Rural assistance and support services
This page contains contact information for a wide variety of support organisations that help farmers, their families and others in rural industries who are in difficulty.
Business and financial services
Rural Financial Counselling Services SA / Rural Business Support
This service covers the Northern Territory.
Phone: 1800 836 211 or (08) 8364 2577
www.ruralbusinesssupport.org.au
NT Department of Trade, Business and Innovation – Business Support Programs
www.nt.gov.au
Contact: Renee Yuen (08) 8999 5479
renee.yuen@nt.gov.au
NT Government Trade Support Scheme
Contact: Wayne Fan (08) 8999 5329
wayne.fan@nt.gov.au
Personal counselling services
NT Department of Health
Top End – phone: (08) 8999 4988 – 24 hours, 7 days a week
Katherine – phone: (08) 8973 8724
The Top End services have a Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team for people with mental health needs in crisis situations.
Phone 1800 682 288 (1800 NTCATT) or go to mental health in remote communities.
You can also find a list of community based mental health services in the NT on the Department of Health website.
Lifeline
Phone: 13 11 14 – 24 hours, 7 days a week
www.lifeline.org.au
Helping all age groups
Beyond Blue
Phone: 1300 224 636 (local call cost)
www.beyondblue.org.au
infoline@beyondblue.org.au
Helping all age groups
Kids Help Line – helping under 25s
Phone: 1800 55 1800 – 24 hours, 7 days a week
Free from landlines, public telephones, and Optus network mobile phones
www.kidshelpline.com.au
Relationships Australia – helping families and all age groups
Phone: 1300 364 277 – local call cost
www.nt.relationships.com.au
Email enquiry/contact form on the website
Headspace – helping under 12- 25 years olds
Phone: 1800 659 388
www.headspace.org.au
headspacetopend@anglicare-nt.org.au
Helping 12 to 25 year olds with face to face counselling – in Palmerston – and offering training for community members in the mental health area
Somerville Community Services – helping families and all ages
Phone: (08) 8920 4100
www.somerville.org.au
Remote area financial counselling 1300 759 655
Catholic Care
They provides services to people of all denominations.
Darwin Catholic Care - phone: (08) 8944 2000
Katherine Catholic Care - phone: (08) 8971 0777
Last updated: 01 February 2019