The Mt Burdett – Rural and Regional Advancement Foundation

RRAF is a grant / funding arm of the Mt Burdett Foundation, the concept of the late Chris Reichstein, of Mt Burdett Farm and Muresk Old Collegian.

Chris was looking to return some of his good fortune to his community and regional Western Australia. The Foundation’s mission is to enrich and empower rural and regional Western Australia, by investing in people to build skills, confidence, opportunity and leadership.

What does the Rural & Regional Advancement Foundation do?

RRAF can be about building your skills if you fit the guidelines yourself.  RRAF is equally about energising those of us that have been around a while!!  Encourage us to help build succession in our communities by building up the skills, confidence and networks of those who we hope will continue to provide energy and time, resulting in impactful outcomes for our regional community for years to come.

Who is RFAF open to?

These opportunities are open to anyone living or working in regional Western Australia and who is early-mid stage of their chosen career path. It is not restricted to agriculture, and not just for those with careers that are based on tertiary qualifications. Passion and vision for the local community is what RRAF are looking for, no matter what the vocation. Our communities rely on people, people is what RRAF is all about.

There are two application streams available:

Individual Applications;
Early-mid career people based in regional WA are invited to apply for funding to help build their skills, confidence and/or networks in order to have a greater impact in their community.
You may be such a person or know someone that might be interested. Or you may be a senior person in your community that can see a person with phenomenal potential that just needs a ‘tap on the shoulder’ and some support in order to realise their potential.

Group Applications;
This is for anyone who has a project idea that would involve a group of early-mid career people in regional communities in WA. With the same guidelines as the Individual application, with slightly more requirements as it involves more people. You might have an idea yourself or anyone you know may have an amazing idea of a way to build skills, confidence and/or networks for a group of people in their community(s), to help those people add value and impact in that community(s) – and all that has been stopping them is funding to turn a dream into a reality. 

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Guidelines and specific application forms can be located on the Mt Burdett Website.

All Applications will be assessed on a monthly basis.

 

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The Mt Burdett Foundation invests in initiatives and people to contribute to a vibrant and resilient future throughout rural and regional Western Australia. 

The Foundation has been set up with two funding arms; one supporting projects benefiting the Esperance area and the second to support human capacity building throughout rural and regional communities in WA.