About us
Royal Far West is a specialist child development service providing vital supports to improve the health and wellbeing of children in rural and remote areas.
Throughout our over 100-year history, Royal Far West’s ambition has remained unchanged: ensuring every country child has access to the services they need to support their early development and enrich their lives.
- Our vision – Healthy country kids.
- Our purpose – To improve the health and wellbeing of children who live in rural and remote communities.
- Our ambition – Every country child has access to the services they need to support their early development and enrich their lives.
- Our values – We are caring, connected and passionate. We have impact.
We support
Royal Far West offers multidisciplinary developmental, mental health and disability support services for country children up to the age of 12, to help them reach their full potential. These services are delivered at our Centre for Country Kids in Manly, via telehealth and in-community.
In FY25, Royal Far West supported more than 30,000 children, parents and carers, educators and health professionals across four states, in more than 500 schools and preschools, and in 387 rural and remote communities.
We build capacity
We work in partnership with early childhood centres, schools and other providers to improve outcomes for country children.
Our team of over 130 clinicians, including paediatricians, psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, social workers, psychiatrists, nurses and orthoptists takes a unique wrap-around approach, helping to build the capacity of those around the children, including parents, carers, educators, health professionals and the broader community.
We give voice to the needs of country children:
As leaders in the field, we harness our knowledge, expertise and relationships to give voice to the needs of country children and to advocate for equitable access to services and outcomes.
We believe that:
- Healthy country children are critical to our nation and our future
- Every child has the right to be respected as an individual and we acknowledge their specific needs, rights and contributions
- Access to the right support at the right time can positively reset a child’s life trajectory
- Access alone is not enough – the quality of services and outcomes matter
- To support a child’s health and wellbeing, it is vital to support the parents, carers, health professionals and educators around the child
- An integrated and collaborative approach is the best way to support children and their families
Learn more about Royal Far West
2026-2030 Strategic Plan
At Royal Far West, we believe that where a child lives should never determine their access to care or their opportunity to thrive.
Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)
A framework for providing culturally responsive services to First Nations children, in partnership with their families.
2024-2025 Annual Report
Sharing our yearly impact as we continue our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of country children and families.