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.
More than $330,000 awarded to cultivate better mental health for rural communities and farmers
05 Jun 2025 – Nineteen NFPs are sharing in $334,501 through FRRR’s In a Good Place (IAGP) program to cultivate better mental health for rural communities and farmers.
More than $1M in grants to keep rural communities thriving
02 Jun 2025 – FRRR has awarded more than $1M in grants to 101 grassroots organisations across remote, rural and regional Australia.
Collaboration puts Aboriginal Health in Aboriginal Hands
29 May 2025 – In 2023, the Spinifex Foundation SA (formerly the First Nations Philanthropic Funders Working Group), began implementing a project called Aboriginal Health in Aboriginal Hands: Responding to COVID-19 designed to address…
Changes coming to FRRR’s online granting system
26 May 2025 – Significant upgrades to the software system that FRRR uses to manage grant applications and acquittals means that FRRR will soon begin moving to the new system.
$450,000 to foster youth futures in rural NSW
16 May 2025 – FRRR and VFFF have awarded 10 individuals each a $50,000 grant for initiatives that will enhance the lives of young people in remote, rural and regional NSW.
Funds available for rural climate solutions
01 May 2025 – Not-for-profits in remote, rural and regional communities can now apply for funding to support projects that address climate change at a local level.
Capacity building program for NFPs kicks off in regional Victoria
16 Apr 2025 – Work in the three Victorian communities partnering with FRRR on the Investing in Rural Community Futures Victoria program will soon be getting underway.
FRRR expands Disaster Recovery Appeal
08 Apr 2025 – FRRR has expanded its call-out for donations to meet the recovery needs of remote, rural and regional communities affected by recent severe weather events.
FRRR celebrates 25 years
02 Apr 2025 – Some of Australia’s leading philanthropists and representatives from corporate Australia came together to mark FRRR’s 25th anniversary.
Four Directors appointed to FRRR Board
27 Mar 2025 – FRRR has appointed Amy Crawford, Donna Digby, David Hardie and Kylie Hansen as new Directors to the FRRR Board.