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Glenburn growth project
30 Aug 2018 – The Glenburn Hall has become a crucial hub for community cohesion in Glenburn since the 2009 Victorian Bushfires, with good numbers of locals regularly attending community events. However the Hall…
Grants to address the tough topics facing rural and regional youth
22 Aug 2018 – FRRR today announced 20 groups will receive grants to implement ideas developed at the 20th Heywire Regional Youth Summit. The communities benefiting from the grants are spread right across Australia,…
Fitness program helps farmers tackle their health
01 Aug 2018 – GLENRAC in partnership with Rural Fit used a $9,826 Tackling Tough Times Together grant to deliver a Friends with Health Benefits program to Glen Innes farmers, helping to improve their…
Geelong Grammar’s Institute of Positive Education
28 Jul 2018 – Geelong Grammar School’s Institute of Positive Education Project aims to share the methodology of Positive Education throughout Australia and to encourage adults to embed positive psychology tools fostering improved mental…
Catered training opportunity for Heyfield residents
25 Jul 2018 – The Heyfield Community Resource Centre used a $9,720 ANZ Seeds of renewal grant to provide a special training opportunity for people living with a disability in the community. They ran…
Grants support ongoing recovery of communities affected by Black Saturday
12 Jul 2018 – FRRR has announced more funding for projects supporting the ongoing recovery of communities affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires. Another 30 groups will share more than $340,000 to support projects…
Victorian dairy community groups receive grants
04 Jul 2018 – The Gardiner Dairy Foundation and FRRR have announced that 27 Victorian dairy community groups have been awarded funds as part of the 2018 Working in Dairy Communities Small Grants program.…
Artistic approach to educating children about fire safety
29 Jun 2018 – The 2009 Victorian Bushfires were the impetus for the Strathewen and Arthurs Creek CFA to forge a strong creative partnership with the local school. They received a number of grants…
Festival shines light on iconic red gums
29 Jun 2018 – The red gums around Cavendish are beautiful, and many within the local community love them. The Cavendish community’s inaugural Red Gum Festival, funded in part by a $3,410 grant from…
Enhancing Country Health Outcomes
22 May 2018 – FRRR has announced a new program that offers grants up to $150,000 to not-for-profit organisations to strengthen, improve accessibility and retain quality primary health care services for people living in…
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