Local football hero remembered with a community bus
Community stories: 20 March 2019
Following the death of a beloved local who was tragically killed in a road accident in 2013, the Stand Like Stone Community Foundation approved the creation of the Steven Noble Memorial Sub-Fund. The Stand Like Stone Community Foundation channelled funds raised via its FRRR Community Foundation Fundraising Account through the sub-fund to enable the purchase of a bus to service the extended communities of Port MacDonnell, Allendale and Kongorong, for the charitable purposes of education, awareness and accessibility for rural and regional communities.
Mackay get the power to support
Community stories: 12 March 2019
During Cyclone Debbie in 2017 the Pioneer River in Mackay, Queensland, broke its banks, flooding surrounding homes and businesses. The local Western Suburbs Clubhouse, spared from flooding, was used as a recovery centre after Cyclone Debbie at the request of local Police. The Western Suburbs Rugby League Football Club received a Repair-Restore-Renew grant to install a power generator at the Clubrooms.
Things get shady at Oxley Primary
Community stories: 21 January 2019
The Oxley Primary School in north-east Victoria wanted to ensure it could make the best use of its outdoor areas, with a strong environmental science program. The school lacked an undercover outdoor...
A bounty of local fresh produce and knowledge shared in Omeo
Community stories: 18 December 2018
Omeo District Health, centred in the remote Victorian Alps, provides primary health care to the communities of Ensay, Swifts Creek, Omeo, Benambra Dinner Plain and surrounds. The primary health care provider’s ‘Healthy Harvest’ produce and information exchange was boosted by a $4,150 Small Grants for Rural Communities grant.
Fundraising account makes Mission Beach Water Park a reality
Community stories: 18 December 2018
For the residents of Mission Beach, there was no community swimming pool and the presence of deadly marine stinging jellyfish in the local beach during the summer months meant there was a real lack of water play facilities.
Online volunteering portal for Kinglake
Community stories Disaster recovery stories: 30 November 2018
After the devastation of Bushfires, it is often the volunteers who help bring rural communities back to life. The Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House (KRNH) Inc coordinates more than 50 volunteers to run the Op Shop and regularly participate in activities at the Centre.
Barista training for youth and disabled peoples in Pemberton
Community stories: 29 November 2018
With an employment shortage in the hospitality industry and limited access to local training for disadvantaged adults, the Pemberton Community Resource Centre (CRC) saw an opportunity to make a real impact. They used a $4,890 Small Grant for Rural Communities to run a barista training course, which caters for disabled people and youth.
Seed funding makes a difference years later
Community stories: 20 November 2018
Four years ago, the Bowen branch of the PCYC received an $8,000 ANZ Seeds of Renewal grant. The region was hit by Cyclone Debbie in 2017 and earlier this year, FRRR spoke to PCYC Branch manager Sergeant O’Regan about the impact of that grant, and to understand more about how Cyclone Debbie affected the PCYC, and her community.
Mallacoota doing it for themselves
Community stories: 20 November 2018
Mallacoota, in south-east Victoria, is a community that has a plan, and is implementing it, one step at a time and by working together. Robin Bryant from CHIRF shared their story at a Rural and Regional Funders group meeting in Melbourne, in September.
Fundraising account supports military museum
Community stories: 26 September 2018
The Atherton Rotary Club wanted to restore a historic military igloo built in the 1940s and used during the war in the Pacific. The igloo was an essential space for social activities for thousands of patients and staff from the Rocky Creek Hospital. A fundraising campaign, using an FRRR fundraising account and a $20,000 grant from the Culture, Arts, Tourism and Community Heritage (CATCH) grants program allowed them to restore the facility and create a military museum.
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