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Victorian dairy communities share $113,000 in grants
27 Jun 2016 – The Gardiner Dairy Foundation and the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) today announced the 31 recipients that will share $113,000 from the 2016 Working in Dairy Communities Small…
Cotton communities to benefit from a further $150k in grants
27 Jun 2016 – Cotton farmers once again have the chance to give back to their communities by nominating local not-for-profit or community organisations to receive a $5,000 grant when Aussie Cotton Farmers Grow…
Channel women tackle tough times
04 Apr 2016 – A TTTT grant funded by FRRR has helped reduce registration costs for women to attend the 4th annual Channel Country Ladies Day run by Red Ridge (Interior Queensland). Events across…
Clear ambitions from Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival
07 Mar 2016 – The Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival is supporting the recovery efforts of the Kinglake Ranges following the 2009 bushfires. It has driven community engagement while supporting wider economic development in a…
Raising the cards on mental health in Mt Isa
15 Feb 2016 – Since Junior Mayor of Mt Isa and 2015 Heywire Youth Representative, Justice King, helped secure a $10,000 Heywire Youth Innovation Grant, a group of Mt Isa youth have been part…
Taking marine science to rural Tasmania
24 Jan 2016 – A REAPing Rewards grant funded by the Ian Potter Foundation has covered travel expenses of the Woodbridge Marine Discovery Centre’s teacher, the purchase of resources such as ice boxes and…
TREAT for the environment
16 Dec 2015 – TREAT received a $3,000 grant, funded by the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation, via FRRR’s Small Grants for Rural Communities program to retrofit purpose-built rack stands to the existing…
Natalie Egleton appointed CEO of FRRR
23 Nov 2015 – The Board today announced that Natalie Egleton has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of FRRR.
Gather in the Glen
18 Nov 2015 – The 2015 Rural Women’s Gathering in mid-October was hosted by Glen Innes on the Northern Tablelands, in the New England region of New South Wales. The Glen Innes Examiner reported…
$300,000 directed to cotton communities in two years thanks to cotton farmers
16 Nov 2015 – Cotton growing regions in Queensland and New South Wales will share $150,000 in grant funding thanks to the Aussie Cotton Farmers Grown Communities program. Funded by the Monsanto Fund, partnering…
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