Catering for the crowds in Hannaford
Annual Review stories Community stories: 7 October 2021
The small rural town of Hannaford in southern QLD is battling what would seem to be an endless drought. Hannaford Club Inc has been hosting countless fundraising events that required the upgrade of their catering equipment to better serve their community.
From dust to dances – Dancing in the Dirt gala ball gives town a break
Annual Review stories Community stories: 7 October 2021
Cumulative disaster in Jerramungup, Western Australia, has the Fitzgerald Biosphere Group using a Strengthening Rural Communities grant to fund Dancing in the Dirt, a night where the residents can take their minds off a year of severe drought.
Heritage hotspot
Annual Review stories Community stories: 6 October 2021
The township of Orroroo in South Australia are familiar with the challenges that come from extreme drought. With a Tackling Tough Times Together grant they were able to design plans to build the Black Rock Woolpress, a tourist destination for visitors.
The Lions help save lives through mobile skin cancer check unit
Annual Review stories Community stories: 6 October 2021
A Strengthening Rural Communities grant was out towards converting a caravan into a mobile screening clinic for skin cancer.
Attract, Connect, Stay: SARRAH’s bold plan
Annual Review stories Community stories: 5 October 2021
On average, people in rural and remote Australia experience much higher rates of chronic disease, avoidable illness, and are far more likely to be hospitalised. Services for Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) is a grassroots organisation advocating on behalf of rural and remote Australian communities to have access to allied health services.
Creating connections through crafts
Annual Review stories Community stories: 5 October 2021
Artists on Parade was designed to provide a relaxing and creative break for the residents of Tumbarumba, Queensland in the wake of the 2019/20 bushfires.
Coming of age (and sharing the story) in NW Tassie
Annual Review stories Community stories: 30 September 2021
A Strengthening Rural Communities grant has helped a group of women from Tasmania's north coast take ownership of their stories with the Radio Diaries podcast.
Central Western Queensland communities thrive with the power of music and performance
Annual Review stories Community stories: 30 September 2021
Building creative capacity of participants and increasing social connectedness for people in Central Western Queensland.
Sitting together; speaking up in WA’s mid-west
Community stories eNews: 27 September 2021
The Coorow Community Resource centre in Coorow, WA wanted to help support their community after a series of tragic mental health incidents. Using an In a Good Place grant they were able to plan several motivational community dinners to encourage the residents of Coorow to come together.
Yarra Valley ECOSS
Community stories eNews: 27 September 2021
Yarra Valley ECOSS is an environmental and educational not-for-profit organisation based on a 7.4 hectare permaculture-designed farm at Wesburn, just east of Melbourne. Their vision is to promote local food production, earth education, and multicultural living, while building work skills and developing a vibrant, resilient, inclusive and sustainable community.
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