Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal Community Volunteer Survey

FRRR, the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal are calling on ALL VOLUNTEERS of Community Groups across Regional, Rural and Remote to participate in a survey.

Local community groups and not-for-profit organisations play a really important role in remote, rural and regional communities. But with so many things affecting so many communities – from drought, fires and floods to the mouse plague and of course the COVID-19 pandemic – how are they faring? What support do they need?

Our colleagues at @followFRRR are trying to answer this question, and more, with their Heartbeat of Rural Australia research study.

Its aim is to understand and quantify the role of community-based organisations in sustaining the vitality of remote, rural and regional Australia. 

Like FRRR, we’re keen to understand impacts of all these recent events and to identify the factors that are currently affecting the capacity, capability, influence and leadership of grassroot community group.

So, do you know of a local community group or not-for-profit making a difference in remote, rural or regional Australia? If so, please encourage them to have their say.

They are looking for responses from groups ranging from;

                • Hall management committees

                • Local environmental groups

                • Progress associations

                • Traditional Owner groups

                • Larger regional not-for-profits that may service more than one town.

Please share this survey
The more organisations that participate, the more valid the data will be, and the more influence it will have. Therefore, if your organisation is on the ground we encourage you to complete the survey yourself, and to share the survey across your rural, regional and remote community networks.

Please complete the Survey
The survey closes September 30, 2021 and takes approx 20 minutes to complete.

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