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A blower and mower lifts community spirits
24 Jun 2021 – Situated in the Banana Shire of Queensland, the Theodore Bowls Club, is the only licensed facility where families, including children of all ages, can get together. Since 2014, volunteers have…
Promoting resilience and hope in our community
24 Jun 2021 – A 2015 survey identified mental health, bullying, educational opportunities, personal safety, and drug and alcohol use as the top five issues of concern to local youth in the West Tamar.…
Enhancing quality of life with improved access
24 Jun 2021 – Murray Human Services, trading as Vivid, provides a range of programs and services to people living with disabilities in the northern agricultural region of Victoria. Burke House is a boutique…
Future Drought Fund’s Drought Resilience Leaders Program launches
17 Jun 2021 – FRRR is delighted to note that the Future Drought Fund’s Drought Resilience Leaders Program was launched today.
Investing in Bay and Basin’s not-for-profits
11 Jun 2021 – Community groups in the Bay and Basin region have access to $600,000 of support thanks to a new partnership between FRRR and Community Enterprise Foundation.
Rural communities recovering from bushfires awarded more than $600,000 in grants
09 Jun 2021 – Through its SRC program, FRRR has awarded $637,908 in grants for 33 initiatives to support community recovery following the 2019/2020 summer bushfire
Resilience of rural communities strengthened with more than $1.5M in grants
09 Jun 2021 – FRRR has awarded $1,589,612 in grants for 112 projects in smaller communities across Australia, through its Strengthening Rural Communities program.
FRRR launches new Volunteer Emergency Services Fund Grant Program
08 Jun 2021 – A private donation of $1M will fund FRRR‘s new Volunteer Emergency Services Grant Program for services supporting communities impacted by the Black Summer bushfires.
Future Drought Fund’s Networks to Build Drought Resilience Grantseeker Workshops
07 Jun 2021 – UPDATE: Workshop recording is available to watch.
More than $1M in grants for rural communities still tackling drought
31 May 2021 – Rural communities across Australia are sharing in more than $1M in grants to help them tackle the ongoing effects of drought thanks to FRRR’s TTTT program.
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