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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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Wingham’s plan to keep the circus in town

Community stories: 30 March 2021

Circatus' Train the Trainer project in Wingham develops local skills to enhance the capacity and sustainability of an important creative outlet for youth.

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FRRR seeks Back to School partners in bushfire-affected areas

Media releases: 25 March 2021

FRRR is asking local organisations in bushfire-affected communities to assist with the distribution of Back to School vouchers to families in need of support.

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“Thankyou for building a park in Woolomin for us kids.”

Community stories: 24 March 2021

In the drought declared town of Woolomin, NSW, the local kids had nowhere safe to meet and play outside of school. The Tamworth Regional Council partnered with the Woolomin Recreation Reserve Committee to bring the local school children’s dreams (and designs!) to life, with the support of $15000 through the Tackling Tough Times Together program.

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Leatherwork strengthens the social fabric in Lockyer Valley

Community stories eNews: 24 March 2021

An innovative program drawing on the personal experience of its founder’s family is making an impact on veterans and current service personnel in Queensland’s Lockyer Valley. Bootstraps is...

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DeadlyScience – Inspiring a new generation of scientists in remote Australia

Community stories eNews: 24 March 2021

Did you know that some schools in remote Australian communities might have as few as 15 books in their library? That discovery in 2017 prompted Corey Tutt to start sourcing and supplying resources...

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Support available as recovery continues, 12 years on

Media releases: 22 March 2021

Twelve years on from the 2009 Victorian bushfires, FRRR is offering another round of funding to support communities as they continue to rebuild, reconnect and recover.

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Grant helps the show go on in Bega

Community stories: 16 March 2021

Funded through the In a Good Place grant program, My Black Dog’ was a powerful youth-centric research and performance project, that set out to learn about and support the mental health of young people living in the regional community of the Bega Valley, NSW.

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More than $640,000 in bushfire recovery funding distributed

Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Media releases: 16 March 2021

FRRR has awarded $642,481 in grants to help seed and strengthen the recovery of regions impacted by the Black Summer bushfires, through its SRC program.

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More than $1M distributed to Strengthen Rural Communities

Media releases: 16 March 2021

FRRR has awarded more than $1M in grants to help boost remote and rural communities across Australia, through its Strengthening Rural Communities program.

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Shed helps create a community and strengthen networks

Community stories: 11 March 2021

About 70 km north of Roma, in Queensland’s Maranoa district, there is a crossroad, a place that most people pass by. It’s not a barren area - it has its own sense of beauty, but it is not an easy...

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