Our Purpose

Country Life Compassion (CLC) was established in 2006 to reach out with love and compassion to families in our community who have been in distress.

Services to be delivered by CLC include:

  • Emergency relief in the form of food and some financial assistance
  • Referral to services for more extensive needs.

CLC seeks to work together with other service providers in order to offer a holistic approach to assist and care for people in their time of need.

CLC is registered with the Australian Tax Office as a charity with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status which means that all donations of $2 dollars or more are tax deductible.

Our Vision

Our vision is to support people helping them to become whole, happy, healthy, equipped for life and contributing to the well-being of others in their community.

It is about

  • Connecting people with others in their neighbourhood to create strong and vibrant communities which nurture themselves through the richness of their relationship networks
  • Providing lifelines for people by building a web of relationships with expertise and resources external and internal to the community facilitating learning, growing and skill development to increase community capacity
  • Building country communities sustained by the values of hope and faith about the future and the principles of helping and encouraging one another and being sustained by the values of sacrifice and teamwork for the common good.

Our Mission

Country Life Compassion exists to “… be involved, as we are able, and led in giving direct aid for the relief of poverty, sickness, destitution, suffering and misfortune”.

As the name suggests, Country Life Compassion is about “compassion”. The attitude of compassion will permeate everything that is done. An attitude of compassion necessitates considering the process and the journey as much as the outcome. Our team welcomes your suggestions and looks forward to partnering with other service providers to add value to the life of the community.

We will

  • work together with other service providers to provide support and relief for individuals and families in our region
  • be a strong and inspirational source of encouragement for individuals and families in our region.

The mission of CLC is to provide high-quality support, care and assistance for families and individuals in the Fleurieu, Adelaide Hills and Murraylands region and surrounding communities in South Australia and elsewhere; thereby contributing to recovery from distress, poverty and misfortune, and enhancing the well-being of families and individuals, increasing their capacity to cope with and adapt to change.