INVESTING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES FUTURES
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.
Grants available to strengthen NFPs in Colac, Maryborough and Swan Hill
02 Sep 2025 – Community organisations in Colac, Maryborough and Swan Hill are invited to apply for funding, as part of the Investing in Rural Community Futures Victoria program.
Carolyn Ardler reflects on three years at FRRR
11 Jul 2025 – As Investing in Rural Community Futures (IRCF) Program Manager for the South Coast, Carolyn Ardler has applied her enormous passion for community-driven capacity building and development to her role.
Building confidence through connection and collaboration
25 Mar 2025 – Engagement in FRRR’s IRCF Program supported Gemma to further develop leadership skills and form new connections.
Growing a strong service for a vibrant community
25 Mar 2025 – Through IRCF, The Family Place was supported to develop a five-year strategic plan to equip the organisation for a planned period of growth.
Three community partners set for five-year $5M capacity building program
19 Mar 2025 – Swan Hill, Maryborough and Colac have been selected as partners in a $5M not-for-profit sector capacity building program.
Funding injection for NFPs will benefit Bay & Basin community
18 Mar 2025 – Two projects in the Bay and Basin area will receive $78,000 in grants through the IRCF program, supported by Bendigo Bank’s Community Enterprise Foundation.
Celebrating more than 30 years of helping communities thrive
27 Feb 2025 – Beyond Empathy (BE) is creating pathways for young people, fostering their creative talents and providing them with sustainable opportunities in the arts sector.
IRCF Community Facilitators move into not-for-profit roles
27 Feb 2025 – Two former IRCF Community Facilitators have moved into positions where they can draw on the extensive knowledge they have of their communities.
Beyond Empathy creates youth arts pathways via stronger social enterprise
27 Feb 2025 – Beyond Empathy (BE) is creating pathways for young people, fostering their creative talents and providing them with sustainable opportunities in the arts sector.
Facilitators farewelled as South Coast IRCF program culminates
19 Dec 2024 – As the Investing in Rural Community Futures program culminates in the South Coast communities, one of the biggest impacts has been the growth in the people that have delivered the…