​​We take mental health, wellbeing and suicide in rural and regional Australia seriously. We recognise that people living and working on farms are subject to economic, climatic and social pressures. These pressures can affect their wellbeing, particularly during times of drought.

We fund local governments and community organisations to provide free support services such as:

The RFCS is an ongoing Australian Government program. It provides free and independent financial counselling to eligible farmers, fishers, foresters and small related businesses experiencing, or at risk of, financial hardship.

The overarching goal of the RFCS program is to build financially capable agricultural, fishing and forestry sectors that are profitable, financially self-reliant and better prepared to deal with risks.

Using a case management approach the Program aims to:

The Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) administers concessional loans on behalf of the Australian Government for:

• farm businesses
• drought-affected, farm-related small businesses

The purpose of the loans is to improve the long-term resilience and profitability of eligible businesses.

All plants imported into Australia, regardless of end use, have the potential to become weeds in Australia. Having a system to screen new plant introductions for weed potential reduces the chances of new weeds entering Australia.

Since the 1800s, new plant species have been introduced into Australia for a range of uses including agricultural production, horticulture and as ornamental plants. Over time a proportion of these species have escaped from domestic or agricultural cultivation and become weeds in Australia.