Not enough people know about the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR), but they do a heap of great work in providing grants and disaster recovery funds to smaller communities across Australia. As they are receiving the funds from the recent Harcourt Rising fundraiser event supported by Phoenix FM and a heap of other local businesses, music artists and members of the public, we thought it would be great to set them and. And sure enough, Sarah Gradie from FRRR came in to the studio to chat to Brett and Keith about what they do, and the great outcomes they help create for communities.

Not enough people know about the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR), but they do a heap of great work in providing grants and disaster recovery funds to smaller communities across Australia. As they are receiving the funds from the recent Harcourt Rising fundraiser event supported by Phoenix FM and a heap of other local businesses, music artists and members of the public, we thought it would be great to set them and. And sure enough, Sarah Gradie from FRRR came in to the studio to chat to Brett and Keith about what they do, and the great outcomes they help create for communities.

The Phatt Community Conversations are interviews with local community organisations during The Phatt on community radio station 106.7 Phoenix FM Bendigo, Australia. The Phatt is on Wednesdays 7am-9am with Keith and Brett, follow us for more more in-depth chats with community organisations.

The Phatt Community Conversations are interviews with local community organisations during The Phatt on community radio station 106.7 Phoenix FM Bendigo, Australia. The Phatt is on Wednesdays 7am-9am with Keith and Brett, follow us for more more in-depth chats with community organisations.

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Sarah Gradie from FRRR - 11th March 2026

ANZAC Day is approaching and to get a better perspective on what is entailed in delivering the many commemorative services across Bendigo, and on the work that the RSL and similar organisations do for veterans and their families, Glenn Ludeman, President of the Bendigo District RSL came in for a long chat with Brett and Keith, providing important insight and understanding of the great work they do.

ANZAC Day is approaching and to get a better perspective on what is entailed in delivering the many commemorative services across Bendigo, and on the work that the RSL and similar organisations do for veterans and their families, Glenn Ludeman, President of the Bendigo District RSL came in for a long chat with Brett and Keith, providing important insight and understanding of the great work they do.

Glenn Ludeman, President Bendigo District RSL - 15th April 2026

No stranger to The Phatt, it was great to have Michelle Murphy, CEO of Bendigo Foodshare back with us to talk about the traditional Easter Book Fair fundraiser, with somewhere around 20,000 books available from Good Friday to Easter Monday at McGilvray Hall (Bendigo TAFE). But as always for The Phatt, Brett and Keith also chatted with Michelle about the huge 10 million kilos of food that has gone through Foodshare to communities, their work in supporting the emergency responders and those who were (and still are) impacted by the Harcourt bushfires, and the continued development of their Golden Square home.
There's a reason why Michelle is one of the favourite guests on The Phatt and today's conversation continued to amaze us on The Phatt in terms of the incredible work Michelle, the staff, and the army of volunteers and partners do through Bendigo Foodshare.

No stranger to The Phatt, it was great to have Michelle Murphy, CEO of Bendigo Foodshare back with us to talk about the traditional Easter Book Fair fundraiser, with somewhere around 20,000 books available from Good Friday to Easter Monday at McGilvray Hall (Bendigo TAFE). But as always for The Phatt, Brett and Keith also chatted with Michelle about the huge 10 million kilos of food that has gone through Foodshare to communities, their work in supporting the emergency responders and those who were (and still are) impacted by the Harcourt bushfires, and the continued development of their Golden Square home. There's a reason why Michelle is one of the favourite guests on The Phatt and today's conversation continued to amaze us on The Phatt in terms of the incredible work Michelle, the staff, and the army of volunteers and partners do through Bendigo Foodshare.

Michelle Murphy, CEO of Bendigo Foodshare - 1st April 2026

The Code 9 Foundation is a volunteer-staffed charity that provides a place of support for current & veteran professional first responders & 000 operators who live with PTSD, depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions that result from their service to the community.
They are fortunate to be partnered by local fundraising initiative Walk for Bell, who are raising funds towards the Code 9 Foundation in honour of Bella Canfield who was tragically taken away too soon.
The next Walk for Bell takes place this Saturday 28th of March in Bridgewater-on-Loddon.
Julie Scollary from Code 9 came in to chat to us about what they do, how valuable their partnership with Walk for Bell is, and how the public can head down to Bridgewater on Saturday for a great day and a great cause.

The Code 9 Foundation is a volunteer-staffed charity that provides a place of support for current &amp; veteran professional first responders &amp; 000 operators who live with PTSD, depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions that result from their service to the community. They are fortunate to be partnered by local fundraising initiative Walk for Bell, who are raising funds towards the Code 9 Foundation in honour of Bella Canfield who was tragically taken away too soon. The next Walk for Bell takes place this Saturday 28th of March in Bridgewater-on-Loddon. Julie Scollary from Code 9 came in to chat to us about what they do, how valuable their partnership with Walk for Bell is, and how the public can head down to Bridgewater on Saturday for a great day and a great cause.

Sarah Gradie from FRRR - 11th March 2026

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