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West Australian
02-07-2025
- General
- West Australian
Pingelly receives $20k FRRR and Suncorp grant for new SES building mural to celebrate first-responder vollies
Only one regional emergency service group in WA has received the nationwide Rebuilding Futures grant shared between 14 communities to boost resilience and preparedness in disaster-impacted areas. The Shire of Pingelly has received $20,000 from Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal and Suncorp for a mural titled 'Giants Among Us' for the State Emergency Service building depicting the SES, volunteer fire and rescue service, volunteer bush fire brigade and St John WA volunteers. The SES two-storey building will undergo a three-week transformation by regional large-scale artist Jerome Davenport in October. Shire of Pingelly chief executive Andrew Dover said the project would celebrate existing volunteers and inspire those upcoming. 'We look up to these volunteers, so that was the inspiration to physically look up to a large building and large figures,' he said. 'This will be inspirational for not only the existing volunteers demonstrating that we value them, but also future volunteers to know these people are respected in our community and it is something to aspire to. 'We have about 240 emergency service volunteers within the community which makes up about a quarter of our population, and it's just amazing. 'We are hoping this will subtly increase volunteers in our emergency services.' Other projects sharing the $316,822 grant included a practical training event covering various flood safety measures in Main Arm, NSW, fire resilience solutions in Brukunga, South Australia and various disaster preparedness workshops in Goulburn Valley, Victoria. Mr Dover said Pingelly was proud to be the only WA town to receive the grant and sees it as a huge community achievement. Pingelly SES local manager of 38 years Bill Mulroney said it will increase local preparedness by bringing attention to the services provided by the town. 'It's before their eyes, it'll be a striking image that that can't help but look at and it'll trigger their thought process to make sure they are prepared for any emergency we have,' Mr Mulroney said. 'Pingelly is a great little community and we should be able to keep it that way.' The shire's grant success follows the opening of two new volunteer fire brigade buildings in June in East and West Pingelly.
West Australian
03-06-2025
- Business
- West Australian
Several South West groups see the benefit of regional restoration grants
Several South West groups see the benefit of regional restoration grants as $1 million gets delivered across grassroots organisations across remote, rural and regional Australia. Funding recipients for the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal's flagship Strengthening Rural Communities program were annouced this month, with 101 organisations across the country receiving a share of $1,040,512. Three South West groups received funding from the program with Manjimup's Gulyara Aboriginal Corporation receiving $5000 for court support to provide culturally appropriate support for domestic and family violence victims from Indigenous and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities as they experience the court system, through volunteer training and delivery costs. Margaret River's RMR Soundwaves Spectrum: Sharpening Digital Skills, Sharing Voices program received $10,000 to provide volunteers with tailored digital skills training to support a community radio station's launch of an FM transmission service. The Boyanup Foundation Inc. received funds to buy a ride-on lawn mower. FRRR head of granting Jill Karena said rural people wanted their communities to be places that future generations choose to call home. 'Rural people know that for a thriving future, they need to be able to access services and opportunities like education and employment, social engagement, organisational capacity-building and health services,' she said. 'We're proud to support the people and places that are tackling these issues head-on. 'One of FRRR's current goals is to fund more initiatives that support and strengthen First Nations communities, so, it's been great to see an increase in applications from Indigenous-led organisations for projects that offer spaces to educate and celebrate culture, health and social services, self-determination, social enterprise and economic independence. 'We trust local people to know what the most pressing needs of their communities are, and what it will take to be socially and economically sustainable. We are proud to work with them to help their communities to flourish and thrive.'
