Supporting mental health in rural communities

The In a Good Place program gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia, particularly farming communities, the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of community-driven projects, services, activities or initiatives, which clearly and directly focus on strengthening mental health, social / emotional health and wellbeing. The program supports community-based approaches that:

• Are preventative or responsive in nature;
• Focus on reducing mental health stigma and promote open discussions about mental health;
• Encourage, support and enable people to seek help; and
• Reduce social isolation by fostering social participation, inclusion and connection.

There are now two streams within the program:

• Community wellbeing for projects focussing on mental health and wellbeing within remote, rural, and regional communities;
• Farmers and farming communities for projects specifically supporting the mental health and wellbeing of farmers and the communities they live in.

Up to $20,000 available. Funding announced: December 2026

NOTE: Farming communities refers to remote, rural, and regional communities with a high dependency on agriculture and related industries.