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Drought stricken Community Hub gets a boost
28 May 2021 – The Maryvale Community Hall is the central hub for social gatherings, private functions, and the meeting place for many local groups. It’s the core of a community struggling with the…
Solar energy helps sustain and retain community connection
28 May 2021 – On the main street of Hillston, you’ll find the Red Dust and Paddy Melons Gallery & Information Centre bustling with activity. Among the local art, craft and produce, including olive…
Connecting creatives during COVID
28 May 2021 – While the Black Saturday bushfires were now more than a decide ago, the effects are still being felt in the Victorian communities that were impacted. One such place was Kinglake, and…
Donor Spotlight: Thankful4Farmers
28 May 2021 – Thankful4Farmers in one of FRRR’s newest donor partners who are generously supporting our latest program Future Drought Fund’s Networks to Build Drought Resilience program, which seeks to help agriculture-dependent communities…
Sitting together and speaking up in WA’s mid-west
26 May 2021 – In Coorow, WA, a rural town 270km north of Perth, the Coorow Community Resource Centre (CCRC) provides professional and friendly services to the community, from access to information through to…
Targeted support for Nowra’s not-for-profits
25 May 2021 – FRRR is inviting NFPs in the Nowra region to take part in an upcoming series of workshops to plan how the IRCF program can support them.
Future Drought Fund to build drought resilient communities
25 May 2021 – Community organisations and networks can access a share of $4.5m under the Networks to Build Drought Resilience program. The program will be delivered by FRRR.
Grants available to support rural mental health
04 May 2021 – FRRR is offering grants to support grassroots initiatives that improve the mental health of communities in rural Australia, through the In a Good Place program.
West Coast Connect takes locals down the garden path to employment
30 Apr 2021 – West Coast Connect in Tasmania, used an FRRR grant to introduce horticulture training into Queenstown, enhancing employment opportunities for local jobseekers.
‘Chappy’ supports Clarke Creek’s recovery
30 Apr 2021 – In the remote locality of Clarke Creek in Queensland, in the absence of a township, the Clarke Creek State School acts as the community hub. Following devastation from Cyclone Debbie,…
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