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Local facilitators ready to help Nambucca Valley turn ideas into reality
23 Apr 2020 – Nambucca Valley not-for-profits (NFPs) will now have helping hands to assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of projects suggested as part of the Investing in Rural Community Futures (IRCF)…
Westpac Foundation partners with the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal to offer grants for not-for-profits creating jobs in rural Australia
15 Apr 2020 – Westpac Foundation today announced a new $500,000 partnership with the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR), expanding its Community Grant program in rural, regional, and remote areas across Australia.
Donor partner profile: Wilson Asset Management
07 Apr 2020 – Wilson Asset Management (WAM) partnered with FRRR for the first time in September 2019, after seeing the extent of the impact of the prolonged drought and bushfires on rural, regional…
Visy Tumut Region Recovery Fund grants awarded
02 Apr 2020 – Working in partnership with the Pratt Foundation, we have granted 19 community projects in the NSW-region of Tumut $649,150 in funding to support the region’s recovery from the recent bushfires.…
Tackling tough times in the Tablelands
30 Mar 2020 – The Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) and Northern Gulf Resource Management Group (NGRMG) have worked together to deliver a range of drought relief projects that contributed to connectedness, social wellbeing and…
Making MediFriends in Whyalla
27 Mar 2020 – Country & Outback Health is a not for profit organisation that provides a range of mental health and general health support services to South Australians living in rural and regional…
News Corp Australia’s $1million bushfire recovery fund
26 Mar 2020 – News Corp Australia has partnered with the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal to launch a $1M fund to provide grants to support the recovery of the people and communities…
Small grants contribute to vibrant communities
13 Mar 2020 – Fifty-two community projects from around Australia will share in $394,127 in grants through the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal’s Strengthening Rural Communities program. Several successful projects will benefit communities…
Back to School vouchers available to help families in fire-affected communities
05 Mar 2020 – The breadth and impact of the bushfires experienced across Australia over spring and summer mean that many children living in rural, regional and remote communities will not have what they…
Upskilling early childhood educators
28 Feb 2020 – Eidsvold Kindergarten hosted a professional development day for early childhood educators from the North Burnett and beyond to improve their professional knowledge and skills, ultimately benefiting children across the region.
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