Recovery & Resilience Stories
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.
Visy Tumut Region Recovery Fund grants awarded
02 Apr 2020 – Working in partnership with the Pratt Foundation, we have granted 19 community projects in the NSW-region of Tumut $649,150 in funding to support the region’s recovery from the recent bushfires.…
Thank you for bushfire fundraising
16 Feb 2020 – A thank you message from our CEO, Natalie Egleton, for the generosity shown to fire-affected communities.
FRRR’s bushfire response
06 Jan 2020 – FRRR CEO, Natalie Egleton encourages you to consider how your donations and support can have an impact beyond the headlines and can give communities control and determination over their recovery.
What now for fire-affected communities and how you can help
14 Nov 2019 – As the impacts of the bushfires burning across Australia become more apparent, the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal is urging those wanting to support the affected communities to remember…
Online volunteering portal for Kinglake
29 Nov 2018 – After the devastation of Bushfires, it is often the volunteers who help bring rural communities back to life. The Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House (KRNH) Inc coordinates more than 50 volunteers…
Helping little kids with their big feelings after bushfires
26 Apr 2018 – Arthurs Creek Strathewan CFA were given a $15,730 grant from the Grants for Resilience and Wellness program funded by Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund to deliver the Strathewen Primary School Fire…
Foundation Barossa
20 Jan 2017 – Pinery Fire response supported by Community Foundation Account Foundation Barossa’s story is a particularly good example of how FRRR’s Community Foundation Accounts are able to help a community respond to emerging local…
Fundraising accounts blaze the way
06 May 2015 – This story highlights to community groups that may be faced with recovering from some of the recent natural disasters across the country how a Donation Account could make a difference…