environment
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.
Time to strike a good deal for communities hosting renewables
04 Aug 2025 – FRRR and Projects JSA, have authored a new report that draws on insights from leaders in regions with significant renewable energy investments around Australia.
Funds available for rural climate solutions
01 May 2025 – Not-for-profits in remote, rural and regional communities can now apply for funding to support projects that address climate change at a local level.
Strengthening locals’ connections to native flora in the Kinglake Ranges
27 Jul 2021 – In the 12 years since the 2009 Bushfires, almost half of the residents of Kinglake are new to the area. So the work of Kinglake Landcare Group is important in…
Protecting the Stone Country
05 Jul 2021 – Warddeken, an Aboriginal owned not-for-profit company, combines traditional ecological knowledge with Western science to manage and protect one of Australia’s most unique environments.
Festival shines light on iconic red gums
29 Jun 2018 – The red gums around Cavendish are beautiful, and many within the local community love them. The Cavendish community’s inaugural Red Gum Festival, funded in part by a $3,410 grant from…
Hot spot snapshots – Tasmanian Midlands biodiversity
30 May 2017 – A $4,000 grant from the Small Grants for Rural Communities program, funded by the Yulgilbar Foundation saw Greening Australia run two activity field days at Cressy and Campbell Town, south…
Bruny Island bird benefits
22 Jan 2014 – Bruny Island is a summer hotspot and host to the Bruny Island Bird Festival, a festival that has more to it than feathers, and is run by the Bruny Island…