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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.
New connections, new outlets
04 Dec 2025 – Word about the recent success of the Loxton Chamber of Commerce has now spread so far that residents of other nearby towns are asking to join.
Spotlighting and celebrating locals
04 Dec 2025 – A project to link the efforts of organisations across the Mildura region to help community resilience and drought risk management has proven a great success.
Sunday Sessions supporting mental health
30 Jul 2025 – Thanks to a $12,260 In a Good Place grant, Sunday Sessions have become a powerful way for families to open up about mental health in South Australia.
Weaving culture and community in Kingston
25 Jun 2025 – Supported by OSCA and a $10,000 SRC Small and Vital grant, the Kingston Weaving project is bringing community and culture together in SA’s Limestone Coast.
Paving the multicultural way for the Limestone Coast
22 Oct 2024 – FRRR funds were used to help the newly established Limestone Coast Multicultural Network foster cross-cultural understanding in Naracoorte.
ICPA conference supports education of remote SA kids
25 Jun 2024 – This year’s Isolated Children’s Parents Association Marla-Oodnadatta (ICPA) conference is designed to enhance and enlighten agriculture-dependent communities and drive local action to assist in preparing for future challenges.
Brewing success in Karoonda
24 Apr 2024 – In an effort to empower local youth and provide employment skills, Karoonda District Council successfully secured a $10,000 FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grant under the 2022 idea, ‘Discover Your…
Tools, tech and transformation
31 Jan 2024 – A $20,000 Networks to Build Drought Resilience grant enabled UNFS to deliver the ‘Tools, Tech and Transformation’ workshop for farmers and agribusinesses.
Snowtown’s picture perfect loo
21 Nov 2023 – Snowtown Centenary Park received an FRRR Strengthening Rural Communities grant to paint murals on their toilet block.
Upper North Farming Systems’ tools, tech and transformation
29 Sep 2023 – A $20,000 Networks to Build Drought Resilience grant enabled UNFS to deliver the ‘Tools, Tech and Transformation’ workshop for farmers and agribusinesses. The key event was followed by a series…