Strategy
Catalysing FRRR for the next generation of remote and rural Australia
We believe that where you live shouldn’t limit your opportunities.
To thrive, remote, very remote and rural communities need to be self-generating, prosperous and able to drive the kind of future they want for themselves.
These communities are vital to the nation’s identity, wellbeing and future. They are resilient, resourceful and ready to lead through change. Yet the systems that shape access to funding, services, infrastructure and decision-making are largely designed for metropolitan and regional city contexts — creating persistent barriers to inclusion, investment and voice.
This structural exclusion, compounded by geographic isolation, disproportionate climate change and disaster impacts, and stacked inequities, limits opportunities for communities to thrive on their own terms.
Despite this context, remote and rural communities demonstrate deep resilience, creativity and care. Consistent, right-sized and carefully scoped investment is needed to renew, replenish and sustain the local leadership, capacity and adaptive social and built infrastructure needed for long-term vitality.
Together with communities, partners and stakeholders, FRRR is working hard to drive lasting impact—building a future that is vibrant, empowered, sustainable and resilient for all who call rural Australia home.
Through deep engagement, ongoing evaluation and strategic horizon scanning, FRRR has identified five cross-cutting themes where we are uniquely positioned to collaborate with communities and facilitate partnerships that co-create solutions that empower and foster vibrancy, resilience and sustainability, now and into the future. These will guide our strategic focus over the next three years.
Our 2026-2028 strategy has identified five key pillars and strategies that build on our learnings from the first 25 years.
They have been carefully chosen to sharpen our focus, maximise our impact and catalyse a stronger future for the current and next generation of remote and rural Australians.
What will be different?
Remote and rural communities across Australia will be recognised as vital to the nation’s identity, wellbeing and future.
