2018 archived FRRR Media Releases

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Welcome to our News & Views section. Here we share all of our media releases relating to programs and other important information relating to our organisation.

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For any media enquiries relating to FRRR, please email Julie Weldon or call 0423 110 802.

Date	Story heading	Story summary
20 Dec 2018	FRRR strengthens foundations for lasting impact	The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) has released its 2017/18 Annual Review, chronicling the organisation's financial performance and delivery to communities in need through grant-making.
20 Dec 2018	FRRR adopts a new grants structure	FRRR has announced that it is moving to a new grant from January 2019. Programs will be grouped into three streams, and most small grants programs will be rolled into one program, which is always open for applications. FRRR will continue to support all of the issues it always has.
5 Dec 2018	More than $250,000 in grants to seed 27 rural community initiatives	FRRR has announced 27 community groups will share in $250,000 in community grants, plus a further $12,990 in IT equipment, through the ANZ Seeds of Renewal Program.
29 Nov 2018	New partnership to help strengthen communities in rural, regional and remote NSW	The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation (VFFF) and the Foundation for Rural&Regional Renewal (FRRR) have announced a $5 million, five-year partnership to strengthen a small number of rural, regional and remote communities in New South Wales.
22 Nov 2018	Grassroots mental health initiatives receive a $200,000 boost	FRRR has awarded 14 grants to community groups across rural, regional and remote Australia to help fund initiatives that will improve mental health support in those communities. In total, thanks to support from CCI Giving, the groups will share $200,000. The projects funded include general information sessions, specific advice services and targeted support services.
21 Nov 2018	Education the big winner in cotton community grants	As part of the National Agriculture Day celebrations, Bayer today celebrated the hardworking Australian cotton growers who have secured $750,000 for their local communities over the past five years through the Aussie Cotton Farmers Grow Communities (ACFGC) grants program sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer.
26 Oct 2018	Sally Foundation supports eight youth-focused projects in Orange, NSW	Eight community groups in Orange, NSW, will receive grants of up to $3,000 in the latest round of the Sally Foundation annual grant program. The program provides supports to young people up to age 25 living in regional Australia, to develop greater social capacity, resilience and leadership skills in youth by building strong connections across their local community.
25 Oct 2018	$17M in grants available for drought-affected communities	FRRR has announced that $17 million is available immediately to community groups in drought-affected communities across the country. Funding comes from the Australian Government, which committed $15million, and a number of other generous philanthropic, corporate and individual donors. Grants of up to $150,000 are available.
22 Oct 2018	Grants help local rural Victorians age in place	The grant recipients for the thirteenth round of the Caring for Ageing Rural Australians (CARA) grant program have been announced. Eleven groups across Victoria will share in $225,000 of grants to improve aged care facilities and support in their communities.
27 Sep 2018	Four health service projects receive big boost	Four organisations share in over $475,000 in Enhancing Country Health Outcomes (ECHO) grants. The program supports organisations to implement vital health services in rural and regional communities in NSW and Victoria.
20 Sep 2018	Qld drought-affected communities get a helping hand	Sixteen community projects in drought-ravaged Queensland are the beneficiaries of the latest round of Tackling Tough Times Together grants, sharing $251,947 in grants.
6 Sep 2018	Capturing lessons learnt in best practice community and philanthropy partnerships	The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) and Philanthropy Australia today release their Leading practice in community and philanthropy partnerships report. The report is based on outcomes conveyed by Community and Philanthropy Partnerships Week grant recipients.
22 Aug 2018	Grants to address the tough topics facing rural and regional youth	FRRR today announced 20 groups will receive grants to implement ideas developed at the 20th Heywire Regional Youth Summit. The communities benefiting from the grants are spread right across Australia, from Alice Springs NT, to Riverside TAS, Theodore QLD, Victor Harbour SA, Orange NSW, Albany WA and Foster VIC.
13 Aug 2018	New donors mean more funds for rural communities	Round 34 of the Small Grants for Rural Communities program is now open. Thanks to several new and continuing donors, FRRR is offering more than $525,000 for grants to rural, regional and remote communities to address local community priorities.
2 Aug 2018	Drought crisis reaches beyond farmers	FRRR is calling on those generously donating to drought relief not to forget that the effects of the drought are felt well beyond the farm gate. CEO Natalie Egleton highlights that those living and working in farming communities that are drought-affected also need support.
16 Jul 2018	ANZ Seeds of Renewal growing resilience in rural Australia	FRRR and ANZ are inviting applications for the ANZ Seeds of Renewal program for projects that help build thriving rural and regional communities.
13 Jul 2018	Victorian dairy community groups receive grants	The Gardiner Dairy Foundation and FRRR have announced that 27 Victorian dairy community groups have been awarded funds as part of the 2018 Working in Dairy Communities Small Grants program. These often catalytic grants play a vital role in enabling grassroots groups to create strong and vibrant communities.
12 Jul 2018	Grants support ongoing recovery of communities affected by Black Saturday	FRRR has announced more funding for projects supporting the ongoing recovery of communities affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires. Another 30 groups will share more than $340,000 to support projects that local communities have identified will assist in their ongoing recovery.
11 Jul 2018	Big impact with the help of small grants	FRRR has awarded 104 grants to community groups in small rural and regional communities across Australia. The projects vary from education to environmental studies, leadership training to refrubi9shing community facilities, and health campaigns. All of them are addressing issues that the local community deems important to their wellbeing and prosperity.
9 Jul 2018	Mental health initiatives in rural, regional and remote Australia receive a boost	The In a Good Place grants program, funded by CCI Giving, the charitable foundation of Catholic Church Insurance (CCI), is open to applicants nationally with grants of up to $20,000 available from an annual pool of $200,000.
2 Jul 2018	Aussie Cotton Farmers Grow Communities Grants grants now open	We are inviting local not-for-profit and community organisations to apply for one of 30 $5,000 grants. Monsanto Fund's Aussie Cotton Farmers Grow Communities grants program is in its fifth year, distributing over $600,000 to 120 community projects via previous rounds. The program supports community projects that address rural mental health issues, preschool, primary and secondary education, disability, the arts, infrastructure, nursing, food and emergency services.
28 Jun 2018	FRRR appoints two new board members	FRRR has announced the appointment of two new board members - Sue Middleton, from WA; and Andrew McKenzie, from NSW.
27 Jun 2018	Free video tips for successful community projects	In partnership with Australia Post, FRRR has developed a series of free videos, detailing how community groups can get local projects up and running successfully.
31 May 2018	Enhancing Country Health Outcomes	FRRR has announced a new program that offers grants up to $150,000 to not-for-profit organisations to strengthen, improve accessibility and retain quality primary health care services for people living in rural NSW and VIC.
16 May 2018	Breaking down barriers to education for rural students	The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) has awarded 35 community groups more than $255,000 in grants to fund initiatives that help to break down education barriers for children and youth across rural, regional and remote Australia.
7 May 2018	More than $240,000 available to support ongoing recovery of communities affected by Cyclone Debbie	The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) is encouraging eligible not-for-profit groups in communities most severely impacted by Cyclone Debbie and subsequent flooding in Queensland and New South Wales to apply for grants of up to $15,000 to assist their ongoing recovery.
28 Mar 2018	Launch of FRRR's Evaluation Impact Report	Over the last 18 months, thanks to support from the Sidney Myer Fund, we have completed an in-depth review of 25,000 applications received over our 17 years of grant-making. The result is the FRRR Impact Report.
27 Mar 2018	Grants help drought affected Qld communities tackle tough times together	Community groups in drought-affected parts of Queensland will share in $166,260 in grants, thanks to FRRR's Tackling Tough Times Together (TTTT) program.
20 Mar 2018	FRRR prepares to support disaster-affected areas	An update from FRRR on its response to last weekend's fires and cyclone, and an update on the imminent launch of support for communities affected by last year's Cyclone Debbie.
2 Mar 2018	NSW communities to pilot community-led approach to disaster preparedness	The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) has announced that three NSW communities will be the first to trial a new national framework to improve community disaster preparedness and resilience.
14 Feb 2018	Grants available to support rural communities where they need it most	The next round of FRRR's Small Grants for Rural Communities (SGRC) program is now open. More than $350,000 is available in grants of up to $5,000 to enable local not-for-profit groups to implement projects and activities that strengthen their communities. Priority is given to projects in communities of 10,000 people or fewer.
13 Feb 2018	Small Grants, Big Outcomes: 91 community projects funded nationally via FRRR's flagship program	Ninety-one community groups have been awarded grants totalling $374,740 through FRRR's Small Grants for Rural Communities program.
29 Jan 2018	Gardiner Dairy Foundation offers grants to Victorian dairy communities	The Gardiner Dairy Foundation and FRRR will run free grant-seeker workshops in Victorian dairy communities, ahead of the opening of the Working in Dairy Communities Small Grants program. Through this program, grants of up to $5,000 will be available to positively impact those living in Victorian dairy communities.
18 Jan 2018	ANZ supports Australia's rural communities with more than $250,000 in Seeds of Renewal grants	26 community organisations around regional Australia are the recipients of the 2017 ANZ Seeds of Renewal program. Supported by Lenovo, the program aims to encourage community initiatives that support the sustainability and vibrancy of rural communities.
15 Jan 2018	FRRR's influence reaches Canada	In December 2017, Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) published a disaster response toolkit titled 'When Disaster Strikes: a Guide for Community Foundations'. The toolkit names FRRR as a 'leader in exploring philanthropy's role and response to disaster.'
15 Jan 2018	Young people and rural communities get a boost from Domino's Give for Good grants	Twenty-six not-for-profit groups will share in just under $110,000 thanks to the second round of the Domino's Give for Good small grant program.The funds will help grass-roots organisations to deliver community-led projects that build stronger rural and regional communities across Australia. Projects focus on education or youth initiatives, leadership and entrepreneurship, and improving preparedness and recovery from natural disasters.