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.
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.
Dimboola’s Tower Park wonderland
25 Sep 2025 – Backed by a Nutrien Ag Solutions grant $5,000 grant, Dimboola’s 2025 Tower Park Wonderland helped to strengthen community spirit and boost the local economy.
Elevating entrepreneurs in NT
25 Sep 2025 – A $9,963 SRC grant helped Impact North equip its Nightcliff hub, creating space and resources to support Indigenous entrepreneurs in the NT.
Tradies for climate action
25 Sep 2025 – With support from a CLCS grant, Surfers for Climate engaged more than 350 tradies in practical workshops on sustainable building practices.
South Shoalhaven Community Expo celebrates, strengthens and connects
17 Sep 2025 – The fourth annual South Shoalhaven Community Expo, held earlier this month in Ulladulla, continued its evolution into a vibrant platform for connection, collaboration and community-led recovery.
Creating a safe space for Tassie teenagers
04 Sep 2025 – Thanks to an FRRR SRC grant, more than 1,000 young people participated in weekly after-school ARVOs sessions and school holiday activities in Burnie & Devonport, Tasmania.