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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.
Kimba’s Fusion Festival engages youth via Heywire program
29 Feb 2024 – The Kimba district was among the hardest hit by the destructive rain and floods of January 2022, which battered most of regional South Australia. Our Town Kimba (OTK) is a…
Festival revives East Gippsland
21 Oct 2022 – To help revive spirits and bring people back to East Gippsland, a group of locals came up with the idea of The East Gippsland Winter Festival, to help the community…
Good times and opportunities for Eden youth
26 May 2020 – Youth unemployment and disengagement is a big problem in Eden. The Eden Game Development Centre received a $9,692 ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grant to deliver their version of the Heywire…
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…
Clear ambitions from Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival
07 Mar 2016 – The Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival is supporting the recovery efforts of the Kinglake Ranges following the 2009 bushfires. It has driven community engagement while supporting wider economic development in a…
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…