FOUR North East organisations will share in more than $390,000 in Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal funding to assist local communities in areas of drought preparedness and resilience.
AgBiz Assist Limited was awarded $200,328 to cover two separate programs, Startup Shakeup will receive $95,000, and Alpine Valleys Community Leadership (AVCL) Fund will benefit from $95,000.
A wellbeing and social connection program facilitated by AgBiz Assist will build capacity of local people and communities in the Rural City of Wangaratta and Indigo Shire after $170,328 was awarded by FRRR.
The program will develop the skills and knowledge to face the unique challenges caused by drought through mental health awareness and support activities and training.
AgBiz Assist will also facilitate and strengthen drought preparedness and drive local action in the Ovens Murray region through the coordination of Community Impact Program activities and evaluation administration.
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Startup Shakeup will roll out a digital works skills program in Wangaratta and Indigo areas to build the capacity of local people and communities to develop the skills and knowledge to face the unique challenges caused by drought through business digital skills training.
AVCL will support capacity building activities where local people and communities have opportunities to develop skills and knowledge to deal with drought through its community leadership program.
FRRR awarded $3.65 million in grants to 11 agriculture-dependent regions across Australia, for projects that will better prepare their communities for the impacts of drought and a changing climate.
The $3,654,124 in grants is funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund, and delivered as part of the Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought Initiative’s Community Impact Program.
Nina O’Brien, disaster resilience and recovery lead for FRRR, said that the collaborative nature of the Community Impact Program means locals in each region have come together to identify and act on their communities’ drought preparedness priorities, at a grassroots level.
