Kidz Group provides a safe place for kids impacted by domestic violence
Community stories: 15 June 2017
The effects of domestic violence on children are well documented, yet often there are no systems in place to support these kids who witness the physical and /or sexual and emotional abuse, threats, and aftermath of such incidents. Speak Out 4 Kids project, in the Nambucca Local Government Area, received a $45,000 I4CI grant to help deliver an eight-week program called Kidz Group for children aged between 8-12 years who have experienced living with or being exposed to domestic violence and are no longer in that environment.
Hot spot snapshots – Tasmanian Midlands biodiversity
Community stories: 30 May 2017
A $4,000 grant from the Small Grants for Rural Communities program, funded by the Yulgilbar Foundation saw Greening Australia run two activity field days at Cressy and Campbell Town, south of Launceston in Tasmania, for their ‘Hot Spot Snapshot’ program.
Foundation Barossa
Community stories Disaster recovery stories: 20 January 2017
Pinery Fire response supported by Community Foundation Account Foundation Barossa's story is a particularly good example of how FRRR’s Community Foundation Accounts are able to help a...
Maldon market flourishes from Seeds grant
Community stories: 12 July 2016
An ANZ Seeds of Renewal grant has enabled Maldon Neighbourhood Centre to raise the profile of the Maldon Markets, to the extent that now an average of 1,200 people turn up each month.
Channel women tackle tough times
Community stories: 4 April 2016
A TTTT grant funded by FRRR has helped reduce registration costs for women to attend the 4th annual Channel Country Ladies Day run by Red Ridge (Interior Queensland). Events across the weekend aimed to reignite the inner strength of women living in remote and very remote communities and equip women with skills and inspiration from business development, to relationship and sexual health which is rarely discussed in the bush, and resources for social and emotional wellbeing.
Clear ambitions from Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Community stories: 7 March 2016
The Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival is supporting the recovery efforts of the Kinglake Ranges following the 2009 bushfires. It has driven community engagement while supporting wider economic development in a unique and exciting way. The GR&W grant for $4,850, funded by VBAF, supported the songwriting program for local primary schools, which culminated in 100 students performing their songs at the festival.
Raising the cards on mental health in Mt Isa
Community stories: 15 February 2016
Since Junior Mayor of Mt Isa and 2015 Heywire Youth Representative, Justice King, helped secure a $10,000 Heywire Youth Innovation Grant, a group of Mt Isa youth have been part of a program that has helped them to share stories of mental health, learn film-making skills, and ‘roll out the red carpet Mt Isa style’. Raise your cards was an idea conceived at Heywire 2015, and brought to fruition in Mt Isa with Digital Storytelling workshops for 19 youth.
Taking marine science to rural Tasmania
Community stories: 24 January 2016
A REAPing Rewards grant funded by the Ian Potter Foundation has covered travel expenses of the Woodbridge Marine Discovery Centre's teacher, the purchase of resources such as ice boxes and aerators to safely transport live touch tank animals, and a flat screen display to support the classroom presentation. They embarked on a travelling roadshow to six schools in rural Tasmania, giving more than 580 students the chance to experience marine science close up.
TREAT for the environment
Community stories: 17 December 2015
TREAT received a $3,000 grant, funded by the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation, via FRRR’s Small Grants for Rural Communities program to retrofit purpose-built rack stands to the existing hardening off bays at their rainforest tree seedling nursery.
SAGE gets wise online
Community stories: 5 August 2015
An ANZ Seeds of Renewal grant for $8,000 helped to create SAGE Online, possibly the first online portal of its type in Australia- an online Farmers Market.
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