Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR)
The Disaster Resilient: Future Ready (DR:FR) Burnett Inland program has made significant inroads in strengthening the capacity of communities across the region to prepare for future disasters.
Delivered in partnership with Red Earth Community Foundation, and supported by funding from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Preparing Australian Communities – Local Stream and Minderoo Foundation, the three-year program supports development of an ongoing evidence base about what works to strengthen resilience in communities before, during and after disasters.
The model seeks to help remote, rural and regional communities to be better prepared for future disasters, and to support local people and organisations to develop and fund projects and initiatives that will improve disaster preparedness and community resilience.
Since early 2023, Red Earth staff have been working in the communities of Kalpowar, Dallarnil, Kumbia, Proston, Tansey and Cherbourg to identify resilience building initiatives.
All initiatives need to evidence broad community need through the concept development process, including endorsement by the DR:FR Internal Advisory Group (IAG). The IAG is comprised of community and sector-based representatives from the Burnett Inland (QLD). The views and feedback from the IAG are sought for all projects for a high level ‘concept endorsement’ to identify potential partnerships and to avoid duplication of local efforts.
Applications for endorsed concepts have been invited from locally based not-for-profit organisations for:
- Local Community Initiatives that have been developed and agreed through the DR:FR workshops; and
- Regional Initiatives that have been developed in collaboration with FRRR, Red Earth Community Foundation, the DR:FR Local Advisory Group, and other strategic partners.
In total, there is c. $1.2M available to grant to support the initiatives that community groups identify.
As grants are awarded, we will add them to this story.
If you’d like to know more about any of the projects, contact Nancy Sposato.
Program guidelines can be found here.
| Organisation | Project Brief Description | Location | Amount Awarded | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Kalpowar Hall Committee Inc | Resourcing Kalpowar Hall for Disaster Response and Information This project involves upgrading the Kalpowar Community Hall and equipping locals, tourists and itinerant workers with resources and skills to be more prepared and resilient before, during and after disaster. | Kalpowar | $34,760 | |||
| Kumbia & District Memorial School of Arts Inc | Kumbia Hall Prepare and Connect This project will activate the Kumbia Memorial Hall as an accessible Community Meeting Place that supports resilience building and disaster preparedness now and into the future, through hall upgrades, a schedule of events, training, resources and information sharing. | Kumbia | $76,229 | |||
| Regional Initiatives | #colspan# | #colspan# | #colspan# | |||
| South Burnett CTC Inc | Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (PCEP) Training for the Burnett Inland Delivery of an online, self-paced certificate course to develop knowledge and skills in how to facilitate and implement person-centred emergency preparedness (PCEP). | Nanango; Monto; Mundubbera; Murgon | $6,000 | |||
| South Burnett CTC Inc | Burnett Community Centre Preparedness Network, PCEP Plans and Events Project | Nanango; Monto; Mundubbera; Murgon | $194,000 | |||
