Disaster Resilient: Future Ready
Burnett Inland
Disaster Resilient: Future Ready is a national initiative of the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR), that supports remote, rural & regional communities to lead initiatives that improve wellbeing, increase preparedness and strengthen resilience. This enables them to have greater capacity to endure, adapt and evolve positively when faced with the impacts of climate, disasters and other disruptions.
When community members, local organisations and regional stakeholders collaborate and build their knowledge of climate risks in the local area, they become better leaders and are better equipped to facilitate community-driven innovation processes.
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FRRR and local lead partner Red Earth Community Foundation are working in collaboration with Minderoo Foundation, leveraging their networks, expertise and adaptable approach towards community resilience by supporting six small communities in the Burnett Inland region to strengthen their resilience (Kalpowar, Dallarnil, Tansey, Proston, Kumbia and Cherbourg).
This work is also supported by the Australian Government, through the National Emergency Management Agency, under the Preparing Australian Communities Program – Local Stream.
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The focus is on community-led, resilience-building activities – driven by local people - that dovetail into the local disaster preparedness, response and recovery ecosystem.
Attendance at AIDR Conference 2024
Connecting on-the-ground disaster responders and community members with national networks, learning opportunities and knowledge sharing at the 2024 AIDR Conference was a highlight of the DR:FR program.
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From Red Earth’s perspective, we love that the DR:FR program, and the opportunity to take some awesome Burnett Inland locals to the AIDR conference, aligns with our commitment to support community leaders, invest in people, and build capacity within our region.
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The ‘ripple effect’ of Red Earth’s eleven year history and investment in the Burnett Inland is creating opportunities to successfully partner with national organisations, like FRRR, to deliver key priorities at a local level.
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These partnerships help us co-design solutions for today’s challenges and build forward for a better Burnett Inland.
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Watch the webinar below where we unpack key takeaways from the conference, and explore how we can apply these in local communities...