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Mallacoota doing it for themselves
20 Nov 2018 – Mallacoota, in south-east Victoria, is a community that has a plan, and is implementing it, one step at a time and by working together. Robin Bryant from CHIRF shared their…
FRRR – Stories in Philanthropy
29 Oct 2018 – The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) has been helping philanthropy move beyond its urban base to connect with rural, regional and remote Australia for more than 18 years.…
Four health service projects receive big boost
27 Sep 2018 – Four organisations share in over $475,000 in Enhancing Country Health Outcomes (ECHO) grants. The program supports organisations to implement vital health services in rural and regional communities in NSW and…
Fundraising account supports military museum
26 Sep 2018 – The Atherton Rotary Club wanted to restore a historic military igloo built in the 1940s and used during the war in the Pacific. The igloo was an essential space for…
Art Resides Here: Philanthropy helping keep arts and culture alive in rural Australia
12 Sep 2018 – The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) is undertaking the Art Resides Here project, in partnership with the H&L Hecht Trust and Regional Arts Victoria.
Glenburn growth project
30 Aug 2018 – The Glenburn Hall has become a crucial hub for community cohesion in Glenburn since the 2009 Victorian Bushfires, with good numbers of locals regularly attending community events. However the Hall…
Grants to address the tough topics facing rural and regional youth
22 Aug 2018 – FRRR today announced 20 groups will receive grants to implement ideas developed at the 20th Heywire Regional Youth Summit. The communities benefiting from the grants are spread right across Australia,…
Fitness program helps farmers tackle their health
01 Aug 2018 – GLENRAC in partnership with Rural Fit used a $9,826 Tackling Tough Times Together grant to deliver a Friends with Health Benefits program to Glen Innes farmers, helping to improve their…
Geelong Grammar’s Institute of Positive Education
28 Jul 2018 – Geelong Grammar School’s Institute of Positive Education Project aims to share the methodology of Positive Education throughout Australia and to encourage adults to embed positive psychology tools fostering improved mental…
Catered training opportunity for Heyfield residents
25 Jul 2018 – The Heyfield Community Resource Centre used a $9,720 ANZ Seeds of renewal grant to provide a special training opportunity for people living with a disability in the community. They ran…
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