IRCF Bega Valley workshop a success with local leaders
Media releases: 4 April 2023
FRRR and Bega Shire Council recently announced that a new initiative was being rolled out in Bega Valley, called Investing in Rural Community Futures (IRCF) Bega Valley – Resilience Connection and Place Project.
Bega Valley and Shoalhaven’s not-for-profits to benefit from boost in leadership capacity to drive bushfire recovery
Media releases: 3 April 2023
Leaders of local not-for-profit organisations in the Bega Valley and Shoalhaven region are invited to apply for locally-delivered leadership development programs, Regenerate Bega Valley and Regenerate Shoalhaven, designed to build capacity to help with ongoing bushfire recovery and response.
Rural groups awarded a record-breaking $2.3 million
Media releases: 29 March 2023
FRRR has awarded $2,309,331 in grants to 176 community projects across remote, rural and regional Australia as part of the Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program.
Vital funding already supporting flood-affected Victorian communities
Media releases: 27 March 2023
FRRR has awarded 23 ‘quick response’ grants to community groups and not-for-profit (NFP) organisations in flood-affected areas of Victoria thanks to a generous $250,000 donation from the Pratt Foundation.
FRRR welcomes William Myer to the Board
Media releases: 6 March 2023
FRRR has announced the appointment of William Myer to its Board. William is the representative of the Sidney Myer Fund, one of the founding partners of FRRR, alongside the Australian Government.
New locally-led partnership set to strengthen disaster resilience across Burnett Inland
Disaster recovery stories Media releases: 3 March 2023
A new initiative to enable Burnett Inland Communities to be disaster resilient and future ready has begun to roll out.
IRCF Bega Valley project begins to roll out
Media releases: 2 March 2023
FRRR and Bega Valley Shire Council have announced the start of a new initiative under the $1.3 million Australian Government Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Program. Investing in Rural Community Futures (IRCF) Bega Valley - Resilience Connection and Place Project builds on the work done over the last year through FRRR’s Investing in Not-for-Profit Capacity in Regional NSW (INFPC) program.
New grants available to keep rural communities connected
Media releases: 1 March 2023
Grants of up to $10,000 are available through the first round of Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program.
Local NFP partner needed in Loddon Campaspe for drought preparedness program
Media releases (soft launch): 24 February 2023
The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) and the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) are looking for a local NFP partner to work with them across the Loddon Campaspe region as part of the Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought Initiative Community Impact Program.
Grants for Resilience & Wellness for Kinglake Ranges communities now open
Media releases: 21 February 2023
FRRR is inviting applications from local not-for-profit groups for grants to support ongoing recovery efforts following the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009.
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