disaster preparedness
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.
Report cards build capacity of local NFPs
04 Dec 2025 – Through the FRRR funding, the NFP House team was able to build the capacity of a dozen NFP organisations around Australia.
Burnett Inland communities receive grants to build disaster preparedness capacity
03 Dec 2025 – The DR:FR Burnett Inland program has made significant inroads in strengthening the capacity of communities across the region to prepare for future disasters.
Fund resilience, not disasters
13 Oct 2025 – To mark International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, FRRR CEO, Natalie Egleton, discusses what funding resilience, not disasters, looks like in remote, rural and regional communities.
Community-led model is key to long-term recovery and disaster resilience
07 Aug 2025 – A new report by FRRR, in partnership with University of Sydney, shares the community resilience building insights most relevant to the three DR:FR VIC community partners.
ABC Radio National – Featuring FRRR
19 Jun 2025 – FRRR’s CEO, Natalie Egleton, talks about FRRR’s role supporting long-term disaster recovery in rural communities on ABC Radio National’s Changing Australia.
More than $1M in grants to keep rural communities thriving
02 Jun 2025 – FRRR has awarded more than $1M in grants to 101 grassroots organisations across remote, rural and regional Australia.
A brighter future for Yackatoon residents
30 Apr 2025 – Yackatoon Retirement Village is helping to ease Yackandandah’s transition to clean energy through its Protecting Energy for Seniors project.
What makes disasters in remote areas different?
17 Apr 2025 – FRRR’s Disaster Resilience & Recovery Lead, Nina O’Brien, discusses the challenges that remote communities face when recovering from disasters.
Disaster recovery approaches must evolve
25 Mar 2025 – FRRR’s CEO, Natalie Egleton, reflects on current disaster recovery models and what can be done to improve how funders approach disaster recovery.
FRRR and Suncorp ready to support communities to build back better
04 Feb 2025 – FRRR and Suncorp have launched the latest round of Rebuilding Futures grants to support community groups to build back better after extreme weather events.