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FRRR promotes the role of philanthropy in natural disaster recovery - 23 December 2011

Insight 5: Emergency Management - Trauma and Resilience - FRRR has authored an article on the role philanthropy can play in natural disaster recovery. > More

Supporting the educators - 2 November 2011

The Alyangula Community may be found some 630km south-east of Darwin. Highly pro-active and self-motivating, the community has established a community library and an education centre. In applying for a REACH grant, the aim of community members was to fund visits from a senior consultant and practitioner specialising in early childhood development, education and behaviour management. The firm belief was that this would benefit parents, children and the staff who work with them. > More

Creating a meeting place - 1 November 2011

Creating a meeting place Mungery is a township of some 2,400 residents located approximately 500kms west of Sydney. Living in a remote rural area, residents rely heavily on each other and on their local halls which in many cases are the only meeting places for the area. > More

Building a platform for Festivals - 31 October 2011

Building a platform for Festivals The Taradale Mineral Springs Festival is one of the many small but well supported arts and cultural festivals in rural Victoria. As has been the case with other smaller festivals, the committees have had to spend money every year on hiring a suitable mobile stage from the larger regional centres. This incurs a high delivery charge. > More

Connecting, inspiring and educating the young people of Kalumburu - 31 October 2011

Connecting, inspiring and educating the young people of Kalumburu At FRRR we often receive letters of thanks and highly-gratifying stories of how our funding has benefited communities. > More