Local Support and Advice

Local Land Services

Local Land Services staff provide farmers with on the ground support and advice on animal nutrition, pasture management and livestock health.

Local Land Services are also running drought information sessions across NSW and can connect farmers with other specialists.

For more information specific to the Murray Region visit Local Land Services.

Rural Assistance Authority

The Rural Assistance Authority administers a wide range of assistance measures to the rural sector. These assistance measures are both Commonwealth and state funded. Whilst the rural sector is its core client, the Authority is also responsible for small businesses that have suffered loss or damage due to natural disaster.

For more information visit Rural Assistance Authority

Contact direct on P: 02 6391 3000 or P: 1800 678 593 (toll free) or email. 

Counselling Services

Farm Gate Counselling

Farm Gate Counselling provides support to rural farming communities and individuals within the broader agricultural sector who are experiencing severe stress due to the current drought.

For more information visit Murrumbidgee Health District

Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP)

RAMHP Informs, Educate and Connect people about and to appropriate mental health service. 

RAMHP work in partnership with Local Land Services, Department of Primary Industry, NSW Farmers, Local Governments and numerous health non-Government Organisations.

For more information visit RAMHP 

Rural Financial Counselling Service

Get help to deal with financial hardship. Talk to a rural financial counsellor. It is a free service. They can give you individual support to meet your needs.

More information visit the Rural Financial Counselling Service

Local Rural Financial Counselling for primary producers and small rural business:

Coleambally: Graham Christie

E: gchristie@rfcsnsw-sr.com.au
P: 02 6954 4179 M: 0438 444 540 

Deniliquin: Murray Freshwater

E: mfreshwater@rfcsnsw-sr.com.au
P: 03 5881 5766 M: 0428 815 766 

For crisis support please phone Lifeline on P: 13 11 14.