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Check out our media releases for official updates, insights for expert commentary, community stories that celebrate local changemakers and recovery & resilience stories that highlight strength in the face of disaster.
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Tailored events build strong foundations
04 Dec 2025 – Remote communities in far-western NSW are overcoming geographic isolation and becoming more drought resilient after gathering for Rural Connect community days.
Stories and training create new support networks
04 Dec 2025 – More than 600 people from Holbrook and surrounds took part in resilience events over two days, building skills and community connection to prepare for drought.
Taking control and supporting one-another
04 Dec 2025 – The Spring Bay Suicide Prevention Network is proof of the huge difference a relatively small investment can make to the strength of a community.
Reinvigorating the Young Farmer Network
04 Dec 2025 – The realisation that an entire generation of the Mallee had not experienced a severe drought was enough for the Birchip Cropping Group to spring into action.
New connections, new outlets
04 Dec 2025 – Word about the recent success of the Loxton Chamber of Commerce has now spread so far that residents of other nearby towns are asking to join.
Local stories strengthen connections
04 Dec 2025 – In WA’s Gascoyne, locals know resilience well, but with rising climate challenges they united through Connections Across the Gascoyne to prepare for drought.
Coordinator enhances food security
04 Dec 2025 – When Erika Hamilton looks back on all that they’ve achieved in the Alice Springs Community Gardens network in such a short period of time, she swells with pride.
Report cards build capacity of local NFPs
04 Dec 2025 – Through the FRRR funding, the NFP House team was able to build the capacity of a dozen NFP organisations around Australia.
Spotlighting and celebrating locals
04 Dec 2025 – A project to link the efforts of organisations across the Mildura region to help community resilience and drought risk management has proven a great success.
Burnett Inland communities receive grants to build disaster preparedness capacity
03 Dec 2025 – The DR:FR Burnett Inland program has made significant inroads in strengthening the capacity of communities across the region to prepare for future disasters.
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