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Introducing FRRR’s Youth Futures!
09 Sep 2024 – People Portfolio Lead, Deb Samuels, gives an exciting update on FRRR’s Youth Futures initiatives.
Grant helps Rochester plan for building back better
05 Sep 2024 – FRRR has awarded a $25,000 grant to Rochester Senior Citizens Club Inc to support local disaster preparedness and the community’s ongoing flood recovery.
Improved access to life saving equipment in Pine Village
27 Aug 2024 – Pine Village Land & Services Management Association Inc received a $3,704 grant to purchase and install an automatic defibrillator.
Supporting a clean energy transition in the Latrobe Valley
27 Aug 2024 – GCCNI received a $20,000 CLCS grant to support their just transition journey in response to planned closures of the local coal fired power plants in the Latrobe Valley.
Growing Jack the Silly-Yak’s Coeliac health message
27 Aug 2024 – A Trailblazers grant helped Alex expand the reach & impact of the program she’s developed to help families & young kids understand chronic illness.
Building community connectedness in Kowanyama
27 Aug 2024 – Out There Kowanyama received a $10,000 SRC grant to install a new communal fire pit, picnic table and shelter to provide a community gathering space.
2024 Sally Foundation Trailblazers Development Fund grants awarded
27 Aug 2024 – In partnership with the Sally Foundation and the ABC, FRRR awarded $40,000 in grants to eight youth-led community projects as part of the Trailblazers program.
Rebuilding Together: How one community showcased their local pride and connection
26 Aug 2024 – How do you capture the energy, pride and enthusiasm of a community? At the South Shoalhaven Community Expo, we discovered that it starts with creating a space where people can…
A million dollar, five year plan in Nambucca Valley
26 Aug 2024 – Nambucca Valley Phoenix has spearheaded a feasibility study into how local NFPs could undertake collective fundraising. The strategic planning underpinned this work.
Junee Community Circular Fund
26 Aug 2024 – Junee Community Power created a circular fund, which in turn has enabled other local community groups to save money on energy. By setting up their fundamentals, they are ‘shovel ready’…
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