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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.
Dimboola’s Tower Park wonderland
25 Sep 2025 – Backed by a Nutrien Ag Solutions grant $5,000 grant, Dimboola’s 2025 Tower Park Wonderland helped to strengthen community spirit and boost the local economy.
Small town bonanza helps build a brighter future
30 Jul 2025 – With a $9,988 SRC grant, the Theodore Early Childhood Centre Association delivered a family-friendly Bonanza to connect locals and raise future funding.
Girilambone’s new noticeboard builds community
25 Jun 2025 – In NSW, a $2,923 Nutrien Ag Solutions Community Grant helped the Girilambone Community Association install a noticeboard to improve local communication.
Tilma Group’s FRRR story
22 Jan 2025 – Linda and Kushla from Tilma Group Pty Ltd share their FRRR story.
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.
Tourism grant diverted to help COVID response in East Arnhem Land
23 Feb 2022 – A grant originally intended to help the Gong-Dal Aboriginal Corporation increase opportunities for the Gapuwiyak community in East Arnhem Land was partially diverted to help the community respond to COVID.…
Gwalla railway mural and art trail enhancements
28 Jan 2021 – The need for the diversification of industry has been well known to the Northampton community for many years, given the heavy reliance on agriculture. Drought and unpredictable seasons have seen…
A dino-mite upgrade for the Eromanga Natural History Museum
28 Jan 2021 – Located 1,000 km from Brisbane in the southwest of Queensland, Eromanga has a big claim to fame. The rural town, hidden deep in the outback of Australia, may only be…
Fundraising account makes Mission Beach Water Park a reality
18 Dec 2018 – For the residents of Mission Beach, there was no community swimming pool and the presence of deadly marine stinging jellyfish in the local beach during the summer months meant there…
Clear ambitions from Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival
07 Mar 2016 – The Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival is supporting the recovery efforts of the Kinglake Ranges following the 2009 bushfires. It has driven community engagement while supporting wider economic development in a…