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Mullum Library provides tools for recovery
28 Feb 2020 – With the help of a $12,000 Repair Restore Renew grant, the Mullum Library of Stuff was able to provide affordable access to quality tools and equipment for the Byron Shire…
Camperdown community garden flourishes
27 Feb 2020 – A refreshed community garden meant that the Camperdown community could enjoy a more inclusive space at a time when they needed it most.
Over $1.6 million in grants for drought-affected communities to tackle tough times
25 Feb 2020 – Sixty-two drought-affected projects across Australia are sharing in $1,622,809 in grant funding as part of the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal’s (FRRR) Tackling Tough Times Together (TTTT) program.
Thank you for bushfire fundraising
16 Feb 2020 – A thank you message from our CEO, Natalie Egleton, for the generosity shown to fire-affected communities.
Thank you for bushfire fundraising
15 Feb 2020 – A thank you message from our CEO, Natalie Egleton, for the generosity shown to fire-affected communities.
Community recovery grants on offer in Tumut region
06 Feb 2020 – The Pratt Foundation has partnered with the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) to offer grants to support the Tumut region to recover from the effects of last month’s…
Fundraising Account: Child Writes Fund
31 Jan 2020 – Child Writes Fund is a charity that ’empowers children to navigate their future through story’. The Child Writes program gives primary school-aged children a voice by offering them the opportunity…
Growing together with Grow Lightly
22 Jan 2020 – With a Gardiner Working in Dairy Communities program grant, Grow Lightly were able to fund a consultant to undertake market research and the development of a business plan for the…
FRRR’s bushfire response
06 Jan 2020 – FRRR CEO, Natalie Egleton encourages you to consider how your donations and support can have an impact beyond the headlines and can give communities control and determination over their recovery.
Cowell Silo art project
17 Dec 2019 – The Franklin Harbour Community Development Group sought to expand their local tourism market in a bid to stimulate the local economy, which has been adversely affected by the flow on…
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