Rural Aid was founded in 2015 to provide a holistic support program to rural Australia. The starting point for the charity was the success of the Buy a Bale campaign, which Australians have generously donated to allowing the distribution of fodder, hampers and more.

Other initiatives support its vision that farming and rural communities are safeguarded to ensure their sustainability both during and after these natural disasters. In 2018 Rural Aid embarked on the development of a specialised counselling program, 100% fully funded to support rural communities.

HOW ELSE CAN RURAL AID ASSIST YOU?

Since its humble beginnings with the Buy a Bale campaign, Rural Aid has expanded their programs of support. Rural Aid now have a number of programs and initiatives in place to help Rural Australians where they need it most.

To read more about each of these programs, please read below:

Buy a Bale

Supporting rural communities not only suffering through natural disasters but communities that need help remaining in existence.

If you’re a farming family in need of help, please let us know. If you know a farming family that needs help, tell them about this campaign or even register them here and we’ll respectfully contact them and offer our services.

• If you are a farmer in need of hay, water, feed to support animal or you need any assistance, please register through the form in this link and we will get in touch soon!
• If you are a farmer and already registered with Buy a Bale and if you would like to receive a ONCE OFF $1000 from Rural Aid towards bill payment: Click Here

Farm Rescue

We take tradies with specific skill sets to rural areas where trades people aren’t available or where communities can’t afford to call them in.

• Apply now if you’d like your property to be considered for a Farm Rescue, team of volunteers and tradies to come and work their magic.

Farm Army

Provision of volunteers to help on farms or as part of Farm Rescue tradies events.

• If you’re looking for volunteers who can come to your farm and help you in your farm jobs. Click here to list a job.
• If you have handyman or any other trades skills and willing to help our farmers on their farm. Click here to apply for a farm job.

Rural Aid provides a number of support programs for rural Australia.

• Buy a Bale: Provision of feed to support animal care
• Farm Army: Provision of volunteers to help on farms or as part of Farm rescue Tradies events
• Farm Rescue: Taking of tradies with specific skill sets to rural areas most in need where tradespeople aren’t available or where communities can’t afford to call them in
• Corporate Engagement/Volunteering: An integral part of social coalition, bringing together corporate giving/volunteering and team building to help out members of the rural community.
• Rural Aid Co Ordinators: To help assist and coordinate assistance to rural communities we are developing a team of volunteer coordinators who will help deliver our support services and work with other community organisations.