Small Grants are vital to strengthen rural Australia
Thought leadership: 1 November 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
Insights Thought leadership: 29 August 2023
FRRR's Disaster Resilience and Recovery Lead, Nina O'Brien, shares key insights from this year's Australian Disaster Resilience Conference.
Creative initiatives have a key part to play in disaster recovery
Thought leadership: 20 June 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.
Re-imagining youth volunteering in rural, regional and remote Australia
Insights Thought leadership: 22 May 2023
People Portfolio Lead, Deb Samuels, considers how volunteer-run groups can usher in the next generation of volunteers by working with local young people.
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.
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.
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