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A Bushfire Recovery Fund grant supported Indigenous organisation, Jaithmathang TABOO, by funding a program of annual cool burns and to work with key environment and government stakeholders to share learnings.

A $24,933 Volunteer Emergency Services Fund grant, funded by the Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch Foundation, has enabled fit out of the newly refurbished Volunteer Marine Rescue Bermagui base on the south coast of NSW.

With support via FRRR through the News Corp Bushfire Fund, Bairnsdale Neighbourhood House embarked on a project to enhance their disaster response capabilities, enabling preparation and distribution of fresh food, meals and catering for those affected by natural disasters.

Boonah and District Landcare Association has developed a home-grown housing solution for Mount Barney’s greater gliders following the Black Summer bushfires.

FRRR has awarded a record $2.7M in grants to support and strengthen remote, rural and regional communities through this round of its flagship SRC program.

Out of Session grants Occasionally, if we have sufficient funds, FRRR awards Out of Session grants from our core granting programs. This is by exception and happens only when funding for a project is time-critical. The grants awarded in recent years are included in the table below.

Copmanhurst Pre-School have created a Healing Circle and Native garden using a $8,650 grant through The Yulgilbar Foundation Fund.

Following the 2019/20 bushfires, Ngadju Conservation Aboriginal Corporation received a $25,000 Strengthening Rural Communities grant RR to help the Ngadju Rangers to both repair the damage and undertake work to protect the environment and cultural sites from the devasting impact of the bushfires.

To help revive spirits and bring people back to East Gippsland, a group of locals came up with the idea of The East Gippsland Winter Festival, to help the community heal and recover.

The Kingscote Men’s Shed received a $3,683 Strengthening Rural Communities grant to support recovery from the 2019/20 bushfires that devastated much of Kangaroo Island, by restoring an historic jetty trolley.

Thanks to FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program, 130 projects across remote, rural and regional Australia will share in $1,663,531 in grants. These projects are all community-led initiatives that will have a direct benefit to the people living in the local area.

The final round of the Grants for Resilience & Wellness Kinglake Ranges program opens Tuesday 5 July, with FRRR inviting applications from local not-for-profit groups. The program is designed to assist communities to rebuild, reconnect and recover from the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.