Help us strengthen communities affected by disasters and build their capacity for future challenges

An FRRR grant will be used to support the recovery efforts of Rochester Senior Citizens Club Inc’s Op shop, which sustained irreparable damage after several severe flood events, most recently in 2022.

In March 2021, the Hawkesbury-Nepean region on the NSW Central Coast was hit with major flooding, affecting low-lying areas along the river. The Hawkesbury City Council received a $14,836 grant to install accessible technology in four community hubs across the Shire.

In February 2022, flooding closed all roads into the town of Mooloolah in QLD, cutting it off for four days and causing a loss of power across the area. Mooloolah Valley Community Association Inc received a $25,000 Rebuilding Futures grant to securely install a solar battery pack ready for any future disasters or power outages.

A grant allowed Eacham Community Help Organisation in far north Queensland to help their community, which is vulnerable to food insecurity, to establish a community garden. It’s been invaluable in educating locals on how to grow their own food and alleviate the impacts of road closures that often follow in the wake of cyclones, affecting local food deliveries.

A grant helped Kin-Kin Community Group to be better prepared with improved emergency systems to enable their people to operate more efficiently and effectively.

Jaithmathang TABOO is an Indigenous organisation working on Country in North East Victoria to support regeneration in the landscape’s recovery following the 2019/20 bushfires, and to support cultural healing. They received a $120,000 grant to support a program of annual cool burns to support regeneration in the landscape’s recovery following the 2019/20 bushfires, and to work with key environment and government stakeholders to share learnings.