Newsletters
FRRR eNews is a monthly publication designed primarily for community groups, although it’s also a good read for all our partners.
FRRR Partner Update is a quarterly publication that updates our donor partners on our work, and shares insights.
Connected Futures News is published every two months, keeping community up to date with news across our place-based work and sharing best practice.
FRRR eNews
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In this newsletter, we share our latest funding opportunities, details of workshops to identify activities to improve drought preparedness and share some resources re volunteering and insurance for NFPs. Plus there’s our usual inspiring case studies from across the country.
In our first eNews of 2026, you’ll find our latest grant opportunities, plus details of upcoming workshops you won’t want to miss, inspiring community projects in action and a recap of the DR:FR Burnett Inland celebrations.
Partner Updates
In this issue we share with you an initiative delivering a safe, supportive space for Tassie teenagers to connect, share and grow, insights from the FRRR team and staffing news, the latest reports including insights from DR:FR, IRCF and the Striking a New Deal for Renewables in Regions report, and a video where you can hear from a long-tern donor to FRRR about why she chose to leave a gift in her Will to FRRR.
In this issue we share with you a simple yet impactful food security solution from a Tassie Co-Op, insights from our team including how the Toyota System Support Centre is helping us improve our granting processes, new partnerships and how you can join us in sustaining the heart of the nation for generations to come through our three critical funds.
In this issue we share with you highlights from our 25th Anniversary partner event held in Melbourne last month. We’ve recently published a report on our 25 years of delivering local solutions for lasting impact. There’s also a handy list of other reports on our website and links to our shared insights in articles on LinkedIn.
This issue highlights the lasting impact of community-led recovery efforts following the Black Summer bushfires, with inspiring stories of resilience in our Black Summer Bushfires: Five Years On video playlist, and a report on the $26M in donations distributed. Plus we share updates on new appointments, advocacy efforts, conference participation, travel highlights, awards, and the opening of a new office.
In this quarter’s update for FRRR’s partners and supporters, we look at the impact of leaving a gift in your Will, and the impact of the long-running Tackling Tough Times Together (TTTT) program and our findings on the crucial role of local not-for-profits (NFPs) and the importance of investing in social capital in sustaining communities during drought. There’s also a link to the TTTT podcast series we produced, which tells some of the deeply personal stories from the grant recipients’ perspective.
In this quarter’s update for FRRR’s partners and supporters, we’re looking at the incredible outcomes from the first five years of the Investing in Rural Community Futures program in Junee, Leeton and Nambucca Heads, and you’ll also find an interview with John Etherington, Chartered Accountant, and co-trustee of the Ian Rollo Currie Estate Foundation.
In this quarter’s update for FRRR’s partners and supporters, we’ve featured one community’s innovative solution to overcome a lack of access to basic healthcare services, and you’ll find a Q&A with Debra Morgan, CEO of Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, who joined with FRRR and the Sidney Myer Fund to develop the Bushfire Recovery Fund.
Connected Futures News
In this edition of Connected Futures, we introduce you to our new Head of Rural Horizons Meg Price, and share some great community projects from Maryborough and Eurobodalla. We’ve also included a great summary of the leadership workshop held in Mollymook as part of the South Coast Futures program, and some useful tools, tips and opportunities that are coming up.
Read about the first grant awarded through the IRCF Victoria program, how stronger connections are being built in Eurobodalla thanks to the Eurobodalla Community Support Network’s part-time coordinator, and how a new newspaper in Alice Springs has restored an important platform for community action and storytelling with support from an FRRR fundraising account.
In this edition, we’re excited to share the new name of our newsletter and provide an update on the South Coast Futures program. You’ll also find uplifting stories about investing in youth leadership, disaster resilience projects in Eurobodalla and the well-deserved recognition of an IRCF initiative at the Resilient Australia Awards.
Our latest issue shares stories of connection, innovation and meaningful change, such as youth-led projects in Bay and Basin, Ulladulla’s fourth successful community expo and the remarkable impact of the IRCF South Coast program.
In this edition you can read about Roadmaps that our three Victorian partner communities have crafted, how community collaboration has continued in Eurobodalla, how representatives from California and Australia have shared lessons on resilience and recovery, plus more.
This issue celebrates the success of Huskisson Blak Markets, gets you up to date with how things are taking shape in our Victorian partner communities, highlights the importance of the Community Facilitator role in IRCF, explores how storytelling can connect and inspire others… and more.
This month we are excited to announce our three IRCF partner communities in VIC, reflect on the importance of roadmaps, and how investing in people and fostering new connections builds confidence and increases the impact of our work.
This edition shares how a Nowra-based social enterprise has been creating pathways for youth, the cumulative impact of a Bay & Basin organisation that have been serving the region for 30 years, and how plans are developing for IRCF Victoria.
Read about how collaboration has helped the community thrive in the Nambucca Valley, how Leeton Multicultural Support Group has strengthened and expanded capability, and how new energy has led the Bega Valley to develop an alliance for the NFP sector.
Our newsletter this month explores the engagement of young people in meaningful work, culmination of IRCF South Coast NSW, community-led wellbeing in the Bega Valley and how the Eurobodalla Community Support Network has continued to flourish.
In this edition you can get up to date on IRCF Victoria moving into the community selection phase, a cultural immersion project in in the Milton Ulladulla region, how cross-sector connection brings success in the Shoalhaven and a community’s vision for an inclusive hub.
Read about the recognition the IRCF Bega Valley program received at the NSW Resilient Australia Awards, a new podcast that celebrates community leadership, toolbox projects awarded on the South Coast, and much more.
This issue shares the impact of IRCF in Leeton, Junee and Nambucca Valley, looks back on the Social Impact in the Regions Conference and dives into how podcasting equipment is amplifying youth voices and empowering Shoalhaven’s next generation.
This month we showcase the benefits for Junee from a circular funding model, the return on investment from a five-year plan in the Nambucca Valley, the importance of investing in people, and capturing the energy, pride and enthusiasm of a community at the Ulladulla Community Expo.
In this edition you can read a lovely reflection on a journey of cultural enrichment, some insights and tools from evaluation webinars and what can come from having a paid role focussed on identifying and engaging volunteers.
In our first newsletter read about youth leadership in Ulladulla, the ripple effects of networking and working together, plus watch a film that showcases the amazing work that has happened across IRCF VFFF-funded communities.