Rural Financial Counselling
The RFCS provides free, impartial and confidential financial counselling to help farmers, fishers and agriculture-dependent small businesses in their decision making.
While not specifically targeting drought assistance, the RFCS program aims to provide information and support to people in rural Australia by improving access to services.
Rural financial counsellors across Australia
- help clients identify financial and business options
- help clients negotiate with their lenders
- give clients information about Government and other assistance schemes
- refer clients to accountants, agricultural advisers and educational services, and
- refer clients to professionals for succession planning, family mediation and personal counselling.
Rural financial counsellors do not provide financial advice, succession planning or family, emotional or social counselling.
Eligibility requirements
RFCS clients must be farmers, fishers or agriculture-dependent small businesses.
For more information
View website for contact details in each state: Rural Financial Counselling or contact the Office of Rural Financial Counselling on 1800 686 175.
Last reviewed: 23 Nov 2009
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