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.
Fifty Small & Vital projects receive Strengthening Rural Communities grants
13 Sep 2019 – The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR), in collaboration with a number of donor partners, is supporting 50 community projects from around Australia with a share of $328,121 through…
Grants for youth-driven initiatives deliver change in rural, regional and remote Australia
19 Aug 2019 – The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) today announced that 17 communities will share $135,516 in grants to pilot one of seven innovative ideas, thanks to the FRRR ABC…
Investing in Rural Community Futures helps NSW communities on the way to a more vibrant future
15 Aug 2019 – Community groups in five New South Wales locations will share in $300,000 in Start-Up Grants through the Investing in Rural Community Futures (IRCF) program. The program is a partnership between…
Support continues ten years on from Black Saturday
16 Jul 2019 – Thirty-five community projects that will assist the continued recovery of communities impacted by the Black Saturday Bushfires will receive funding totalling $602,308. The groups are the latest recipients of the…
FRRR supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart
12 Jul 2019 – We’re proud to be joining our peers and partners as a signatory to a letter to Australia’s First Nations peoples from the philanthropic sector supporting the Uluru Statement from the…
Over $120,000 in grant funding awarded to Victorian Dairy Communities
11 Jul 2019 – Twenty-six projects in Victoria’s three dairy regions will share in $120,326 in grant funding from the Gardiner Dairy Foundation’s Working in Dairy Communities Small Grants program, run in partnership with…
Small & Vital grants strengthen Australia’s rural, regional and remote communities
17 Jun 2019 – The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR), in collaboration with a number of donor partners, is supporting 46 inspirational projects from around Australia with a share of $342,620 in…
Grants awarded to get rural people In a Good Place
04 Jun 2019 – Seven projects that support and encourage good mental health practices in rural, regional and remote communities have received grants from the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal via the In…
More funds available to get rural people In A Good Place
06 Feb 2019 – FRRR and CCI Giving are now inviting applications to Round 2 of the In a Good Place grants program to support projects that improve mental health in rural, regional and…
Grants continue to support regrowth in the wake of Black Saturday fires
07 Jan 2019 – Thirty-six community projects that will assist the continued recovery of communities impacted by the Black Saturday Bushfires will receive funding totalling $555,963. The groups are the latest recipients of the…