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Fun in the sun on the Cox Peninsula
30 Aug 2023 – Wagait Shire Council received a $6,000 SRC grant to help establish a youth program that focused on building more opportunities in the community for young people.
Northern Rivers Community Healing Hub in action
30 Aug 2023 – Northern Rivers Community Healing Hub received a grant for $24,570 through the Rebuilding Futures program to help strengthen their organisational capacity.
Creating connections in Quorn
30 Aug 2023 – The Quorn Community Sporting Association used a $9,000 grant from FRRR’s In a Good Place program, funded by CCI Giving, to run mental health workshops.
Gulf Youth in Ag’s ‘Paddock to Plate’
30 Aug 2023 – Gulf Youth in Ag received a Heywire grant for $9,979 to deliver a series of Paddock to Plate microdocumentaries to illustrate why we need farmers..
Strengthening community resilience to reduce risk and disaster impact
29 Aug 2023 – FRRR’s Disaster Resilience and Recovery Lead, Nina O’Brien, shares key insights from this year’s Australian Disaster Resilience Conference.
Rural mental health receives funding support
28 Aug 2023 – FRRR’s In a Good Place (IAGP) program has awarded $250,000 in grants to 17 local organisations for initiatives that will support and promote the mental health and wellbeing of locals…
Victorian communities take action on disaster resilience
15 Aug 2023 – Local groups in regional VIC are taking an active approach to preparing their regions for future disaster, thanks to a partnership with FRRR’s DR:FR program.
Request for Proposal: Impact Evaluation
15 Aug 2023 – FRRR is seeking proposals from experienced social impact evaluation providers to work with us on the DR:FR Burnett Inland program.
Supporting disaster recovery in the Northern Rivers
27 Jul 2023 – NRCF holds a Fundraising Account with FRRR to attract tax-deductible donations, enabling them work together to build resilience across the community.
More than $200,000 to support and strengthen Kinglake Ranges
26 Jul 2023 – FRRR has awarded $207,812 in grants to community groups across the Kinglake Ranges region, marking the final round of FRRR’s Grants for Resilience & Wellness program.
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