Media Releases
We issue media releases to share our official announcements - from new funding rounds and partnerships, to major milestones and media moments. If you're looking for the latest from FRRR, this is the place to start.
For any media enquiries, email Julie Weldon or call 0423 110 802.
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.
Taree and Wingham community groups share in more than $150,000
17 Dec 2021 – Community groups in Taree and Wingham will share $150,152 in grants thanks to FRRR’s Investing in Not-for-Profit Capacity in Regional NSW (INFPC) grant program. The grants will enable local groups…
Funding boost for Leeton not-for-profits
17 Dec 2021 – FRRR, in partnership with the VFFF, has awarded another $286,318 in grants to four Leeton NFPs to continue to build their capacity.
Strengthening Batemans Bay not-for-profits
16 Dec 2021 – Seven not-for-profit organisations in Batemans Bay are sharing $131,106 in grants for capacity-building projects that will strengthen these groups, so they can continue to support their communities, through FRRR’s Investing…
Ongoing support for Ulladulla not-for-profits
15 Dec 2021 – Five not-for-profit organisations in Ulladulla are sharing $109,577 in grants for capacity-building projects that will strengthen these groups, so they can continue to support their community, through FRRR’s Investing in…
Funding strengthens Australia’s rural heartbeat
14 Dec 2021 – Seventy-nine community-led projects that will boost remote, rural and regional communities across Australia are sharing in $809,234 in funding, thanks to FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program.
$200,000 in grants for ongoing recovery from March ‘21 floods
13 Dec 2021 – FRRR, in partnership with Suncorp Group, has awarded $200,000 in grants to 17 community groups and local not-for-profits in rural areas impacted by the March 2021 floods and storms for…
Funding boost for Bay & Basin not-for-profits
09 Dec 2021 – Five not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) in the Bay & Basin region are sharing in $99,494 in funding that will strengthen the NFP sector and inter-organisational relationships in Bay & Basin, helping…
Volunteer Emergency Services given Black Summer recovery boost ahead of fire season
07 Dec 2021 – Thirty-five volunteer emergency services organisations supporting remote, rural and regional communities impacted by the 2019/20 bushfires are sharing $447,323 in grants.
ANZ Seeds of Renewal gives rural and regional communities a $250,000 boost
30 Nov 2021 – FRRR and ANZ have awarded $250,000 in grants to 22 regional community groups and NFPs through the ANZ Seeds of Renewal program.
Cumulative disasters slowing the Heartbeat of Rural Australia
29 Nov 2021 – Cumulative disasters have taken a heavy toll on remote, rural and regional communities according to the Heartbeat of Rural Australia study findings released today.