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A new historic cellar for Beltana

Community stories: 26 October 2020

Beltana is a small, state heritage listed town with a population of 35 people located 540 km north of Adelaide in South Australia. A $15,000 grant funded by ANZ and administered by FRRR meant that the town could uncover and restore a 70-year-old cellar under the local Assembly Hall. Now, the space is used as a local gallery and is a tourist destination.

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Tenterfield and the beat of the bush

Community stories: 23 October 2020

When a popular city-based summer school music program made plans to bring the beat to the bush and put on a show alongside it, the whole community of Tenterfield NSW let the rhythm takeover.  Recently...

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Friends of St Brigid’s get creative during COVID

Community stories: 20 October 2020

The Friends of St Brigid's (FoSB) Association Inc is a community organisation formed in 2006 after the closure of the local Church and Hall in Crossley, Victoria. The group purchased the buildings and...

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Episode 4: The Power of a shared passion for conservation

Community stories: 20 October 2020

In our fourth and final podcast in this series, journalist Cameron Wilson discovers that a shared interest in conservation and environment can be a potent driver of social cohesion. We discover how botanical...

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Powering the SES in emergencies

Community stories: 24 September 2020

Severe thunderstorms are nothing new in the Clermont region of central Queensland. But the super cell that hit in the wake of Cyclone Debbie in 2017 was next level. A grant from FRRR's Repair-Restore-Renew program for $14,712 enabled the Clermont SES to purchase and install a backup diesel generator.

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Feeling in need of a grease and oil change?

Community stories: 24 September 2020

Mental and physical health is especially important in rural and remote areas, where resources are scarce and communities may be struggling with unique environmental challenges. An $11,200 grant from the FRRR’s Tackling Tough Times Together program meant that Grease and Oil Change could address these issues.

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New approach to pain in SA neck of the woods

Community stories: 24 September 2020

With the help of an ECHO grant, The Pain Revolution, in conjunction with the University of South Australia, set out to establish a community-led health initiative to promote best-practice pain management services in country NSW and Victoria.

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Healthy Wheatbelt Women

Community stories: 20 August 2020

A Small Grant funded by a private donor has helped reduce isolation, build networks and strengthen physical and mental wellness for nearly 100 women in south west Western Australia.

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North Star’s life-saving grant

Community stories: 20 August 2020

An Aussie Cotton Farmers Grow Communities grant, funded by the Bayer Fund, has enabled the North Star Sporting Club in northern NSW to purchase a defibrillator and three first aid kits.

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Youth from Eyre Peninsula at a workshop

Ripples of resilience on Eyre Peninsula

Community stories: 24 July 2020

Content warning: this article deals with sensitive themes including self harm that might be disturbing for some audiences. For students facing adversity in communities across SA’s Eyre Peninsula,...

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