Reports, evaluations and submissions
Local Solutions, Lasting Impact – Celebrating 25 years of FRRR
Apr 2025 – The creation of FRRR recognised that remote, rural and regional communities face a different set of challenges to their urban counterparts, but that they are inherently resilient and hold the answers to their own challenges. It was the vision of our Founders – especially the late Baillieu Myer AC, with the support of Helen Morris…
Submission into Inquiry on Volunteering in QLD
Feb 2025 – FRRR is pleased to see that this inquiry seeks to address important questions around the wellbeing of the volunteering sector in Queensland and notes the unique challenges faced by people from diverse backgrounds in partaking in volunteering. In this submission, FRRR addresses three of the areas of Inquiry listed in the Terms of Reference, with…
Resilience in Action – FY24 Annual Review
Dec 2024 – This report looks back on what we achieved and shares our focus for FY25, which will be the final year of our current strategy. We also share our record granting and capacity-building activities, as well as some examples of the impacts of the generous donations received in past years.
FRRR response to the review of Commonwealth Disaster Funding
Dec 2024 – FRRR commends the Australian government on the commissioning of this report to better meet the needs of Australian communities in the context of the complex, busy and evolving context of disasters in Australia. In this response, FRRR has sought to provide feedback and suggestions on areas that may attract less commentary and on which we…
Nature-led Community Resilience Toolkit
Dec 2024 – FRRR has contributed to some new resources focussed on nature-led community recovery and resilience. Curated by the Arthur Rylah Institute, the State of Victoria Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, it includes a Toolkit and a Story Library, a number of which are about projects that FRRR has funded over the years as part…
Black Summer Bushfires, Five Years On
Nov 2024 – The Black Summer Bushfires in 2019/20 were truly unprecedented. The loss of life, homes, wildlife, businesses, livelihoods and the impacts on mental health and the social fabric of so many places was enormous. This report sets out how the $26M donated to our Foundation has supported communities in their recovery to date.