Rural Financial Counselling Service

The Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) provides farmers, fishers, foresters and related small rural businesses that are experiencing, or at risk of, financial hardship with free and impartial financial information, options, decision support and referral services. The Rural Financial Counselling Service is co-funded by Commonwealth and State Governments.

Services

Rural financial counsellors can help you to understand your financial position and the viability of your enterprise. They can help you develop and implement plans to improve your financial situation.

As part of their service, rural financial counsellors can also help you to:

• identify your financial and business options
• develop cash flow budgets and forecasts
• negotiate with your lenders
• access other professional services
• access industry and government assistance and grants.

Find your local RFCS

Rural financial counsellors are located within key agricultural communities across Australia. In Victoria there are four Rural Financial Counselling Service regions:

Western Region
77 Kennedy Street
Hamilton VIC 3300

Phone: 1300 735 578 or 03 5572 4540
Email: admin@wswrcs.com.au

Website: RFCS Victoria West

Eastern Region
1 Peart Street
Leongatha VIC 3953

Phone: 1300 045 747
Email: office@rfcsgippsland.org.au

Website: RFCS Gippsland

North East Region
102 Hume Street
Wodonga VIC 3690

Phone: 1300 834 775 and 02 6057 5777
Email: info@rfcsvicne.org.au

Website: Rural Financial Counselling Service, Victoria – North East

North West Region
139 Lime Avenue
Mildura VIC 3500

Phone: 1300 735 578
Email: admin@wswrcs.com.au

Alternatively, call the national number on 1300 771 741 or visit the Rural Financial Counselling Service website.