News - Insights
Observations from FRRR staff.
Insights from the bush
Donor newsletter Insights: 28 May 2021
“The last 14-15 months have been a surreal and challenging time for our community. We are definitely in the recovery stage and hope to move into the rebuild stage in the next 12 months. During this...
Donor Spotlight: Thankful4Farmers
Donor newsletter Insights: 28 May 2021
Thankful4Farmers in one of FRRR’s newest donor partners who are generously supporting our latest program Future Drought Fund's Networks to Build Drought Resilience program, which seeks to help agriculture-dependent...
Disasters: time to evolve disaster philanthropy in Australia
Insights: 1 April 2021
FRRR's CEO, Natalie Egleton, explains the Foundation's approach to supporting disaster recovery and why it's time to evolve disaster philanthropy in Australia.
Insights from our team – Q2 of FY2021
Donor newsletter Insights: 4 March 2021
Over the last few months, our team has continued to connect with communities around the country. It’s still primarily virtual, but that still gives us a strong understanding of what’s happening in...
Recovery Underway Following 2019/2020 Bushfires
2020 bushfire recovery Disaster recovery stories Donor newsletter Insights: 4 March 2021
Many regional and rural communities experienced devastation as a result of the 2019/20 Black Summer fires. The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements reported that more than...
Donor Spotlight Q&A: Kellogg’s
Donor newsletter Insights: 22 February 2021
In February 2021, we announced a new partnership with Kellogg Australia Charitable Foundation to help local communities access support to address food insecurity in their communities. We asked Esme Borgelt,...
Insights from the bush – October 2020
Insights: 18 October 2020
Each quarter, we ask FRRR's staff to share some of their observations from speaking with community leaders across the country, and reviewing grant applications. Below are a few comments from looking back on the first quarter of FY21.
Insights – observations from our team
Insights: 16 August 2020
Despite working from home, FRRR's staff are still in close contact with communities across the country. In this piece, we share some of their recent insights and observations about what is happening in communities across the country.
We acknowledge and extend our deep respect and appreciation to the Dja Dja Wurrung People, the Traditional Owners of the land on which our Foundation is located in Bendigo, and to the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which our programs are assessed and delivered. We pay respect to their ancient and continuing cultures, their connections to the land, seas and skies, and to the Elders, past, present and emerging.