Objectives of the Foundation

FRRR has been established as a partnership between philanthropy, governments and business to stimulate rural and regional renewal in Australia.

We take a leadership role in assisting regional communities to respond to social, cultural and economic change. In addition we collaborate with communities around Australia and strengthen their capacity to drive change. FRRR encourages innovation and creativity from rural and regional communities.

FRRR's objective is:

To promote for the public benefit rural and regional renewal, regeneration and development in Australia in social, economic, environmental and cultural areas.

FRRR aims to achieve its objectives including the funding support of projects to meet the following objectives and have a real potential to achieve significant results for people within rural and regional Australia.

• Promote for the public benefit, rural regeneration and development in Australia in social, economic, environmental and cultural areas.
• Add value to the work of rural organisations to resolve regional development issues at a national and local level.
• Strengthen regional capacity for growth, development and adjustment in the context of national and global change.
• Develop new ideas and methods through thinking, researching, debating, testing and informing to address issues facing regional and rural Australia
• Strengthen the regional and rural voice to ensure vigorous regional and rural participation in national growth and development.
• Provide facilitation services to assist groups to lead and face change so that regional and local communities can choose paths to their futures.
• Raise money and other resources (both tax deductible and non-tax deductible) for the operation of the national body and the funding of national services and programs to resource rural Australia.
• Raise money and other resources (both tax deductible and non-tax deductible) for direct use by regions for projects and/or seed funding for local capacity building and funding bodies.
• Provide expertise and support to local and regional bodies to assist them to raise funds for local capacity building projects and initiatives.