SRC
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 partnership boosts grants to strengthen rural communities
28 Feb 2022 – FRRR has welcomed an investment of more than $5 million from the Australian Government into SRC to support community responses to COVID impacts.
Goldfields girls dream big, despite COVID
23 Feb 2022 – Goldfields Girl is about leadership, confidence and building aspirational behaviours. Much more than a pageant, it’s a program that involves personal development, work readiness and community engagement activities for young…
Carpark drives more members to Burrum Men’s Shed
27 Jan 2022 – The resolution of issues causing frequent flooding of the carpark for the Burrum District Community’s Men’s Shed in Howard, QLD, has enabled more seniors to have safe access to opportunities…
Feral Cat Numbers Kept Under Control on Kangaroo Island
27 Jan 2022 – Just off the South Australian mainland you will find Kangaroo Island (KI). Australia’s third largest Island, KI is known for its stunning nature reserves and wildlife. During the 2019/20 bushfires,…
Funding strengthens Australia’s rural heartbeat
14 Dec 2021 – Seventy-nine community-led projects that will boost remote, rural and regional communities across Australia are sharing in $809,234 in funding, thanks to FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program.
In Kilkivan, there’s much more to the Men’s Shed than hammers and nails
13 Dec 2021 – A dedicated group in rural Queensland has accessed FRRR funding to help them build a new community facility in their town. Find out how much more there is to the…
Strength and connection for seniors in Boyup Brook
13 Dec 2021 – In Boyup Brook, WA, the Community Resource Centre wanted to encourage older locals to keep fit and healthy. Despite the large numbers in the area (49% of community members are…
Retaining the Pertame language
23 Nov 2021 – The First Nations’ Pertame language is severely endangered, and at risk of becoming yet another lost language within the next generation. Also known as Southern Arrernte, it is a Central…
Shooting Stars Cultural Rewards Camp
23 Nov 2021 – Shooting Stars (SS) is an initiative by the Glass Jar Australia and Netball WA that is designed to increase school attendance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls living in…
Injalak Arts celebrates contemporary culture in Gunbalanya
26 Oct 2021 – Injalak Arts have used a $10,000 Strengthening Rural Communities grant to create The Mankarre Project. The project is centered around meaningful activities for people in community by celebrating local song…