Dairy Communities
You can use the categories to the right to explore particular topics. You’ll also find inspiring stories about some of the wonderful things community groups do with that funding. We also share a selection of media stories, where FRRR or a member of our staff has been featured. For any media enquiries, email Julie Weldon or call 0423 110 802.
Big boost for Victoria’s dairy communities
20 Jun 2024 – FRRR and Gardiner Foundation have awarded $124,478 to 27 community groups across VIC for projects to support, strengthen and sustain their dairying regions.
Kyabram’s Tastes & Tunes Festival
07 Feb 2024 – A Gardiner Foundation Community grant funded the entertainment component of the Kyabram Development Committee’s Tastes & Tunes Festival.
IncrediGirls makes for incredible learning opportunities
07 Feb 2024 – A Gardiner Foundation Community grant has helped the Welshpool and District Primary School address the gender imbalance through their IncrediGirls program.
Victorian dairy communities strengthened by $120,000 in grants
29 Jun 2023 – Twenty-eight community-led projects will share $123,850 in grants, thanks to a partnership between FRRR and the Gardiner Dairy Foundation.
Brass tuition creates a legacy
12 Nov 2022 – On Boonwurrung Country The primarily agriculture-based Bass Coast community is a two-hour drive, south-east of Melbourne. It’s therefore perhaps not surprising that it’s one of the fastest growing areas in…
Kyabram teen fitness program inspires community spirit
04 Apr 2022 – A health and wellbeing centre has been established by Kyabram Blue Light at the town’s P-12 College thanks to $5,000 from the Gardiner Dairy Foundation Community Grants Program in partnership…
Celebrating a 20 year partnership funding Victorian dairy communities
01 Mar 2022 – The annual Gardiner Dairy Foundation Community Grants Program has opened today. This round marks the 20th year of the program and partnership with FRRR.
Simpson dairy farmers in a good place
27 Jan 2022 – The effects of plunging milk prices and bushfires in South West Victoria had the community feeling strained. Front line workers were regularly being confronted with people breaking down because they…