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.
Grants from ANZ Seeds of Renewal program support 29 community projects
05 Dec 2016 – ANZ and the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) have today announced that $275,000 in grant funding will be shared between 26 community groups from across regional Australia, while…
Communities receive grants to implement youth-developed ideas
15 Aug 2016 – FRRR today announced that 19 community groups will share more than $150,000 to implement eight ideas developed by young people to address issues of concern to them.
Domino’s and FRRR launch a new small grants program
01 Aug 2016 – FRRR has partnered with Domino’s Pizza Enterprises to launch a new small grants program to benefit rural, regional and remote communities. Grants of up to $5,000 are available to community…
Victorian dairy communities share $113,000 in grants
27 Jun 2016 – The Gardiner Dairy Foundation and the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) today announced the 31 recipients that will share $113,000 from the 2016 Working in Dairy Communities Small…
Cotton communities to benefit from a further $150k in grants
27 Jun 2016 – Cotton farmers once again have the chance to give back to their communities by nominating local not-for-profit or community organisations to receive a $5,000 grant when Aussie Cotton Farmers Grow…
Natalie Egleton appointed CEO of FRRR
23 Nov 2015 – The Board today announced that Natalie Egleton has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of FRRR.
Gather in the Glen
18 Nov 2015 – The 2015 Rural Women’s Gathering in mid-October was hosted by Glen Innes on the Northern Tablelands, in the New England region of New South Wales. The Glen Innes Examiner reported…
$300,000 directed to cotton communities in two years thanks to cotton farmers
16 Nov 2015 – Cotton growing regions in Queensland and New South Wales will share $150,000 in grant funding thanks to the Aussie Cotton Farmers Grown Communities program. Funded by the Monsanto Fund, partnering…
ANZ Seeds of Renewal grants help 35 community groups
22 Oct 2015 – The 2015 ANZ Seeds of Renewal grant recipients have been announced, with 35 community groups from all over Australia sharing more than $275,000 in funding for projects that support education…
Grants available to boost Lachlan Shire
12 Aug 2013 – The Lachlan Region Community Grants program is calling on local residents to rise to the challenge of helping boost the Lachlan region.