A national charity
Rural Aid
Supporting farmers, their families and rural communities through disaster assistance, community development and mental health support.
Three kinds of support
Rural Aid works alongside supporters, partners and volunteers to give practical, timely help where it is needed.
Disaster assistance
Help for farming families recovering from natural disasters and hardship, including Farm Recovery Events where volunteers repair fences and clear debris.
Volunteering →
Community development
Working with rural towns to support local leadership, plan community-led projects and strengthen the connections that help people through hard times.
Community development →
Mental health and wellbeing
Free, confidential counselling for farmers and their families, from counsellors based in rural towns across the country.
Mental health and wellbeing →Why towns matter
When farmers are under pressure, entire towns feel it: local businesses, sporting clubs, schools and community groups.
Strong, connected towns help farmers and their families stay on the land and stay hopeful. That is why Rural Aid’s community development work is about connection, local capability and practical projects. Communities lead, and Rural Aid supports.
Rural Aid on OurHub
This is Rural Aid’s place on OurHub. News and events posted here can show on the Wingham hub, once the hub’s committee approves the link.
Get in touch
Rural Aid Ltd. Phone 1300 327 624. Email contact@ruralaid.org.au. PO Box 476, Indooroopilly Centre, Queensland 4068.
Free, confidential counselling for farmers and their families: the counselling intake line is 1300 175 594. Donations, volunteering and everything else are on ruralaid.org.au.