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A journey of cultural enrichment

Community stories: 17 July 2024

Over the past five years, the IRCF program has expanded our knowledge of local indigenous culture through an array of touchpoints, workshops, group discussions, events and training sessions.

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Growing volunteers for the Women’s Resource Centre in Bega

Community stories: 17 July 2024

The Tomerong School of Arts in NSW has been a community owned and managed facility since 1926 and they recently sought funding to increase communication with their constituents.

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Communication strengthens Tomerong

Community stories: 17 July 2024

The Tomerong School of Arts in NSW has been a community owned and managed facility since 1926 and they recently sought funding to increase communication with their constituents.

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Dynamic Groups and Sociocracy in Nambucca Valley

Community stories: 17 July 2024

The Tomerong School of Arts in NSW has been a community owned and managed facility since 1926 and they recently sought funding to increase communication with their constituents.

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Community garden educating and providing food security

Community stories: 25 June 2024

An ANZ Seeds of Renewal Grant has helped a far north Queensland community vulnerable to food insecurity establish a community garden. It’s been invaluable in educating locals on how they can grow their own food and alleviate the impacts of road closures that often follow in the wake of cyclones, affecting local food deliveries.

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Three young First Nations people standing in the kitchen cooking as part of Dust Up 23

Djinda Ngardak feeds 2023 Dust Up

Community stories: 25 June 2024

Live To Tell Your Story Inc (LTTYS) received an FRRR SRC Grant to assist in delivering their annual culinary program Djinda Ngardak alongside the 2023 Desert Dust Up.

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The organisers of the ICPA SA Arid Lands conference. A group of women standing side by side

ICPA conference supports education of remote SA kids

Community stories: 25 June 2024

This year’s Isolated Children’s Parents Association Marla-Oodnadatta (ICPA) conference is designed to enhance and enlighten agriculture-dependent communities and drive local action to assist in preparing for future challenges.

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New AV system gives life to Natimuk’s Hall

Community stories: 25 June 2024

The Arapiles Community Theatre (ACT) received a $5,000 grant from FRRR through the Nutrien Ag Solutions Community Grants program to support the purchase of a comprehensive and permanent AV system for the Hall, keeping the arts scene vibrant in the local Wimmera region!

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A roadmap for young people in Ulladulla: The importance of roadmaps

Community stories: 24 June 2024

Roadmap workshops have been an important part of the IRCF program in each community. Each year in each of the eight participating communities, a diverse group of people from across the community sector...

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Final South Coast roadmapping workshops: Ripple effects of IRCF

Community stories: 20 June 2024

The IRCF program is designed with roadmapping, community facilitators and capacity building at its core. In the NSW South Coast, the program is culminating in 2024, so the team took the opportunity to...

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