Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR)

This story was submitted as part of FRRR’s 25th birthday celebrations.

“Moore Catchment Council (MCC) used FRRR funding to purchase two new laptops, a licence for ArcGIS mapping software, and cyber & email security measures. The funding was also used to purchase a 4K video camera and memory card, as well as stabilising gimbals for the video camera and smart phone. This project has improved the capacity of the Moore Catchment Council to deliver natural resource management projects to the catchment inhabitants and wider community, including farmers, schools, Yued Aboriginal community, local government and community groups.

“Without this funding, I’m not sure we could carry on existing!! These laptops are central to our day-to-day planning, coordination and capacity in successfully delivering our landcare and coastcare projects. All our work relies on using a computer – emails, networking, grant applications, powerpoint presentations, research on local flora and fauna, creating new educational resources and videos, mapping projects through ArcGIS, creating documents and maintaining our website and social media pages. Without adequate laptops, our work cannot be carried out. Documenting projects and conducting professional looking interviews with the landholders and community is a crucial part of our operations. Videos produced have been shared to the wider public via social media and our website, and act as education and inspiration to the public to carry our landcare and coastcare projects or become involved in environmental activities.”

MCC’s vision for the future

“I hope landcare is still an important focus in 2050 and that MCC and coordinators are supported by people like FRRR. I hope everything we are doing today (planning and delivering landcare projects such as native revegetation, Yued working on country opportunities, coastcare, and Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo conservation) has made a positive change in 2050.”