Lockhart Shire nestles in the heart of the Riverina and is one of it's most productive agricultural and pastoral areas.
The Dylan Alcott Foundation is committed to helping young Australians with disabilities overcome the barriers of entry to sport and education by providing fundraising for grants, scholarships and mentoring.
The foundations fundraising efforts will help to achieve big dreams through tangible means, purchasing expensive and much-needed sporting equipment, providing scholarships at leading education institutions and mentoring programs with industry trailblazers.
Find out more at this link: Dylan Alcott Foundation - Helping young Australians with disabilities
Flood recovery grants - New recovery grants for flood impacted businesses
Recovery grants of up to $50,000 are available for small businesses and not-for-profit organisations affected by the ongoing flooding in NSW.
A significant number of businesses have been impacted by multiple flooding events since August. A full list of eligible LGAs is available on the NSW Rural Assistance Authority's (RAA) Declared Natural Disasters webpage. To learn more visit the Service NSW website or call 13 77 88.
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) - Ongoing
The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, FRRR is a not-for-profit organisation, that connects common purposes and funding from government, business and philanthropy with the genuine local needs of rural communities. Their aim and vision is to create a vibrant, resilient and revitalised remote, rural and regional Australia.
FRRR provides funding and capacity building support at the hyper-local level, with reach, relationships, networks, and know-how to align funding, big and small, to community-led solutions that build resilience and long-term viability and vitality of smaller remote, rural, and regional communities across Australia. For all information on FRRR go to this link: https://frrr.org.au/funding/
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) - Strengthening Rural Communities Program - Ongoing
Small & Vital: The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Small & Vital stream gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities.
Grants up to $10,000 are available for a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities that strengthen local people, places and climate solutions, with a preference for smaller communities (populations under 15,000). Grants are assessed quarterly and are ongoing. For more information visit: Strengthening Rural Communities — Small & Vital | FRRR
Small & Vital: The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Small & Vital stream gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities.
Grants up to $10,000 are available for a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities that strengthen local people, places and climate solutions, with a preference for smaller communities (populations under 15,000). Grants are assessed quarterly and are ongoing. For more information visit: Strengthening Rural Communities — Small & Vital | FRRR
FRRR Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought Initiative – Community Impact Program - Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Lead Organisations in Far West NSW, Northwest QLD and Great Southern in WA close 8 March 2023
Through this initiative, with the Australian Government’s support, we’re investing in the future, enabling agriculture-dependent communities to identify and act on their drought preparedness priorities at a grassroots level.
It will do this by investing in projects that seek to strengthen social and community networking, support, engagement and wellbeing by delivering a tailored package of support that includes:
Highways and Byways acknowledge that recent years have been difficult: extended periods of
drought, bushfires, floods and a global health pandemic have left many
communities struggling. Our grants support communities, especially those
experiencing disadvantage and inequality, as they heal and grow in the
aftermath of these challenges.
Grants up to $4,000 will be available for practical environmental restoration
and rehabilitation projects, and community-focused initiatives that encourage
community re-connection and strengthening post-pandemic.
Further information is available via their website: www.hb.org.au/grants