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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.
Connecting community and culture with computers
30 Oct 2025 – The Harvey Aboriginal Corporation used an $8,419 Telstra’s Connected Communities grant to help create a digital education equipment hub for community use.
Keeping volunteers connected to community
27 Aug 2025 – Thanks to a Telstra Connected Communities grant, St Vincent de Paul Society Qld volunteers can now better support vulnerable residents in Far North QLD.
Narrowing the digital divide via $200,000 in grants awarded to rural communities
16 Jun 2025 – FRRR, in partnership with Telstra, has awarded $200,000 via 26 grants to narrow the digital divide, through Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program.
Digital inclusion in rural volunteering
29 May 2025 – With support from the Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program, Family Care implemented ‘Better Impact’ – a powerful volunteer management app.
Digital solutions improve access to healthcare in remote Queensland
26 Feb 2025 – Goondir Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Corporation for Health Services used FRRR funding to improve healthcare access for indigenous communities in QLD.
Bridging the digital divide in the Southern Yorke Peninsula
26 Feb 2025 – Using a Telstra Connected Communities grant, the Southern Yorke Peninsula Community Hub enhanced the local community’s social media skills.
Grants available to power digital solutions
20 Feb 2025 – Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program is now open, with grants available to empower rural communities to embrace new technologies and digital solutions.
Broome CRC gets a technology boost
22 Oct 2024 – The Broome Community Resource Centre received a Telstra Connected Communities grant to upgrade technology equipment so they could better serve the community.
$200,000 in grants awarded to keep rural communities connected
27 Jun 2024 – FRRR, in partnership with Telstra, has awarded $200,000 via 27 grants for projects that will help to build connected remote, rural and regional communities.
Grants available to connect rural communities
27 Feb 2024 – Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program is offering grants up to $10,000 to strengthen social capital and digital capability.