This is the website for Rural Assist Information Network

This links to financial assistance and related services available to help primary producers, businesses and communities
Personal and Family matters are those which concern individuals, couples and families
This section has been compiled to provide general health information on a broad range of health issues
This links to information related education
This links to the home pages of various organisations that cover forecasts and observations
Community Well-being is a concept that refers to an optimal quality of healthy community life
This links to the key production information on government and other Websites
This links to a variety of information and services for employment, training and statistics
This section describes what Disaster Recovery is within the context of the overall disaster management system in Queensland
 

RAIN news updates

Water Alert
Many shires now set to LEVEL 5 water restrictions. More stringent restrictions are being considered by shires with dangerously low supplies.
Check your local shire council water usage regulations.

Blueprint for the Bush
Release of the Blueprint for the Bush
Consultation Report - Phase One

A consultation report has been released outlining issues and feedback from the first round of consultation on the development of the Blueprint for the Bush, from April to June 2005.

Round Four - Strengthening Drought Affected Communities
In recognition of issues that face communities in drought affected areas this special round of Local Answers grants program 'Strengthening Drought Affected Communities', will fund projects specifically in areas that are declared 'Exceptional Circumstances' or areas that can demonstrate significant hardship as a result of the drought.

Application forms and more information can be downloaded from facs.gov.au

 

 

Rural Law Online
Rural Law Online has been funded by the Federal Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to run a national Online Forum. The Forum provides legal information to the many rural and regional Australians affected by the ongoing drought.

Twenty-five lawyers and rural counsellors from around Australia provide their time free of charge to respond to legal queries posted to the Forum.
The Forum link is www.rurallaw.org.au.

Drought-related psychological trauma
The Australian Government is providing $10.1 million to help people living in drought-affected communities to deal with drought-related psychological trauma. See the linked PDF.
Southern QLD Rural  http://www.sqrdgp.com.au and
GP Connections http://www.gpconnections.com.au are locally relevant.

Queensland's Green Army
The global financial crisis has seen world growth decline, but Queensland is fighting back with an arsenal of job creation tools.
Over the next three years Queensland’s Green Army will provide 3,000 jobs to help get the economy growing again.

Click here to see their brochure (PDF).

Click here to see the Green Army home page

 

 
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