Black Summer Bushfire Recovery
You can use the categories to the right to explore particular topics. You’ll also find inspiring stories about some of the wonderful things community groups do with that funding. We also share a selection of media stories, where FRRR or a member of our staff has been featured. For any media enquiries, email Julie Weldon or call 0423 110 802.
Feral Cat Numbers Kept Under Control on Kangaroo Island
27 Jan 2022 – Just off the South Australian mainland you will find Kangaroo Island (KI). Australia’s third largest Island, KI is known for its stunning nature reserves and wildlife. During the 2019/20 bushfires,…
Taree and Wingham community groups share in more than $150,000
17 Dec 2021 – Community groups in Taree and Wingham will share $150,152 in grants thanks to FRRR’s Investing in Not-for-Profit Capacity in Regional NSW (INFPC) grant program. The grants will enable local groups…
Funding strengthens Australia’s rural heartbeat
14 Dec 2021 – Seventy-nine community-led projects that will boost remote, rural and regional communities across Australia are sharing in $809,234 in funding, thanks to FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program.
Volunteer Emergency Services given Black Summer recovery boost ahead of fire season
07 Dec 2021 – Thirty-five volunteer emergency services organisations supporting remote, rural and regional communities impacted by the 2019/20 bushfires are sharing $447,323 in grants.
Local Victorian groups playing a critical role in bushfire recovery share $400,000 in funding
19 Nov 2021 – FRRR has awarded grants to four Victorian community groups playing a central role in the long-term recovery of communities impacted by the 2019/20 bushfires through the Bushfire Recovery Fund.
More than $1M hits the ground in rural communities across the country
22 Sep 2021 – Ninety locally-led initiatives that are set to strengthen remote, rural and regional communities across Australia are sharing in $1,057,044 in funding, thanks to FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) grant program.
Bega and Glen Innes community groups receive funding
26 Aug 2021 – FRRR has awarded eight grants totalling $280,000 to a range of local community groups across Bega Valley and Glen Innes Severn through the INFPC program.
Volunteer Emergency Services Fund awards more than $300,000 in grants
25 Aug 2021 – FRRR has awarded more than $300,000 in grants to volunteer emergency services organisations impacted by the 2019/20 bushfires for local disaster recovery and preparedness projects.
Support continues for students impacted by Black Summer bushfires
24 Jun 2021 – More than 6,800 students and families in places recovering from the 2019/20 bushfires will head Back to School in semester 2 with a little extra support.
Rural communities recovering from bushfires awarded more than $600,000 in grants
09 Jun 2021 – Through its SRC program, FRRR has awarded $637,908 in grants for 33 initiatives to support community recovery following the 2019/2020 summer bushfire