If you are a Primary Producer, you should register with Rural Aid so we know who and where you are. In the instance of a natural disaster in your region, we will be able to activate any assistance you may be eligible for quickly. We may also reach out to you if we are in the area or have location specific aid available.

Rural Aid provides ongoing assistance based on allocated resources and available funding, there is no cost to the Farmer.
Farmers can access ongoing Mental Health & Wellbeing support from one of our qualified counsellors on an ongoing basis, domestic water once every three months and hay dependent on availability, demand, and timing of hay drops to your region.
NOTE: Rural Aid’s assistance is available until the allocated funding or resources have been exhausted.

Rural Aid cannot approve a Farmer’s profile until we can validate the information supplied. Please have all required information and documentation on-hand while you complete and submit your registration. If you need assistance with any part of this process, please contact us.

If you are classified as a primary producer and can provide the necessary documentation, you will be eligible to register for Rural Aid’s assistance.

To check if you are already registered with us, please email our Disaster Assistance team.

You can see all of the available services here.

If you continue to operate as a Primary Producer, you may be eligible for ongoing assistance through Rural Aid, within our availability and timeframe guidelines.

Assistance provided by Rural Aid is separate from, and not impacted by any other Government entitlements or support.

Yes, if you are a Primary Producer.

Rural Aid understands the importance of your privacy. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information.

We assess the needs of recipients prior to providing any assistance and have several verification processes in place. If we don’t believe there is a genuine need for assistance, we will not provide it. Once assistance has been provided, we do not monitor how it is used by recipients.

When we are working in your area, we will contact you to check if you need to be included in the drop. There is a minimum stock count requirement to be included in a fodder drop, and this varies by animal type. The number of bales you are allocated will be based on your stock count and supply/demand in the region.

Other than the cost to pick the hay up from a local distribution point, there is no cost to the farmer.

Rural Aid sources hay from registered hay suppliers in various locations. As per state biosecurity regulations, vendor declarations from hay suppliers are required and forwarded to each farmer distribution drop point for their records.

You will need to be registered with Rural Aid, then you can review the services available and where you can read about, and apply for, Domestic Water

Rural Aid coordinates domestic water deliveries to assist farmers in need of household water. All farmers registered with Rural Aid can request a load of domestic water once per quarter, per farm. We will then use a local water carter to deliver a load of potable water directly to your house tank. We can work with your allocated water carter or find a local licenced carter for you. If you would like to request a load of water, you can email us directly.

The water coordinator can work with your allocated water carter or find a local licenced carter for you. For more information email the Disaster Assistance team.

No. Our program only allows for the delivery of potable water for domestic use.

Rural Aid cannot reimburse you for a water delivery you have already paid for.

You will need to register with us, however, you do not need to be a Primary Producer or supply a Primary Producer’s Declaration to be eligible for counselling. Rural Aid’s counselling intake line is available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm AEDST and can be contacted on 1300 175 594. If you are in need of assistance outside these hours, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

All Rural Aid Counsellors are qualified and registered with their governing body, such as the ACA (Australian Counselling Association), or the AASW (Australian Association of Social Workers).

We want to make this experience comfortable and convenient for you. If you would prefer to meet on farm, over the phone or on zoom, we are happy to accommodate you.

We can provide counselling to all members of the farming household.

There is no limit to the counselling sessions provided. These will be tailored around your identified mental health and wellbeing goals.

Counselling support is free.

On the 31st March 2023 Rural Aid launched its regular giving program. This is an exclusive program for our donors who sign up to give regularly. If you would like to learn more, please click here: truemates.ruralaid.org.au

Rural Aid’s data team have worked hard to locate our special donors who give to the charity regularly. If your name has been missed, that is you have not yet received a Welcome to the True mates program, please contact us so we can fix this for you https://www.ruralaid.org.au/contact-us/

At Rural Aid we are appreciative of every donation we receive, if you want to change your regular giving amount, please contact us to make this change for you https://www.ruralaid.org.au/contact-us/

Transactions are charged monthly however an annual financial statement is provided at the end of every financial year. To discuss this further, contact us at https://www.ruralaid.org.au/contact-us/

A True Mate is always there, celebrating the wins, and unwavering when the going gets tough. They know the road to recovery isn’t always fast or easy. A True Mate isn’t just there for a season…they are there for a reason. Be a part of a community that supports over 17,000 Aussie farmers every year.

 

Become a True Mate today and show our farmers how much you care each and every month.

Rural Aid assessed the needs of a recipient prior to providing any assistance and have several verification processes in place. If we do not believe there is a genuine need for assistance, we will not provide it. Once assistance has been provided, Rural Aid does not monitor how it is used by the recipients.

We are committed to ensuring that your donation is used to aid farmers and rural communities. Part of delivering our programs includes overheads and administrative costs, however, we endeavour to keep these as low as possible whilst also ensuring high levels of governance & accountability.

Rural Aid provides support to those Australian Farmers and their communities in need. Therefore, donations are prioritised to meet those with the greatest need. It is therefore the goal of every donation dollar to support all of the Rural Aid programs and services. To find out more about what Rural Aid provides, visit our webpage: https://www.ruralaid.org.au/services-provided/

All donations over $2AUD are tax deductible. You can request an email or postal copy of your receipt, bearing in mind that we do incur an additional cost to mail out. Please ensure you correctly enter your email or postal address details and check your spam and junk mail folders if you do not receive your email receipt.

We are not currently set up to receive physical donations. We can advise that there are several charities that support rural communities in this way including GIVIT.

If you are interested in running a fundraising event for Rural Aid, please complete this form to receive your Letter of Authority to fundraise.

You can create your own fundraising page here. You can then share the page with friends, family, co-workers and your community to help raise funds for Rural Aid to support programs and services provided for our Australian farmers and their rural communities.

Please email us to organise the deposit of the funds and return the barrel as the campaign has ended and it needs to be destroyed.

You can create a fundraising page and generate a QR code to place on flyers or tent cards within your facility.

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You can subscribe to our newsletter in the footer of our website, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube & LinkedIn.

This is the charitable giving of larger donations with the goal to improve the lives of others. It is through ongoing support that allows Rural Aid to bring hope and solutions to farmers in need. Rural Aid works hard to develop relationships with supporters and offers philanthropic givers the opportunity to not only make a significant contribution, but also the option to meet and participate with the Farmers whose lives they are improving.

Yes, please email philanthropy@ruralaid.org.au and our professional team will contact you as soon as possible. Please be assured that the Philanthropy and Fundraising teams at Rural Aid endorse the Fundraising Institute of Australia code of practice with all enquires and conversations are treated with strict privacy.

Sign up to hold a fundraiser event here

Our Annual Reports are all on our website here.

There are several ways to leave a bequest, dependent on what is best for you and your family.
For information, visit https://www.ruralaid.org.au/bequest/

Create a profile and volunteer through Farm Army. To enquire about volunteering at the Rural Aid Head Office, contact us.

Email our Community Team

Rural Transition Services has partnered with industry leaders, Next Rural, to deliver transition and succession planning services to farming families.
Next Rural are specialists in business transition and succession planning and, through their proven methodology, have successfully assisted hundreds of farming families and businesses over the past 15 years.
Rural Transition Services is a fully owned enterprise of the national charity Rural Aid, who have provided over 50,000 support activities to farmers across Australia. Not only do clients of Rural Transition Services benefit from a proven transition planning methodology, but if required, Rural Aid can provide additional support with all net proceeds of Rural Transition Services going back to Rural Aid, to continue supporting farmers and rural communities when they need a hand.
To find out more, head to www.ruraltransitionservices.com.au

We call it a transition as we see it as a journey of time, with a family working together, to take agreed actions, to achieve their desired future outcomes.
We know that some conversations are not easy and when the dynamic of many stakeholders are involved, it can be challenging to know how to start.

There are many unique issues that make the transition and succession planning of a family farming business complex. A family farm is more than just a business and being able to separate the conversations regarding management, business ownership, property ownership, retirement and family legacy, ensures that healthy family relationships are developed or maintained, and stakeholder expectations are clearly communicated.

Providing clarity and certainty with a clear path of what the family wants to achieve and where they want to get to, requires an agreed and documented approach of how they will get there.

Providing certainty, clarity and family harmony are at the heart of what we do and why we do it.

To find out more, head to www.ruraltransitionservices.com.au