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The Great Resignation or the Volunteer Revolution?
Insights Thought leadership: 10 February 2022
People Portfolio Lead, Alli Mudford, discusses reshaping the concept of 'The Great Resignation' as a 'volunteer revolution' in rural communities.
Reflections from the rural heartland: transitioning from relief agency to community ally
eNews Insights: 13 December 2021
Having worked at a community level for 5 years now, most recently as a Program Coordinator and Community Development Officer for Blackall Tambo Regional Council, Jaimee-Lee Prow has experienced first-hand the generosity and good intentions that relief agencies have when it comes to drought in remote, rural, and regional communities. However, these good intentions often don’t translate into practical and accessible support at a grassroots level. Here she shares her story.
Rural women leading from the front in responding to a changing climate
Insights Thought leadership: 15 November 2021
Disaster Resilience and Recovery Lead, Nina O'Brien, discusses the efforts made by local people, particularly women, to build community resilience to drought.
Insights from the bush
Insights Partner Update: 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
Insights Partner Update: 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
Insights Partner Update: 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
Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Disaster recovery stories Insights Partner Update: 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
Insights Partner Update: 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.
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