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Thanks for popping by. In this area of the site, we share news of the grants we have awarded, our new partnerships and share stories about our organisation. From time to time, you’ll also find articles and our thoughts on key issues facing remote, rural and regional communities.

You can use the categories to the right to explore particular topics, including how FRRR is supporting communities affected by the 2019/2020 bushfires.

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. 

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Strengthening community resilience to reduce risk and disaster impact

Insights Thought leadership: 29 August 2023

FRRR's Disaster Resilience and Recovery Lead, Nina O'Brien, shares key insights from this year's Australian Disaster Resilience Conference.

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Rural mental health receives funding support

Media releases: 28 August 2023

FRRR’s In a Good Place (IAGP) program has awarded $250,000 in grants to 17 local organisations for initiatives that will support and promote the mental health and wellbeing of locals in their remote, rural and regional communities.

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Victorian communities take action on disaster resilience

Media releases: 15 August 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.

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Request for Proposal: Impact Evaluation

Media releases (soft launch): 15 August 2023

FRRR is seeking proposals from experienced social impact evaluation providers to work with us on the DR:FR Burnett Inland program.

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Flooded streets in Lismore, NSW

Supporting disaster recovery in the Northern Rivers

Community stories Disaster recovery stories: 27 July 2023

NRCF holds a Fundraising Account with FRRR to attract tax-deductible donations, enabling them work together to build resilience across the community.

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More than $200,000 to support and strengthen Kinglake Ranges 

Media releases: 26 July 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.

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Building drought resilience in Qld’s Northern Gulf

Community stories: 24 July 2023

Providing opportunities for community connection helps build preparedness for, and resilience to, the impacts of drought. Through the Future Drought Fund’s Networks to Build Drought Resilience program, Northern Gulf Resource Management Group Ltd received $49,700 funded by the Australian Government to deliver three drought awareness and networking events across regional QLD.

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Building connection by improving food security

Community stories: 24 July 2023

Geeveston Community Centre in Tasmania is Australia’s southernmost Neighbourhood House and works closely with the community to address local needs. In 2021 they received a $9,419 Strengthening Rural Communities grant, funded by the Bertalli Family Foundation, to improve community food security by growing more local produce.

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Expanding capacity of the Cobargo Wellness Group

Community stories: 24 July 2023

The Cobargo Wellness Group (CWG) supports local community to thrive through education, wellbeing, and creative projects after crisis and beyond. CWG received a $10,000 grant through the Investing in Not-for-Profit Capacity in Regional NSW program to develop capacity to meet increased need for its services across the region.

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Growing the bush resource industry in the Kimberley

Community stories: 24 July 2023

Environs Kimberley (EK) seeks to build capacity for First Nations people to engage in and lead a Kimberley native plant resource industry. In 2020 they received a $24,995 SRC grant funded by John T Reid Charitable Trusts to support one of their initiatives.

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