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Capella Students receive funding for The Paddock Classroom

01 June 2003

In the Central Highlands region of Central Queensland, you will find the small close knit community of Capella one of the latest FRRR Small Grants recipients. The Capella State High School has grabbed the attention of FRRR – the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal one of Australia’s national philanthropic foundations supporting rural and remote Australian communities.

The Capella State High School has been successful in attaining funding for the Paddock Classroom project. The FRRR grant will be used to give students basic skills and knowledge associated with the beef industry, from selecting cattle for specific purposes such as marketing, showing or breeding to competing in the junior judging activities and learning breed type characteristics and industry specific standards.

Principle of the Capella State High School Ms Cheryl Lupschen said that ‘We were thrilled to gain support for our project given the intense competition for FRRR funding under the Small Grants Program. The aim of our project is to encourage students back into the rural industries in our area. The local beef industry will have a wider range of young people to select from and the students will have a wider range of skills to enrich their employment prospects.

Over 250 applications totalling just under $1 million worth of requests from rural and remote Australian communities were submitted to FRRR in the third funding round of Small Grants for Small Rural Communities. As Australia’s only national foundation dedicated to the needs of rural and regional Australia many community based organisations across the country are now turning to the young and innovative Foundation for assistance.

FRRR CEO Ms Sylvia Admans said that ‘It has become clearly evident that there are many communities across Australia in desperate need of support. FRRR’s Small Grants Program provides the assistance that many of these communities have been previously unable to access.’ The themes that have emerged from this round of funding include support for;

  • Community Buildings and Halls
  • Community Radio Stations
  • Information technology and communications
  • Indigenous communities
  • Rural Education

A great number of exciting and worthwhile projects were supported. Communities from as far north as Aurukun on the tip of Cape York across to Derby in Western Australia and as far south as The Furneaux Islands were successful in attaining funding this round.

The collaborative approach for funding Small Grants is designed to: make better, targeted use of funds improving access for rural and regional communities; provide a simpler application process, and enhance efficiency and effectiveness for philanthropic trusts and foundations who wish to support small communities. FRRR gratefully acknowledges the support of current funding partners The Myer Foundation, Perpetual Trustees, RE Ross Trust, the William Buckland Foundation and The Pratt Foundation.

Natalie Elliott, FRRR Marketing Manager 03) 5443 7300 or natalie@frrr.org.au top