Helping Hands
Where Korumburra people connect and share ideas in order to build resilience
Helping Hands derived after a group of Korumburra community members answered a call out from the Foundation of Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) who were willing to assist in building a resilient community through funding from their Disaster Resilience Future Ready program.
This group is now the Korumburra Staying Strong (KSS) group and our main activity is running the Helping Hands project. Our consultation showed our community is very diverse and if we provide a place for people to be heard and share their views on what would address Korumburra needs, then people will come along and contribute.
Helping Hands, is an 18 month pilot project from late 2023 through to early 2025. During the pilot our group will be keeping a keen eye on how it goes and work on future plans.
How this works
Helping Hands connects people wanting to help with particular projects, connect people to share the same interests, or assist community groups looking for people to assist them. Community members or community groups can register their project, idea or campaign they require assistance with. These projects can be anything from an idea you would like to see come to fruition to assisting a once off event or working bee.
Register your interest in helping to get calls for help to your inbox. Or come along to one of our Helping Hands events and meet people and share ideas in person.
Find out what support is already available in our community
The Helping Hands project encourages community ideas and action, and we also promote what the Korumburra community already has, that is why we have actively pushed for the Community Support Guide to be delivered to every household in Korumburra.
Why volunteer?
It is rewarding and assists in building a resilient community by connecting people.
A resilient community lies in capturing the passion, imagination, and resources of its people who focus on optimism, take risks and encourage a 'can do' attitude. Every great change starts from very small conversations held amongst people who care.