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Attract Connect Stay – Glen Innes
05 Jun 2024 – In January 2022, a review of the Glen Innes health workforce revealed that all three local GP practices had closed their books to new patients – one GP practice had a 300 person…
Supporter Spotlight: Ian Rollo Currie Estate Foundation
05 Jun 2024 – We are pleased to bring you a Q&A featuring John Etherington, Chartered Accountant, co-trustee of the Ian Rollo Currie Estate Foundation together with Perpetual. The Ian Rollo Currie Trust Foundation…
Celebrating flexible, trusting partnerships
29 May 2024 – Jillian Kirwan-Lee, Head of Partnerships, celebrates the different ways FRRR has partnered with the Origin Energy Foundation since 2013.
Restoring Bonegilla’s Blue Carbon Sink Wetlands and Waterways
28 May 2024 – Parklands Albury Wodonga is using a $16,060 Community Led Climate Solutions grant to deliver decarbonisation outcomes.
Kin Kin set to better withstand the impacts of future disasters
28 May 2024 – Kin Kin in QLD used a $25,000 Rebuilding Futures grant to furnish and equip an Emergency Response Hub to better withstand the impacts of future disasters.
New seats the ‘chair-y’ on top at Laura Fair
28 May 2024 – Laura Fair Inc received a Rebuilding Regional Communities grant to purchase chairs for their annual event, freeing up future funds to reinvest in the community.
Victorian philanthropics unite to back rural communities
24 May 2024 – Four VIC philanthropics have joined forces in a $5M partnership with FRRR that will strengthen the capacity and resilience of communities over the next 5 years.
FRRR and Charter Hall partner to support disaster preparedness and recovery
23 May 2024 – FRRR and Charter Hall have signed a three-year agreement to support disaster preparedness and recovery efforts across remote, rural and regional communities.
Young people take over Lismore in May
20 May 2024 – More than 30 school-aged students will ‘takeover’ Lismore from 20 May to 24 May to share their stories as part of the ABC’s Takeover Youth Summit.
Nearly $1.4M in small grants for rural Australia
30 Apr 2024 – Nearly $1.4 million in grants is being shared by 129 community groups across remote, rural and regional Australia through FRRR’s flagship SRC program.
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