PRIMARY ROLE PRIMARY ROLE

The Australian and Queensland governments provide funding to organisations to deliver the Rural Financial Counselling Program throughout rural Australia by employing rural financial counsellors in key regional areas.

The Central Western Queensland Remote Area Planning & Development Board (RAPAD) is auspicing the Rural Financial Counselling Program for Queensland's Central Southern Region. This is delivered through the registered business Rural Financial Counselling Service Queensland - Central Southern Region.
 
OBJECTIVES 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.