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Grants from ANZ Seeds of Renewal program support 29 community projects

Media releases: 6 December 2016

ANZ and the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) have today announced that $275,000 in grant funding will be shared between 26 community groups from across regional Australia, while another three groups will receive IT equipment, as part of the 2016 ANZ Seeds of Renewal program.

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Communities receive grants to implement youth-developed ideas

Media releases: 15 August 2016

FRRR today announced that 19 community groups will share more than $150,000 to implement eight ideas developed by young people to address issues of concern to them.

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Victorian dairy communities share $113,000 in grants

Media releases: 27 June 2016

The Gardiner Dairy Foundation and the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) today announced the 31 recipients that will share $113,000 from the 2016 Working in Dairy Communities Small Grants program.

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Cotton communities to benefit from a further $150k in grants

Media releases: 27 June 2016

Cotton farmers once again have the chance to give back to their communities by nominating local not-for-profit or community organisations to receive a $5,000 grant when Aussie Cotton Farmers Grow Communities opens for nominations on June 30.

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Gather in the Glen

Media releases: 18 November 2015

The 2015 Rural Women’s Gathering in mid-October was hosted by Glen Innes on the Northern Tablelands, in the New England region of New South Wales. The Glen Innes Examiner reported that ‘Gather...

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$300,000 directed to cotton communities in two years thanks to cotton farmers

Media releases: 17 November 2015

Cotton growing regions in Queensland and New South Wales will share $150,000 in grant funding thanks to the Aussie Cotton Farmers Grown Communities program. Funded by the Monsanto Fund, partnering with FRRR, 30 community groups will receive $5,000 to provide support where it's needed.

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ANZ Seeds of Renewal grants help 35 community groups

Media releases: 23 October 2015

The 2015 ANZ Seeds of Renewal grant recipients have been announced, with 35 community groups from all over Australia sharing more than $275,000 in funding for projects that support education and employment opportunities in rural and regional areas. Lenovo Australia is also supporting this program, with IT equipment.

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