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.
Pambula paintings given pride of place
21 Oct 2021 – Professional artists from the Bega Valley are invigorating Pambula Village with vibrant and colourful large-scale artworks, thanks to a bushfire recovery initiative.
Staying connected in protecting the desert
20 Oct 2021 – The Indigenous Desert Alliance empowers Indigenous people managing Australia’s desert country to realise their social, cultural, environmental and economic aspirations.
Catering for the crowds in Hannaford
07 Oct 2021 – The small rural town of Hannaford in southern QLD is battling what would seem to be an endless drought. Hannaford Club Inc has been hosting countless fundraising events that required…
From dust to dances – Dancing in the Dirt gala ball gives town a break
07 Oct 2021 – Cumulative disaster in Jerramungup, Western Australia, has the Fitzgerald Biosphere Group using a Strengthening Rural Communities grant to fund Dancing in the Dirt, a night where the residents can take…
The Lions help save lives through mobile skin cancer check unit
06 Oct 2021 – A Strengthening Rural Communities grant was out towards converting a caravan into a mobile screening clinic for skin cancer.
Coming of age (and sharing the story) in NW Tassie
30 Sep 2021 – A Strengthening Rural Communities grant has helped a group of women from Tasmania’s north coast take ownership of their stories with the Radio Diaries podcast.
Building Buchan’s resilience through rodeo
27 Sep 2021 – The Buchan Rodeo has been the highlight of the local event calendar for more than 50 years. Despite significant challenges, strong community leadership and strength overrode the challenging conditions and…
Tassie Food Co-op gets room to move
27 Sep 2021 – Okines Community House have built a user friendly extension to their Food Co-op to support families in need.
More than $1M hits the ground in rural communities across the country
22 Sep 2021 – Ninety locally-led initiatives that are set to strengthen remote, rural and regional communities across Australia are sharing in $1,057,044 in funding, thanks to FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) grant program.
From hall to hub of Coffin Bay community
25 Aug 2021 – At the southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, Coffin Bay is a small town of about 600 people. Known around the world for its fresh oysters and…