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
 

Relationship Issues

Most people have to deal with relationship or marital issues of some sort, but if these become problematic, specialist support or counselling is indicated and so there are appropriate professional service providers for this purpose. Domestic violence issues include not only spousal/partner violence but violence relating to other adult relationships within families. There are various publications, resources and services available to people in these circumstances, or who perhaps are more indirectly affected by such circumstances. For marital or relationship counselling that does not include domestic violence, there are various other agencies available to provide professional counselling assistance.

Domestic and Family Violence

Qld. State-wide Contact Info:

Information and Support Services
Domestic & Family Violence Counselling Service
Women: 1800 811 811
Men: 1800 600 636

Domestic Violence Resource Centre Inc.
http://www.dvrc.org.au

Qld. Regional Contact Info:
South West

Domestic Violence Regional Service (South West), Toowoomba
4639 3605
http://www.dvrs-sw.org.au

Working Against Abuse Service – Healthy Relationships, Roma
4622 5230

Far West Multi-Purpose Healing Service
Cunnamulla - 4655 8800
St George – 4625 4258

Marital/relationship Counselling

Qld. State-wide Contact Info:

Lifeline
13 1114
http://www.lifeline.org.au

Relationships Australia
(Rural Family Solutions)
1300 364 277
http://www.relationships.com.au

Qld. Regional Contact Info:
South West

Toowoomba Counselling Centre -
4632 9299
http://www.lifelinedarlingdowns.org.au

Centacare Counselling Services
Goondiwindi – 4671 4380
Roma – 4622 3998
Charleville – 4654 3680