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.
“Our new chairs have arrived!”
20 May 2022 – There are many elderly residents living there in aged care in the Southern Highlands in New South Wales who have limited financial support. In fact, the community-owned Harbison Memorial Retirement…
Disaster preparedness workshops for Far North Queensland
20 May 2022 – Thanks to the support of a private donor, the Tablelands Regional Council was awarded a $25,000 grant through FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program to run a series of free…
Making Dongara multicoloured
22 Apr 2022 – The Dongara Patchwork Club meet in the WA fishing town of Port Denison, which is located almost four hours north of Perth. Every three years, the club hosts a ‘Hanging…
Breaking the cycle in Yiyili
29 Mar 2022 – An SRC grant supported bike repair workshops for youth in the Yiyili community, increasing engagement in the community and learning new skills.
Rural communities awarded a $1.4 million boost
17 Mar 2022 – Through FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities grant program, 117 projects will share in $1,382,453 in grants for their community-led initiatives.
New partnership boosts grants to strengthen rural communities
28 Feb 2022 – FRRR has welcomed an investment of more than $5 million from the Australian Government into SRC to support community responses to COVID impacts.
Goldfields girls dream big, despite COVID
23 Feb 2022 – Goldfields Girl is about leadership, confidence and building aspirational behaviours. Much more than a pageant, it’s a program that involves personal development, work readiness and community engagement activities for young…
Carpark drives more members to Burrum Men’s Shed
27 Jan 2022 – The resolution of issues causing frequent flooding of the carpark for the Burrum District Community’s Men’s Shed in Howard, QLD, has enabled more seniors to have safe access to opportunities…
Feral Cat Numbers Kept Under Control on Kangaroo Island
27 Jan 2022 – Just off the South Australian mainland you will find Kangaroo Island (KI). Australia’s third largest Island, KI is known for its stunning nature reserves and wildlife. During the 2019/20 bushfires,…
Funding strengthens Australia’s rural heartbeat
14 Dec 2021 – Seventy-nine community-led projects that will boost remote, rural and regional communities across Australia are sharing in $809,234 in funding, thanks to FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program.