Helping our rural communities thrive

Together with the help of our local 115 Client Council members, and backed by our Rabo Community Fund, we are passionate about supporting regional and rural communities.

We listen and learn about the issues that are most important to our clients, communities and the wider food and agriculture industry, and support meaningful initiatives that will have a long-term positive impact.

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George the Farmer – 2025 Book Competition

For the fourth consecutive year, we’ve partnered with ‘George the Farmer’ on our mission to help educate children about where their food and fibre comes from in both a fun and educational way.

This year we will award 72 educational institutions across Australia with a collection of 14 Australian-made George the Farmer picture books for their libraries.

Competition Opens: Monday 12 May 2025
Competition Closes: Sunday 15 June 2025

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Rabo Community Fund support

Do you have a great idea or know an organisation that needs funding?

We want to support meaningful community initiatives that boost the vibrancy and resilience of rural Australia.

Applications for our first 2025 intake have now closed. Any new submissions will be considered for the next intake via our application form. Feel free to contact us for further enquiries.

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Working hand-in-hand with our rural clients

Our Client Council members are a select group of innovative, forward-thinking clients who are passionate about making a difference in their communities, and help identify the local and industry issues that matter most.

Together we develop and implement meaningful national and grassroots initiatives supporting key themes that will have the most impact on the ground, including building industry capacity, championing rural-wellbeing, sustainability, and strengthening the rural urban connection.

1420 George the farmer books donated to schools across Australia

4,900 People upskilled through Financial Skills Workshop

150 rural families supported through the Succession Information Sessions

150 Health Checks Provided by the Heart Truck Australia

Financial Skills Workshops

Over 5,100 participants have benefited from these complimentary workshops which aim to provide the tools to grow a modern farm business.

Two programs have been developed, with the first providing an introduction to financial statements, financial analysis and banking requirements, and a secondary program that takes a deeper dive into aspects of cash flow, gross margins.

Boys to the Bush

Since 2017, Boys to the Bush has impacted over 7,000 lives across New South Wales and Victoria through involvement in camps, mentoring programs, school and education programs, alternative care arrangements and community engagement days.

We are proud to be a long term partner and support their expansion into new regions.

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Heart Truck of Australia

We’re supporting Heart of Australia, a vital and innovative approach to front line specialist medical service delivery. These ‘custom designed medical clinics on wheels’ travel through rural and remote Queensland providing medical services including blood tests and heart checks for those Australians whose lives are threatened by the what can be a vast distance to access medical services.

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