“Our new chairs have arrived!”
Community stories: 20 May 2022
There are many elderly residents living there in aged care in the Southern Highlands in New South Wales who have limited financial support. In fact, the community-owned Harbison Memorial Retirement Village – which provides up to 50% of their residential places to residents who can’t afford to pay for their care and accommodation – receives no government funding for wellbeing, or capacity building programs.
Making friends in the Southern Highlands of NSW
Community stories: 20 May 2022
There are many elderly residents living there in aged care in the Southern Highlands in New South Wales who have limited financial support. In fact, the community-owned Harbison Memorial Retirement Village – which provides up to 50% of their residential places to residents who can’t afford to pay for their care and accommodation – receives no government funding for wellbeing, or capacity building programs.
Disaster preparedness workshops for Far North Queensland
Community stories: 20 May 2022
Thanks to the support of a private donor, the Tablelands Regional Council was awarded a $25,000 grant through FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program to run a series of free workshops across the shire. Presented in partnership with Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, these programs were designed to better prepare residents before and during disasters and build resilience for the recovery process.
Expanding chaplaincy services for rural Queensland schools
Community stories: 28 April 2022
Through FRRR’s Tackling Tough Times Together grant program, Scripture Union Queensland received $131,490 to support chaplaincy positions at Ravenswood State School, Charter Towers Central State School and Mareeba State School until June 2022.
Reconciliation in the town of Yea
Community stories: 22 April 2022
Yea Community Service Group successfully applied for a grant of $28,734 from the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund. The group decided that the creation of a meaningful Taungarung designed art installation was the perfect way to begin telling the true history of their shire.
Making Dongara multicoloured
Community stories: 22 April 2022
The Dongara Patchwork Club meet in the WA fishing town of Port Denison, which is located almost four hours north of Perth. Every three years, the club hosts a ‘Hanging of the Quilts’ event to exhibit new works completed by club members and the event draws tourists into town, supporting the local arts economy. In October 2019, the Dongara Patchwork Club used a $4,403 Strengthening Rural Communities grant to fund the event.
Kyabram teen fitness program inspires community spirit
Community stories: 4 April 2022
A health and wellbeing centre has been established by Kyabram Blue Light at the town’s P-12 College thanks to $5,000 from the Gardiner Dairy Foundation Community Grants Program in partnership with Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR).
Perpetual power for Tarana’s Bushfire Brigade
Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Community stories: 29 March 2022
Tarana Bushfire Brigade installed a solar powered battery backup system to ensure they would always be ready for urgent fire defence, thanks for a $25,000 VESF grant.
Breaking the cycle in Yiyili
Community stories: 29 March 2022
An SRC grant supported bike repair workshops for youth in the Yiyili community, increasing engagement in the community and learning new skills.
Deadly Yarning & Learning – Mental Health training for young people
Community stories: 29 March 2022
YACVic was supported with an IAGP grant to deliver culturally specific Mental Health First Aid Training to 20 First Nations youth in Swan Hill and Robinvale.
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