Report findings
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.
Capacity building program strengthens vital NFP sector
25 Aug 2025 – Report confirms Nowra, Ulladulla and Batemans Bay communities have benefitted substantially from a five-year, IRCF program, designed to strengthen the NFP sector.
Report confirms NFPs far stronger five years on
05 Dec 2024 – Significant impacts and lessons of a five-year pilot program aimed at building collective NFP sector capability revealed in FRRR report.
Connected communities are more capable of enduring future droughts
17 Jul 2023 – If agriculture-dependent communities are to be sustainable in the long-term, we must also ensure local people are ready to withstand the pressures that come with extended dry periods.
Cumulative disasters slowing the Heartbeat of Rural Australia
29 Nov 2021 – Cumulative disasters have taken a heavy toll on remote, rural and regional communities according to the Heartbeat of Rural Australia study findings released today.