Primary Role:

The primary role of the Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) Programme is to support primary producers, fishermen and small rural businesses who are suffering financial hardship, and who have no alternative sources of impartial support, to manage the challenges of industry change and adjustment.

Aim of the RFCS Programme:
The RFCS Programme aims to help primary producers, fishermen and small rural businesses identify ways to become self-reliant and better equipped to manage change and adjustment.

Objectives:
The objectives of the RFCS Programme are to:

• make sure primary producers, fishermen and small rural businesses have access to financial information, options, decision support and referral services
• allow primary producers, fishermen and small rural businesses to consider information and options to implement decisions to effectively manage change and adjustment
• encourage early contact and use of rural financial information services to promote awareness of the benefits of early intervention in accessing information and available services, and
•  provide a needs-based financial information and referral service that is free, effective, responsive and flexible.