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Check out our media releases for official updates, insights for expert commentary, community stories that celebrate local changemakers and recovery & resilience stories that highlight strength in the face of disaster.
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Weaving culture and community in Kingston
25 Jun 2025 – Supported by OSCA and a $10,000 SRC Small and Vital grant, the Kingston Weaving project is bringing community and culture together in SA’s Limestone Coast.
Bush trips for better mental health
25 Jun 2025 – The Piriwa Hub has partnered with Enterprise Partnerships WA to run On-Country wellbeing trips after securing a $20,000 In a Good Place grant.
Building resilience in Tasmania’s local food systems
25 Jun 2025 – Supported by a $7,358 SRC grant, the Tasmanian Produce Collective installed a 1968-litre freezer to boost storage, reduce waste, and improve volunteer safety.
Backing the Future for youth in NSW
24 Jun 2025 – FRRR and VFFF are inviting applications for grants of $50,000 from individuals to enhance the lives of young people (aged 12-30) in remote, rural and regional NSW.
ABC Radio National – Featuring FRRR
19 Jun 2025 – FRRR’s CEO, Natalie Egleton, talks about FRRR’s role supporting long-term disaster recovery in rural communities on ABC Radio National’s Changing Australia.
FRRR and South West Community Foundation partner to support Hamilton NFPs
19 Jun 2025 – Local NFPs in Hamilton are set to benefit from $50,000 to support priority community group capacity initiatives.
Young Trailblazers supported to strengthen their rural communities
18 Jun 2025 – In partnership with the Sally Foundation and ABC, FRRR has awarded $40,000 in grants to nine youth-led community projects in rural Australia.
Narrowing the digital divide via $200,000 in grants awarded to rural communities
16 Jun 2025 – FRRR, in partnership with Telstra, has awarded $200,000 via 26 grants to narrow the digital divide, through Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program.
FRRR and Suncorp support communities to build back better
12 Jun 2025 – FRRR and its partner Suncorp Group are providing $316,822 in grants to support disaster-affected communities as they continue to recover.
Using energy as a vehicle, Mycelia is catalysing community resilience
11 Jun 2025 – In 2023, Mycelia Renewables Ltd. initiated the Mycelia Energy Collective (MEC) pilot — a bold experiment in reclaiming energy as a Commons.
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