strengthening rural communities
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.
In Kilkivan, there’s much more to the Men’s Shed than hammers and nails
13 Dec 2021 – A dedicated group in rural Queensland has accessed FRRR funding to help them build a new community facility in their town. Find out how much more there is to the…
Strength and connection for seniors in Boyup Brook
13 Dec 2021 – In Boyup Brook, WA, the Community Resource Centre wanted to encourage older locals to keep fit and healthy. Despite the large numbers in the area (49% of community members are…
Retaining the Pertame language
23 Nov 2021 – The First Nations’ Pertame language is severely endangered, and at risk of becoming yet another lost language within the next generation. Also known as Southern Arrernte, it is a Central…
Shooting Stars Cultural Rewards Camp
23 Nov 2021 – Shooting Stars (SS) is an initiative by the Glass Jar Australia and Netball WA that is designed to increase school attendance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls living in…
Injalak Arts celebrates contemporary culture in Gunbalanya
26 Oct 2021 – Injalak Arts have used a $10,000 Strengthening Rural Communities grant to create The Mankarre Project. The project is centered around meaningful activities for people in community by celebrating local song…
Pambula paintings given pride of place
21 Oct 2021 – Professional artists from the Bega Valley are invigorating Pambula Village with vibrant and colourful large-scale artworks, thanks to a bushfire recovery initiative.
Staying connected in protecting the desert
20 Oct 2021 – The Indigenous Desert Alliance empowers Indigenous people managing Australia’s desert country to realise their social, cultural, environmental and economic aspirations.
Catering for the crowds in Hannaford
07 Oct 2021 – The small rural town of Hannaford in southern QLD is battling what would seem to be an endless drought. Hannaford Club Inc has been hosting countless fundraising events that required…
From dust to dances – Dancing in the Dirt gala ball gives town a break
07 Oct 2021 – Cumulative disaster in Jerramungup, Western Australia, has the Fitzgerald Biosphere Group using a Strengthening Rural Communities grant to fund Dancing in the Dirt, a night where the residents can take…
The Lions help save lives through mobile skin cancer check unit
06 Oct 2021 – A Strengthening Rural Communities grant was out towards converting a caravan into a mobile screening clinic for skin cancer.