Indigenous
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.
Beginning the Journey to Cultural Healing on Jaithmathang Country
28 Feb 2024 – A Bushfire Recovery Fund grant supported Indigenous organisation, Jaithmathang TABOO, by funding a program of annual cool burns and to work with key environment and government stakeholders to share learnings.
Maangart Yorga (Jam Tree Woman)
25 Oct 2023 – Goomalling Aboriginal Corporation received an FRRR grant from the In a Good Place program, funded by CCI Giving to support women’s wellbeing.
Northern Rivers Community Healing Hub in action
30 Aug 2023 – Northern Rivers Community Healing Hub received a grant for $24,570 through the Rebuilding Futures program to help strengthen their organisational capacity.
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.
DeadlyScience – Inspiring a new generation of scientists in remote Australia
24 Mar 2021 – Did you know that some schools in remote Australian communities might have as few as 15 books in their library? That discovery in 2017 prompted Corey Tutt to start sourcing…
Community Tree Planting in Peppimenarti and Nganmarriyanga
09 Dec 2020 – A Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) grant from FRRR, funded with the support of the John T Reid Charitable Trusts, helped enhance the availability of fresh fruit, as well as create…
JUTE keeps Indigenous storytelling alive
16 Dec 2019 – With the support of a $15,000 ANZ Seeds of Renewal grant, JUTE was able to take its 2019 show, The Longest Minute to ten North Queensland schools in very remote…
Taking professional development on-country
30 Jan 2018 – The FRRR ANZ Seeds of Renewal grant program supported the Nowanup ‘Bush University’ Schools Program with a $12,500 grant for professional development for teachers and staff, deepening cross cultural awareness…