are upon farming in Australia and want to do something about it, with the help of an FRRR Not-for-profit fundraising…
Are you right, mate?
30 Jan 2018 – In 2016, South West Healthcare received a grant of $3,635 from the Gardiner Dairy Foundation ‘Working in Dairy Communities’ small grant program to support the local dairy farming community by…
Taking professional development on-country
30 Jan 2018 – The FRRR ANZ Seeds of Renewal grant program supported the Nowanup ‘Bush University’ Schools Program with a $12,500 grant for professional development for teachers and staff, deepening cross cultural awareness…
Gulf Graziers BeefUp Showcase
18 Dec 2017 – Beef Up Karumba brought together beef industry and supply chain experts to a small number of people who feed a large group of people, and presented an opportunity for participants…
One dilemma less for Gracemere’s SES
26 Sep 2017 – During significant weather events, Gracemere SES in Queensland is faced with the dilemma of which communities get assistance first, with only one of their two vehicles was fitted with a…
Victorian dairy communities share $100,000 in grants to build stronger local communities
06 Jul 2017 – FRRR and the Gardiner Dairy Foundation today announced that 24 recipients of the 2017 Working in Dairy Communities small grants program will share $100,000.