VIC
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.
Grants available to strengthen NFPs in Colac, Maryborough and Swan Hill
02 Sep 2025 – Community organisations in Colac, Maryborough and Swan Hill are invited to apply for funding, as part of the Investing in Rural Community Futures Victoria program.
Castlemaine’s clinic for people and their pets
29 May 2025 – The Regional Community Vet Clinic was awarded a $50,000 SRC grant to establish Victoria’s first low-cost, volunteer-run veterinary clinic and outreach service
Supporting a clean energy transition in the Latrobe Valley
27 Aug 2024 – GCCNI received a $20,000 CLCS grant to support their just transition journey in response to planned closures of the local coal fired power plants in the Latrobe Valley.
Mental health training to support young people
26 Mar 2024 – A project supported through FRRR’s In a Good Place program, in partnership with CCI Giving.
Reconnecting community in South Purrumbete
31 Jan 2024 – The South Purrumbete community banded together to save the disused Recreation Reserve building with a vision to create a vibrant community hub.
Romsey Ecotherapy Park
25 Sep 2023 – The Romsey Ecotherapy Park Inc developed a very special nature park for community members and visitors to the Macedon Ranges region in Victoria.
Victorian communities take action on disaster resilience
15 Aug 2023 – Local groups in regional VIC are taking an active approach to preparing their regions for future disaster, thanks to a partnership with FRRR’s DR:FR program.
More than $200,000 to support and strengthen Kinglake Ranges
26 Jul 2023 – FRRR has awarded $207,812 in grants to community groups across the Kinglake Ranges region, marking the final round of FRRR’s Grants for Resilience & Wellness program.
Victorian dairy communities strengthened by $120,000 in grants
29 Jun 2023 – Twenty-eight community-led projects will share $123,850 in grants, thanks to a partnership between FRRR and the Gardiner Dairy Foundation.
Tanjil Valley Settlers’ stories printed
20 Jan 2023 – With a $3,400 grant from the Gardiner Dairy Foundation Community grants program, the History Gatherer’s Group was able to collate and publish History Talks – Settlers’ Histories A Generation On.