2008 Achievements

2008 has been a year of major achievements for us and our clients across a range of rural industries. Feedback from our clients tells us they have been getting great value and benefits from our training, consulting and support services.

We have a fantastic team of people at Rural Development Services with high level university qualifications, plenty of practical experience and the ability to innovate to get the results clients want whatever the challenges.

David and Amabel Fulton co-founded Rural Development Services in the late 1990s to "enhance the capacity of people and organizations in rural Australia" and that's exactly what we are doing.

Amabel has had an exceptional year, ending it as a national finalist in the 2008 Telstra Business Women's Innovation Award – that’s an outstanding result for Amabel and our company.

I want to thank Amabel, David, and everyone in our team as we’ve risen to the challenges set us by our industry and government clients and produced the outcomes that have underpinned this satisfying year.

Let's make 2009 even better!

Season's Greetings
Tom Lewis, CEO

Rural Development Services: Enhancing human and organisational capacity in rural and regional Australia

Rural Development Services is an innovative and exciting agribusiness which brings together the complementary skills of science and social science, together with an understanding of family farm businesses and agrifood industries to facilitate vibrant and sustainable primary industries - on land and sea.

We provide private research, project management and extension services to Tasmania’s and Australia’s rural communities and industries. Our technical expertise is in agricultural production, training and research, rural development, facilitation, communication, social research and project management.

We provide a number of training courses and consulting services for Tasmanian land managers and agribusinesses, and also run industry events and conferences at a state and national level. These cover topics including natural resource management, grazing management, breeding, financial management, strategic business planning, facilitation skills and leadership programs.