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Over $120,000 in grant funding awarded to Victorian Dairy Communities
11 Jul 2019 – Twenty-six projects in Victoria’s three dairy regions will share in $120,326 in grant funding from the Gardiner Dairy Foundation’s Working in Dairy Communities Small Grants program, run in partnership with…
Community wellbeing retreats aid recovery
01 Jul 2019 – Jindivick is a rural dairying community in the south-east of Victoria renowned for producing Jindi cheese and local gourmet produce. It is a small community striving to become put itself…
Paint it and they will come
20 Jun 2019 – FRRR’s Tackling Tough Times Together grants have boosted silo art in communities including Barraba in the New England region of NSW, in Wirrabara South Australia and Pingrup in south-east Western…
Small & Vital grants strengthen Australia’s rural, regional and remote communities
17 Jun 2019 – The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR), in collaboration with a number of donor partners, is supporting 46 inspirational projects from around Australia with a share of $342,620 in…
Grants awarded to get rural people In a Good Place
04 Jun 2019 – Seven projects that support and encourage good mental health practices in rural, regional and remote communities have received grants from the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal via the In…
Small Grant allows National Remote Indigenous Media Festival to get mobile
29 May 2019 – First Nations Media Australia secured $5,000 from FRRR’s Small Grants for Rural Communities program, funded by The Pratt Foundation, to purchase iPads, mobile phones and software to help deliver one…
Storage shed sparks joy in Boho South
28 May 2019 – A new storage shed at the Boho South Hall in north-eastern Victoria was funded with a $3,157 grant from the Small Grants for Rural Communities program, funded by the R.E.…
Youth for Youth
24 Apr 2019 – A youth-led project, coordinated by Regional Youth Support Services on the Central Coast of NSW, has created a series of initiatives aimed at giving LGBTQIA+ youth a platform to express…
Growing together in the community garden
23 Apr 2019 – The Zeehan Neighbourhood Centre used a $5,599 ANZ Seeds of Renewal grant to design, construct and plant a community vegetable garden, supporting skill sharing and healthier eating behaviours. The gardening…
Firing up to generate income
23 Apr 2019 – A $4,640 grant funded by the Bertalli Family Foundation via the Small Grants for Rural Communities program, has increased the productivity of a core group of Indigenous ceramic artists at…
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