Digital Inclusion
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.
Keeping volunteers connected to community
27 Aug 2025 – Thanks to a Telstra Connected Communities grant, St Vincent de Paul Society Qld volunteers can now better support vulnerable residents in Far North QLD.
Workshop for entrepreneurial women in the Kimberley
25 Jun 2025 – With a $6,500 ANZ Seeds of Renewal grant, ODX delivered a workshop on digital literacy and entrepreneurial skills for 24 Indigenous women across the Kimberley.
Narrowing the digital divide via $200,000 in grants awarded to rural communities
16 Jun 2025 – FRRR, in partnership with Telstra, has awarded $200,000 via 26 grants to narrow the digital divide, through Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program.
Digital inclusion in rural volunteering
29 May 2025 – With support from the Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program, Family Care implemented ‘Better Impact’ – a powerful volunteer management app.

