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.
Donor Spotlight Q&A: Kellogg’s
22 Feb 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
18 Oct 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…
Insights – observations from our team
16 Aug 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…
Donor spotlight: Mark Muller, Editor-in-Chief, R.M.Williams Publishing Pty Ltd
13 Aug 2020 – At the height of the bushfire crisis this past summer, R.M.Williams announced a long-term partnership with FRRR. In a recent interview, Editor-in-Chief of R.M.Williams OUTBACK magazine Mark Muller explained that…
Donor partner profile: Wilson Asset Management
07 Apr 2020 – Wilson Asset Management (WAM) partnered with FRRR for the first time in September 2019, after seeing the extent of the impact of the prolonged drought and bushfires on rural, regional…
FRRR and TFFF – an enduring partnership
27 Sep 2019 – The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation has been an ardent supporter of FRRR since it first partnered with us on the Rural Education Program in 2003. Seventeen years later, we sat…
Rural Education Program, First Report 2003 -2004
09 Nov 2003 – The Rural Education Program (REP) seeks to ensure that quality education remains accessible to children in rural and remote communities regardless of weather and financial adversity. Through collaboration with local…