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.
Enhancing Country Health Outcomes
22 May 2018 – FRRR has announced a new program that offers grants up to $150,000 to not-for-profit organisations to strengthen, improve accessibility and retain quality primary health care services for people living in…
NSW communities to pilot community-led approach to disaster preparedness
01 Mar 2018 – The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) has announced that three NSW communities will be the first to trial a new national framework to improve community disaster preparedness and…
Victorian Bushfire Recovery Grants Announced
07 Feb 2018 – 16 community groups received funding to support long-term recovery and resilience projects for communities affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires.
$565,000 in vouchers helps 11,000 rural kids go Back to School, ready to learn
06 Feb 2018 – More than $565,000 is being distributed via this year’s FRRR Back to School program. It supports rural children and their families to access quality educational experiences by providing $50 vouchers…
ANZ supports Australia’s rural communities with more than $250,000 in Seeds of Renewal grants
17 Jan 2018 – 26 community organisations around regional Australia are the recipients of the 2017 ANZ Seeds of Renewal program. Supported by Lenovo, the program aims to encourage community initiatives that support the…
Aussie Cotton grants boost community programs
04 Dec 2017 – 30 not-for-profit and community organisations across cotton growing regions will benefit from a $5,000 grant just before the festive season, awarded under the 2017 Aussie Cotton Farmers Grow Communities grants…
NSW communities Get Ready for disasters
06 Sep 2017 – FRRR and the NSW Government, through the Get Ready NSW initiative, are collaborating to develop and evaluate effective community-led disaster preparedness practices. A roadshow is underway through some NSW communities…
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.
Eight years on, grants still supporting recovery from Black Saturday
22 Feb 2017 – Twenty-four community groups impacted by the 2009 Victorian bushfires have received funding to support the community needs that continue to emerge post the devastating disaster, thanks to the Victorian Bushfire…
Cotton grants bearing fruit for local communities
12 Dec 2016 – A further 30 not-for-profit and community organisations across cotton growing regions will benefit from a $5,000 boost just before the festive season, as the 2016 Aussie Cotton Farmers Grow Communities…