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Making friends in the Southern Highlands of NSW
20 May 2022 – There are many elderly residents living there in aged care in the Southern Highlands in New South Wales who have limited financial support. In fact, the community-owned Harbison Memorial Retirement…
Disaster preparedness workshops for Far North Queensland
20 May 2022 – Thanks to the support of a private donor, the Tablelands Regional Council was awarded a $25,000 grant through FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program to run a series of free…
Philanthropic funding for rural NSW grantseeker provides $2.4 million return on investment
17 May 2022 – A rural NSW grantseeker is proving that philanthropic investment in people and skills can produce a huge return on investment – bringing in more than $2.4million in grants for his…
Support continues for communities tackling drought
11 May 2022 – While drought is out of the media spotlight, for many communities it is still a very real and significant issue. FRRR’s Tackling Tough Times Together (TTTT) program has just awarded…
Free capacity building workshops for Bega Valley’s community sector
04 May 2022 – Two free capacity building workshops for people volunteering or working in Bega Valley’s not-for-profit and community sector are now available, thanks to FRRR’s Investing in Not-for-Profit Capacity in Regional NSW…
Expanding chaplaincy services for rural Queensland schools
28 Apr 2022 – Through FRRR’s Tackling Tough Times Together grant program, Scripture Union Queensland received $131,490 to support chaplaincy positions at Ravenswood State School, Charter Towers Central State School and Mareeba State School…
$300,000 for COVID relief work in regional NSW
28 Apr 2022 – Local groups and not-for-profit organisations that incurred costs while delivering food, personal care items and other essentials during COVID lockdowns are being reimbursed for some of the costs of delivery…
Reconciliation in the town of Yea
22 Apr 2022 – Yea Community Service Group successfully applied for a grant of $28,734 from the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund. The group decided that the creation of a meaningful Taungarung designed art installation…
Making Dongara multicoloured
22 Apr 2022 – The Dongara Patchwork Club meet in the WA fishing town of Port Denison, which is located almost four hours north of Perth. Every three years, the club hosts a ‘Hanging…
Rural mental health initiatives given a funding boost
20 Apr 2022 – Remote, rural and regional communities across Australia can apply now for grants through FRRR’s In a Good Place (IAGP) program to support community-driven activities focused on mental health and wellbeing.…
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