FRRR (Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal)

Ever spent hours searching for reliable stats about your community? 🤔 We’ve got good news! FRRR’s new Community Data Tool makes data access easy for rural changemakers. It’s a free, up-to-date, online resource where you can find key local insights, from population and remoteness data to SEIFA scores, income levels and health indicators, all in one simple, up-to-date platform. Built for us by Seer Data & Analytics and funded by the Australian Government, it helps local groups turn knowledge into measurable impact. Explore the tool: https://lnkd.in/g3H9Svxq #CommunityDataTool #NFPResources

South Myall Catchment Landcare’s Grazing Naturally workshops empowered landholders to protect against drought. 🌾 A $10,170 Small Network Grant, funded by the Australian Government, supported the group to adopt a grazing system that improves soil health, ground cover and drought preparedness. Expert-led sessions and demonstrations were well-attended, with farmers eager to learn how controlled grazing and strategic paddock management can transform land resilience and profitability. The initiative sparked strong community engagement and practical change, with measurable improvements to pasture conditions in just six months.  Read more: https://lnkd.in/gHBwAGQ8 #GrazingNaturally #RuralAgriculture #SmarterGrazing #GrazingTechniques #CommunityGrants #SNG #HRCPD #FDF #SmallNetworkGrants

Congratulations to all of this year’s #ShineAwards finalists and winner who all do so much for their rural communities. A huge round of applause in particular for Louise Martin who we are proud and honoured to have on the FRRR (Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal) #OutbackAdvisoryBoard Louise, your leadership, tenacity and impact is inspiring and very deserving of this recognition 👏🎉 Penny Fowler thank you for continuing to champion our rural communities and those who do so much; but are often invisible - the awards are a wonderful way to shine the spotlight on them. Donna Digby GAICD

Last week the first named storm of the 2025–2026 cyclone season barreled through the Top End - impacting communities from Cape Don and across the Tiwi Islands, down to Berkley River Mouth in Western Australia. It is the biggest cyclone the Northern Territory has faced since Tracy in 1974, and now the earliest-season storm on record. Our thoughts are with everyone in the path of that storm - we know that you will have a long clean up and rebuild ahead of you. At FRRR, our focus is on strengthening the capacity of remote, rural and regional communities before, during and after events like this. As we gear up to support communities nationwide to prepare for the coming season, and to stand alongside those already beginning to assess the impacts, we’re inviting supporters to join our Regular Giving Circle. Your monthly contribution will help us ensure that flexible, on-the-ground assistance is available when and where it’s needed most. 🔗https://ow.ly/bkOw50XyRus #NTCyclone #CommunityRecovery #RuralAustralia #RegularGivingCircle #CommunityGrants #RuralPhilanthropy #DonatetoHelp #CycloneFina

A heartfelt thank you to ACM and award-winning cartoonist David Pope for their generous support of FRRR through The Coast is Calling online shop. Since 2020, this initiative has contributed more than $75,000 to our bushfire recovery work, alongside a $10,000 donation from Redbubble. We’re incredibly grateful for more than five years of partnership and commitment to supporting rural and regional communities. Thank you for helping us back local recovery all these years.🌱 📸 Artwork by Walkley Award-winning cartoonist, David Pope. #BushfireRecovery #Fundraising #RuralAustralia #LocalSolutions #LastingImpact #Philanthropy

Are you passionate about place-based approaches in remote, rural and regional Australia? Do you have experience in building the capacity of not-for-profit and community organisations? Are you a collaborative and empowering people leader who invests in capability and culture, building teams that are accountable, connected, and driven by purpose? If so, you could be the perfect fit to join our team as the new Head of Rural Horizons. 👏 Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gJ394Ad ⏰ Applications close Sunday 7 December. #PhilanthropyJobs #RuralJobs #PlaceBasedWork #StrategicLeadershipJobs

GOOD NEWS! 😊 Remote, rural and regional communities nationwide will share more than $980,000 in the latest round of our Strengthening Rural Communities program. From improving community halls and crisis infrastructure to enhancing digital inclusion - these grants will boost resilience, connection and opportunity, while backing the solutions locals know will make the biggest difference. Explore the full list of recipients and the work they are doing in their communities 👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gb8uzvQP 📸 Lake Grace Community Resource Centre. #SRC #RuralAustralia #CommunityGrants #LocalLed #Philanthropy #SustainableCommunities

It was great to host Warren Miller from Spinifex Foundation SA at our Bendigo office last week. There's nothing quite like spending time together in person to continue strengthening the connection we built through our partnership on the Aboriginal Health in Aboriginal Hands program. While there, Warren joined our weekly national team meeting, mesmerising everyone with the Foundation's journey as an emerging Indigenous-led philanthropic organisation. He shared many valuable insights about how, together, we can continue to support First Nations communities. So important to keep having these conversations, creating the time and the space, to keep listening and learning from each other. 💚 #FirstNationsCommunities #SelfDetermination #IndigenousLedPhilanthropy #LastingImpact

What gets in the way of generations leading together? Maybe habits, structures or expectations can make it hard to share knowledge and responsibility… or perhaps there’s something else entirely. 👂As you may recall, we’re developing a NextGen Blueprint for remote, rural and regional communities and we want to hear from you! What needs to shift? Please share your thoughts in our survey. 🔗 https://ow.ly/bNcc50XthLs #NextGenBluePrint #IntergenerationalLeadership #YoungLeaders #YouthPrograms #YouthLedProjects #Changemakers #LocalSolutions #LastingImpact #NextGen

Today, with our longtime partners ANZ we announced the recipients of the 2025 Seeds of Renewal program! A total of $250,000 in grants has been awarded to 19 NFP and community groups. Examples of the projects funded this round include: 🌱 Yarredi Services – Healing Spaces: Transforming the outdoor area of a crisis accommodation centre into a safe, therapeutic space to support trauma recovery in Port Lincoln, SA. 🌱 Amaris Wildlife Sanctuary – Room to Roam: Addressing the urgent need for sustainable food and water access for orphaned and injured wildlife in Tenterden, WA. 🌱 Regional Financial Counselling NSW – Growing Financial Futures: Delivering inclusive, strengths-based financial wellbeing workshops and resources for supported workers and young people living with disability in the Mid-Coast region in Taree, NSW. The full list of grant recipients and their locally-led projects can be found here: https://lnkd.in/g75SPEFK #SeedsofRenewal #ANZSeeds #CommunityGrants #LocallyLedProjects #Volunteers #AccesstoHousing #EnvironmentalSustainability #FinancialWellbeing #LocalCommunities