Rural Financial Counselling Service Victoria - North East

RFCS VIC-NE is a not for profit organisation that raises funds, accepts donations, operates a social enterprise and receives Government grants to provide a range of services to improve the wellbeing of rural and regional people and their communities.

We work in collaboration with government agencies, businesses, philanthropists and community organisations and have DGR status, therefore any donations to RFCS Vic-NE are tax deductible.

We provide the delivery of Rural Financial Counselling Services trading as RFCS Victoria – North East and a broader range of family business support services and land holder engagement services through our social enterprise operation trading as AgBiz Assist.

The objectives of the RFCS program are to:

·         provide clients with access to financial information, options, decision support and referrals to other sources of industry, professional and government assistance,

·         empower clients to make their own decisions on how to most effectively manage change and adjustment issues and

·         deliver effective, flexible and responsive services to those in need of assistance.

The RFCS program helps clients to:

·         effectively manage change and adjustment and

·         be more profitable, competitive and sustainable.

The RFCS program was established in 1986 to support families in financial crisis brought on by ongoing drought, depressed commodity prices and increasing interest rates, and has continued to respond to the ongoing need in rural communities.