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.
New tourist icon for Quandialla
28 Jun 2023 – Travellers now have a vibrant new site to visit on the NSW Silo Art Trail, with a mural adorning the Quandialla Soldiers Memorial Hall drawing tourists to the town. Like…
Grants of $1.3M boost 131 projects in remote, rural & regional Australia
19 Jun 2023 – FRRR has awarded more than $1.3M in grants to 131 local groups across remote, rural and regional Australia through its Strengthening Rural Communities program.
Winter Care Packages for those in need
31 May 2023 – A $5,000 Strengthening Rural Communities grant awarded in 2022, funded by the Ian Rollo Currie Estate Foundation helped United Care Glenelg care for vulnerable residents in the Glenelg Shire in…
Childcare for families in Augusta
31 May 2023 – Augusta & Districts Childcare Centre used a $10,000 SRC grant in order to purchase educational resources for their vacation care service for children.
Historical photographic exhibition in Mission Beach – Echo of the past
24 Apr 2023 – Mission Beach Historical Society developed a photographic exhibition ‘Echo of the Past – Historical photographs from Mission Beach, 1890s – 1950s’.
Rural groups awarded a record-breaking $2.3 million
29 Mar 2023 – FRRR has awarded $2,309,331 in grants to 176 community projects across remote, rural and regional Australia as part of the Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program.
Active Farmers raise awareness for mental and physical health in WA
29 Mar 2023 – Active Farmers used a $6,340 Strengthening Rural Communities grant to support their one-day event, the Active Farmers Games, that raises awareness of physical and mental health.
Community Hub takes on disaster response
22 Feb 2023 – Southern Yorke Peninsula Community Hub used a $25,000 Strengthening Rural Communities grant to purchase a multipurpose trailer for the community.
Celebrating Yolngu culture in Ramingining
20 Jan 2023 – Using a Strengthening Rural Communities grant, funded by the Bertalli Family Foundation, the Bula’Bula Arts Centre was able to bring together the older and younger generations of Yolngu people to…
Rural groups awarded nearly $1.45 million
18 Jan 2023 – FRRR has awarded $1,448,968 in grants to 121 projects across remote, rural and regional Australia as part of their Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program.