Insights
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.
Celebrating flexible, trusting partnerships
29 May 2024 – Jillian Kirwan-Lee, Head of Partnerships, celebrates the different ways FRRR has partnered with the Origin Energy Foundation since 2013.
Supporter Spotlight: Helen Macpherson Smith Trust
13 Mar 2024 – We are pleased to bring you a Q&A featuring Debra Morgan, CEO of Helen Macpherson Smith Trust. The partnership between the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) and the…
Supporter Spotlight: Hand Heart Pocket
13 Dec 2023 – Jillian Kirwan-Lee, FRRR Partnerships Specialist, recently chatted with Sara Parrott, CEO Hand Heart Pocket, to talk about their partnership and driving climate solutions at a community level.
Targeted small grants creating a better place
12 Dec 2023 – FRRR’s In a Good Place Program Coordinator, Jeanice Henderson, shares key insights from the rural mental health and wellbeing grants program.
Small Grants are vital to strengthen rural Australia
01 Nov 2023 – FRRR’s Place Portfolio Lead, Jill Karena, explains the big impact that a small grant can have on grassroot organisations and the rural communities they support.
Strengthening community resilience to reduce risk and disaster impact
29 Aug 2023 – FRRR’s Disaster Resilience and Recovery Lead, Nina O’Brien, shares key insights from this year’s Australian Disaster Resilience Conference.
Connected communities are more capable of enduring future droughts
17 Jul 2023 – If agriculture-dependent communities are to be sustainable in the long-term, we must also ensure local people are ready to withstand the pressures that come with extended dry periods.
Disaster resilience across the Burnett Inland region
06 Jul 2023 – Disaster Resilient: Future Ready Program Manager Caroline Larcher has penned some thoughts on the DR:FR program’s extension to the QLD Burnett Inland region.
On-country gatherings are a chance to deepen understanding and strengthen relationships
05 Jul 2023 – Program Manager for VIC/TAS/SA, Karly Whelan, reflects on their experience at Woor-Dungin’s on-country gathering, held this year on Gunditjmara country.
Creative initiatives have a key part to play in disaster recovery
20 Jun 2023 – Creative Recovery Network and FRRR partnered to investigate the valuable role that creative projects and processes play when communities are recovering from disaster or other significant climate impacts.