Community Stories
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.
Local stories strengthen connections
04 Dec 2025 – In WA’s Gascoyne, locals know resilience well, but with rising climate challenges they united through Connections Across the Gascoyne to prepare for drought.
Coordinator enhances food security
04 Dec 2025 – When Erika Hamilton looks back on all that they’ve achieved in the Alice Springs Community Gardens network in such a short period of time, she swells with pride.
Report cards build capacity of local NFPs
04 Dec 2025 – Through the FRRR funding, the NFP House team was able to build the capacity of a dozen NFP organisations around Australia.
Spotlighting and celebrating locals
04 Dec 2025 – A project to link the efforts of organisations across the Mildura region to help community resilience and drought risk management has proven a great success.
Social Impact in the Regions 2025 – Grafton NSW
17 Nov 2025 – Changemakers and leaders from several IRCF communities attended the 2025 Social Impact in the Regions conference in Grafton
Connecting community and culture with computers
30 Oct 2025 – The Harvey Aboriginal Corporation used an $8,419 Telstra’s Connected Communities grant to help create a digital education equipment hub for community use.
New iPads support domestic violence education
29 Oct 2025 – A $4,076 Nutrien Ag Solutions Community Grant supported the Young Crisis Accommodation Centre (YCAC) in NSW purchased iPads to deliver the Love Bites program.
Aquatic emergency preparedness for volunteers
29 Oct 2025 – Central Coast Marine Rescue & Training in Ulverstone, TAS, received a $9,383 SRC grant to purchase PPE, digital handheld radios and training for its members.
Smarter grazing builds drought resilience
29 Oct 2025 – A $10,170 Small Network Grant supported South Myall Landcare’s Grazing Naturally workshops, which empowered landholders to protect the region against drought.
Creative connections in the Wheatbelt
25 Sep 2025 – Meridian Regional Arts Inc used art projects to connect 2,000+ Wheatbelt residents, boosting wellbeing, skills and intergenerational collaboration.