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.
Local football hero remembered with a community bus
20 Mar 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…
Mackay get the power to support
12 Mar 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…
Things get shady at Oxley Primary
21 Jan 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…
A bounty of local fresh produce and knowledge shared in Omeo
18 Dec 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…
Fundraising account makes Mission Beach Water Park a reality
18 Dec 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…
Online volunteering portal for Kinglake
29 Nov 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…
Barista training for youth and disabled peoples in Pemberton
29 Nov 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…
Seed funding makes a difference years later
20 Nov 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…
Mallacoota doing it for themselves
20 Nov 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…
Fundraising account supports military museum
26 Sep 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…