Mental health training to support young people
Community stories: 26 March 2024
A project supported through FRRR's In a Good Place program, in partnership with CCI Giving.
Creating happiness with Happy Boxes
Community stories: 26 March 2024
An FRRR Strengthening Rural Communities grant funded by the Australian Government to support COVID recovery in communities.
Motherland: No rural mum left behind
Community stories: 13 March 2024
Founded by Stephanie Trethewey, the 2022 AgriFutures National Rural Woman of the Year, Motherland Australia’s mission is to eliminate the crippling social isolation many rural mums face by connecting them to a supportive online community and offering a mothers group program that every rural mum can access, regardless of her location.
Wardell CORE building community resilience
Community stories Disaster recovery stories: 1 March 2024
The work of the Wardell Community Organised Resilience Effort (CORE) is an example of how a small town can rally in the face of a natural disaster and be ready for disasters to come. Most days, Wardell...
Kimba’s Fusion Festival engages youth via Heywire program
Community stories: 29 February 2024
The Kimba district was among the hardest hit by the destructive rain and floods of January 2022, which battered most of regional South Australia. Our Town Kimba (OTK) is a community-led initiative dedicated...
Boosting employment opportunities for Indigenous people in the Kimberley
Community stories: 28 February 2024
Saltwater Country, an Indigenous-led voluntary organisation, embarked on a mission to establish the Saltwater Academy and create a sustainable business model to provide training and employment opportunities...
Digitally connecting King Island
Community stories: 28 February 2024
The King Island Regional Development Organisation (KIRDO) is a not-for-profit, community-run business centre on King Island. Located in the middle of Bass Strait between the Tasmanian mainland and Victoria,...
Beginning the Journey to Cultural Healing on Jaithmathang Country
Community stories: 28 February 2024
A Bushfire Recovery Fund grant supported Indigenous organisation, Jaithmathang TABOO, by funding a program of annual cool burns and to work with key environment and government stakeholders to share learnings.
Fundraising in focus: Mycelia Renewables
Community stories: 28 February 2024
Mycelia Renewables has partnered with FRRR to fundraise, using a Not-for-Profit Fundraising Account, to support and enable circular economy initiatives with Traditional Owners, rural business and regional communities.
Kyabram’s Tastes & Tunes Festival
Community stories: 7 February 2024
A Gardiner Foundation Community grant funded the entertainment component of the Kyabram Development Committee's Tastes & Tunes Festival.
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