fundraising account
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.
Double the space, double the history in Lockhart
25 Sep 2019 – The Lockhart & District Historical Society used an FRRR fundraising account and a $15,000 grant from the Culture, Arts, Tourism and Community Heritage (CATCH) grants program allowed the Historical Society…
Local football hero remembered with a community bus
20 Mar 2019 – Following the death of a beloved local who was tragically killed in a road accident in 2013, the Stand Like Stone Community Foundation approved the creation of the Steven Noble…
Fundraising account makes Mission Beach Water Park a reality
18 Dec 2018 – For the residents of Mission Beach, there was no community swimming pool and the presence of deadly marine stinging jellyfish in the local beach during the summer months meant there…
Fundraising account supports military museum
26 Sep 2018 – The Atherton Rotary Club wanted to restore a historic military igloo built in the 1940s and used during the war in the Pacific. The igloo was an essential space for…
Geelong Grammar’s Institute of Positive Education
28 Jul 2018 – Geelong Grammar School’s Institute of Positive Education Project aims to share the methodology of Positive Education throughout Australia and to encourage adults to embed positive psychology tools fostering improved mental…
“It’s real and it’s happening now”
31 Jan 2018 – Farmers for Climate Action know that the winds of change are upon farming in Australia and want to do something about it, with the help of an FRRR Not-for-profit fundraising…
Foundation Barossa
20 Jan 2017 – Pinery Fire response supported by Community Foundation Account Foundation Barossa’s story is a particularly good example of how FRRR’s Community Foundation Accounts are able to help a community respond to emerging local…
Donation Account helps Bower Progress Association rejuvenate community facilities
28 Jun 2015 – Bower is a town in South Australia, approximately half way between Eudunda and Morgan on the Thiele Highway, 130 km north west of Adelaide. For a small community it has…
Fundraising accounts blaze the way
06 May 2015 – This story highlights to community groups that may be faced with recovering from some of the recent natural disasters across the country how a Donation Account could make a difference…
Lockyer Valley weed eradication program
06 Apr 2015 – Funds from the Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s Donation Account were used to purchase herbicides and construct three purpose built weed spray trailers, which landholders are now able to borrow.